वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-68, verse-14

प्रतिग्रहो दातृवशः श्रुतमेतन्मया पुरा ।
यथा वक्ष्यसि धर्मज्ञ तत् करिष्यामहे वयम् ॥१४॥

14. pratigraho dātṛvaśaḥ śrutametanmayā purā ,
yathā vakṣyasi dharmajña tat kariṣyāmahe vayam.

14. pratigrahaḥ dātṛvaśaḥ śrutam etat mayā purā
yathā vakṣyasi dharmajña tat kariṣyāmahe vayam

14. pratigrahaḥ dātṛvaśaḥ etat mayā purā śrutam
dharmajña yathā vakṣyasi vayam tat kariṣyāmahe

14. The acceptance of a gift is subject to the will of the giver; this I have heard before. O knower of natural law (dharma), whatever you instruct, that we shall do.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिग्रहः (pratigrahaḥ) - acceptance (of a gift/daughter)

• दातृवशः (dātṛvaśaḥ) - subject to the giver's will

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in the past

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

• वक्ष्यसि (vakṣyasi) - you will say, you will speak

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O King Janaka, who is knowledgeable in dharma (O knower of natural law, O righteous one)

• तत् (tat) - that

• करिष्यामहे (kariṣyāmahe) - we will do, we will perform

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिग्रहः (pratigrahaḥ) - acceptance (of a gift/daughter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratigraha

pratigraha - acceptance, receiving, gift

Prefix: prati

Root: grah

दातृवशः (dātṛvaśaḥ) - subject to the giver's will

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dātṛvaśa

dātṛvaśa - dependent on the giver, subject to the will of the giver

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dātṛ+vaśa)

• dātṛ – giver, donor
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root dā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• vaśa – will, control, power
  noun (masculine)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (e.g., scripture)

Past Passive Participle

Root: śru (class 5)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here, near

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in the past

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यसि (vakṣyasi) - you will say, you will speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

future active

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O King Janaka, who is knowledgeable in dharma (O knower of natural law, O righteous one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  From root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, he, she, it

करिष्यामहे (kariṣyāmahe) - we will do, we will perform

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

future middle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we