वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-38, verse-10

यज्ञच्छिद्रं भवत्येतत् सर्वेषामशिवाय नः ।
तत्तथा क्रियतां राजन्यथाछिद्रः क्रतुर्भवेत् ॥१०॥

10. yajñacchidraṃ bhavatyetat sarveṣāmaśivāya naḥ ,
tattathā kriyatāṃ rājanyathāchidraḥ kraturbhavet.

10. yajña-cchidram bhavati etat sarveṣām aśivāya naḥ |
tat tathā kriyatām rājan yathā acchidraḥ kratuḥ bhavet

10. rājan etat yajña-cchidram bhavati aśivāya naḥ sarveṣām
tat tathā kriyatām yathā kratuḥ acchidraḥ bhavet

10. This becomes a defect in the Vedic ritual (yajña), leading to misfortune for all of us. Therefore, O King, let it be done in such a way that the ritual (kratu) may be flawless.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञ-च्छिद्रम् (yajña-cchidram) - a defect in the Vedic ritual

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, for all

• अशिवाय (aśivāya) - for misfortune, for inauspiciousness

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, of us

• तत् (tat) - therefore, so (that, therefore)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• यथा (yathā) - as, so that, in such a manner that

• अच्छिद्रः (acchidraḥ) - flawless, without defect

• क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - ritual, sacrifice, ceremony

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, might be

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञ-च्छिद्रम् (yajña-cchidram) - a defect in the Vedic ritual

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yajña-cchidra

yajña-cchidra - defect in a Vedic ritual, flaw in a sacrifice

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yajña+cchidra)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj (to worship).
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• cchidra – hole, defect, fault, flaw, imperfection
  noun (neuter)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (referring to something near or just mentioned)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, for all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

अशिवाय (aśivāya) - for misfortune, for inauspiciousness

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of aśiva

aśiva - inauspicious, inauspiciousness, misfortune, evil

Negation of śiva (auspicious).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śiva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śiva – auspicious, propitious, benevolent; welfare
  adjective/noun (masculine/neuter)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, of us

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Here functioning as dative for 'for us'.

तत् (tat) - therefore, so (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

यथा (yathā) - as, so that, in such a manner that

(indeclinable)

अच्छिद्रः (acchidraḥ) - flawless, without defect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acchidra

acchidra - flawless, perfect, without hole or defect

Negation of cchidra (defect) with 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+cchidra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• cchidra – hole, defect, fault, flaw, imperfection
  noun (neuter)

क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - ritual, sacrifice, ceremony

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - ritual, sacrifice, ceremony, Vedic ritual, power, resolve

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)