वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-51, verse-14

सत्क्रियां तु भवानेतां प्रतीच्छतु मयोद्यताम् ।
राजंस्त्वमतिथिश्रेष्ठः पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः ॥१४॥

14. satkriyāṃ tu bhavānetāṃ pratīcchatu mayodyatām ,
rājaṃstvamatithiśreṣṭhaḥ pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ.

14. satkriyām tu bhavān etām pratīcchatu mayā udyatām
rājan tvam atithiśreṣṭhaḥ pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ

14. rājan,
bhavān tu mayā udyatām etām satkriyām pratīcchatu tvam atithiśreṣṭhaḥ prayatnataḥ pūjanīyaḥ

14. O King, please accept this hospitality offered by me. You are the most excellent guest and deserve to be honored with great care.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्क्रियाम् (satkriyām) - hospitality, respectful reception (good deed, proper action, hospitality, respectful reception)

• तु (tu) - indeed, just (but, indeed, however, yet)

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (respectful address to the king) (your honor, you (respectful), being)

• एताम् (etām) - this (hospitality) (this (feminine accusative singular))

• प्रतीच्छतु (pratīcchatu) - may you (the king) accept (may he/she/it accept, please accept)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Vasiṣṭha) (by me)

• उद्यताम् (udyatām) - offered, prepared (referring to hospitality) (offered, undertaken, prepared)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressed to Viśvāmitra) (O King)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (the king) (you)

• अतिथिश्रेष्ठः (atithiśreṣṭhaḥ) - the most excellent guest (Viśvāmitra) (best of guests, most excellent guest)

• पूजनीयः (pūjanīyaḥ) - to be honored (as a guest) (worthy of worship, to be honored, venerable)

• प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with great care, diligently (with effort, diligently, carefully)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्क्रियाम् (satkriyām) - hospitality, respectful reception (good deed, proper action, hospitality, respectful reception)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satkriyā

satkriyā - a good action, proper conduct, respectful reception, hospitality

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+kriyā)

• sat – good, true, existing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from verb root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• kriyā – action, rite, performance, activity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - indeed, just (but, indeed, however, yet)

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (respectful address to the king) (your honor, you (respectful), being)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing, your honor (respectful address)

Present Active Participle

from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

एताम् (etām) - this (hospitality) (this (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

प्रतीच्छतु (pratīcchatu) - may you (the king) accept (may he/she/it accept, please accept)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pratīcch

from prati-iṣ (to wish, desire), changed to icch, then sandhi with prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Used respectfully for 2nd person (you).

मया (mayā) - by me (Vasiṣṭha) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

उद्यताम् (udyatām) - offered, prepared (referring to hospitality) (offered, undertaken, prepared)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of udyata

udyata - offered, prepared, undertaken, ready

Past Passive Participle

from verb root yam with upasarga ud

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'satkriyām'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressed to Viśvāmitra) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the king) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

अतिथिश्रेष्ठः (atithiśreṣṭhaḥ) - the most excellent guest (Viśvāmitra) (best of guests, most excellent guest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atithiśreṣṭha

atithiśreṣṭha - best of guests

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atithi+śreṣṭha)

• atithi – guest, stranger
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective

पूजनीयः (pūjanīyaḥ) - to be honored (as a guest) (worthy of worship, to be honored, venerable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjanīya

pūjanīya - worthy of worship, to be honored, venerable

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayogya)

from root pūj (to honor, worship) with suffix anīya

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Implies 'you should be honored'.

प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with great care, diligently (with effort, diligently, carefully)

(indeclinable)

from prayatna (effort) with suffix tas