वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-19, verse-11

चतुर्णामात्मजानां हि प्रीतिः परमिका मम ।
ज्येष्ठं धर्मप्रधानं च न रामं नेतुमर्हसि ॥११॥

11. caturṇāmātmajānāṃ hi prītiḥ paramikā mama ,
jyeṣṭhaṃ dharmapradhānaṃ ca na rāmaṃ netumarhasi.

11. caturṇām ātmajānām hi prītiḥ paramikā mama
jyeṣṭham dharma-pradhānam ca na rāmam netum arhasi

11. hi caturṇām ātmajānām mama paramikā prītiḥ ca jyeṣṭham
dharma-pradhānam (rāmam) (ataḥ) rāmam netum na arhasi

11. Indeed, my supreme affection is for my four sons, especially for the eldest, who is foremost in righteousness (dharma). You should not take Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of four

• आत्मजानाम् (ātmajānām) - of sons, of those born from oneself

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, pleasure

• परमिका (paramikā) - supreme, highest, utmost

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - Refers to Rāma as Daśaratha's eldest son (the eldest, the oldest)

• धर्म-प्रधानम् (dharma-pradhānam) - Refers to Rāma being supreme in observing natural law (dharma) (foremost in righteousness (dharma))

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to take, to carry

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you are able

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of four

(numeral)

Note: Used here for masculine nouns

आत्मजानाम् (ātmajānām) - of sons, of those born from oneself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - self-born, son, daughter, Kāma (god of love)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from, originating in
  adjective
  Suffix indicating 'born from'
  Root: jan (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, pleasure

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, fondness, pleasure, joy

परमिका (paramikā) - supreme, highest, utmost

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramika

paramika - supreme, highest, ultimate, principal

Derived from 'parama' (supreme) with a suffix

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - Refers to Rāma as Daśaratha's eldest son (the eldest, the oldest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, chief, principal

Superlative degree of 'vṛddha' (old)

धर्म-प्रधानम् (dharma-pradhānam) - Refers to Rāma being supreme in observing natural law (dharma) (foremost in righteousness (dharma))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma-pradhāna

dharma-pradhāna - foremost in righteousness, pre-eminent in natural law (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+pradhāna)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• pradhāna – chief, principal, main, most important
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'jyeṣṭham' (Rāma)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a prominent deity in Hinduism, the seventh avatar of Vishnu)

नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to take, to carry

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the verb 'nī'

Root: nī (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you are able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)