वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-61, verse-9

अयं मुनिसुतो बालो मत्तः शरणमिच्छति ।
अस्य जीवितमात्रेण प्रियं कुरुत पुत्रकाः ॥९॥

9. ayaṃ munisuto bālo mattaḥ śaraṇamicchati ,
asya jīvitamātreṇa priyaṃ kuruta putrakāḥ.

9. ayam munisutaḥ bālaḥ mattaḥ śaraṇam icchati
asya jīvitamātreṇa priyam kuruta putrakāḥ

9. ayam munisutaḥ bālaḥ mattaḥ śaraṇam icchati
he putrakāḥ asya jīvitamātreṇa priyam kuruta

9. This young son of a sage seeks refuge from me. O sons, do what is dear to him, solely by preserving his life.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• मुनिसुतः (munisutaḥ) - son of a sage

• बालः (bālaḥ) - young boy, child

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter

• इच्छति (icchati) - he desires, he wishes

• अस्य (asya) - his, of him, of this

• जीवितमात्रेण (jīvitamātreṇa) - merely by preserving life, solely by his life

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, pleasing, desired thing

• कुरुत (kuruta) - (you all) do, make

• पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - O sons (affectionate diminutive)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

मुनिसुतः (munisutaḥ) - son of a sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munisuta

munisuta - son of a sage

Compound type : Tatpurusha (muni+suta)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son, born, produced
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sū (to bear, produce).
  Root: sū

बालः (bālaḥ) - young boy, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, youthful

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

Root: śṛ

इच्छति (icchati) - he desires, he wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present (Laṭ) of iṣ

Present tense (Laṭ) 3rd person singular active.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अस्य (asya) - his, of him, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

जीवितमात्रेण (jīvitamātreṇa) - merely by preserving life, solely by his life

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvitamātra

jīvitamātra - mere life, only life

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jīvita+mātra)

• jīvita – life, living, alive
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jīv (to live).
  Root: jīv
• mātra – only, mere, just
  noun (neuter)

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, pleasing, desired thing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

कुरुत (kuruta) - (you all) do, make

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, Imperative (Loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative (Loṭ) 2nd person plural active.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - O sons (affectionate diminutive)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of putraka

putraka - little son, dear son