वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-25, verse-19

पात्रभूतश्च ते ब्रह्मंस्तवानुगमने धृतः ।
कर्तव्यं च महत् कर्म सुराणां राजसूनुना ॥१९॥

19. pātrabhūtaśca te brahmaṃstavānugamane dhṛtaḥ ,
kartavyaṃ ca mahat karma surāṇāṃ rājasūnunā.

19. pātrabhūtaḥ ca te brahman tava anugamane dhṛtaḥ
kartavyam ca mahat karma surāṇām rājasūnunā

19. brahman ca saḥ te pātrabhūtaḥ tava anugamane
dhṛtaḥ ca surāṇām mahat karma rājasūnunā kartavyam

19. And he (Raghava) is a worthy recipient for you, O Brahmin, engaged in accompanying you. Indeed, a great deed (karma) for the gods is to be accomplished by this prince.

Words meanings summery:

• पात्रभूतः (pātrabhūtaḥ) - he has become a suitable/worthy recipient (for your teachings/guidance) (become a worthy recipient, a worthy person)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ते (te) - for you (Vishwamitra) (to you, your)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vishwamitra (O Brahmin, O learned one)

• तव (tava) - your (Vishwamitra's) (your)

• अनुगमने (anugamane) - in (Rama's) accompanying you (in following, in accompanying)

• धृतः (dhṛtaḥ) - engaged (in, for, towards) (held, supported, engaged)

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - (a great) duty or action to be performed (to be done, ought to be done, duty)

• च (ca) - and, indeed (and, also)

• महत् (mahat) - great, important (great, large, important)

• कर्म (karma) - a significant action or duty (karma) (action, deed, ritual, duty)

• सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - for the benefit of the gods (of the gods)

• राजसूनुना (rājasūnunā) - by the prince (Rama) (by the prince, by the king's son)

Words meanings and morphology

पात्रभूतः (pātrabhūtaḥ) - he has become a suitable/worthy recipient (for your teachings/guidance) (become a worthy recipient, a worthy person)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pātrabhūta

pātrabhūta - become a vessel/recipient, worthy

Past Passive Participle

Compound of pātra (vessel, worthy person) and bhūta (become, been, PPP of √bhū).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pātra+bhūta)

• pātra – vessel, recipient, worthy person, character (in play)
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, been, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Raghava (implied subject).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects phrases.

ते (te) - for you (Vishwamitra) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: 'te' is the enclitic form of the dative/genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vishwamitra (O Brahmin, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (Brahman)

Note: Addressed to Vishwamitra.

तव (tava) - your (Vishwamitra's) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Qualifies 'anugamane'.

अनुगमने (anugamane) - in (Rama's) accompanying you (in following, in accompanying)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anugamana

anugamana - following, accompaniment, going after

Derived from verb √gam with prefix anu (to follow)

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the activity of accompanying.

धृतः (dhṛtaḥ) - engaged (in, for, towards) (held, supported, engaged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, supported, engaged, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

From √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Raghava (implied subject), meaning he is held/engaged in your following.

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - (a great) duty or action to be performed (to be done, ought to be done, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty

Gerundive

Formed from √kṛ (to do) with suffix -tavya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

च (ca) - and, indeed (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to emphasize or connect.

महत् (mahat) - great, important (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

Present active participle of √mah (to be great), but used as a root adjective.

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - a significant action or duty (karma) (action, deed, ritual, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, duty, work, effect of actions

From √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the passive construction 'kartavyam'.

सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - for the benefit of the gods (of the gods)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Indicates the beneficiaries of the 'karma'.

राजसूनुना (rājasūnunā) - by the prince (Rama) (by the prince, by the king's son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājasūnu

rājasūnu - king's son, prince

Compound: rājan (king) + sūnu (son)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sūnu)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sūnu – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive 'kartavyam'.