वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-103, verse-5

इमा हि ते परिषदः श्रेणयश्च समागताः ।
एषु तात चरन्धर्मं नातिवर्तेः सतां गतिम् ॥५॥

5. imā hi te pariṣadaḥ śreṇayaśca samāgatāḥ ,
eṣu tāta carandharmaṃ nātivarteḥ satāṃ gatim.

5. imāḥ hi te pariṣadaḥ śreṇayaḥ ca samāgatāḥ |
eṣu tāta caran dharmam na ativarteḥ satām gatim

5. tāta,
te imāḥ pariṣadaḥ śreṇayaḥ ca hi samāgatāḥ eṣu dharmam caran satām gatim na ativarteḥ

5. Indeed, these assemblies and groups are gathered here before you. Among them, dear son, by adhering to your natural law (dharma), you must not abandon the path of the righteous.

Words meanings summery:

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• ते (te) - your, of you

• परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - assemblies, gatherings, councils

• श्रेणयः (śreṇayaḥ) - rows, lines, multitudes, groups

• च (ca) - and, also

• समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled, gathered, come together

• एषु (eṣu) - among these, in these

• तात (tāta) - dear son, dear one

• चरन् (caran) - moving, performing, practicing, adhering

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, natural law, intrinsic nature

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिवर्तेः (ativarteḥ) - you would transgress, you would abandon, you should not deviate

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

• गतिम् (gatim) - path, course, destination, state

Words meanings and morphology

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, that

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - assemblies, gatherings, councils

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pariṣad

pariṣad - assembly, council, multitude

श्रेणयः (śreṇayaḥ) - rows, lines, multitudes, groups

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śreṇi

śreṇi - row, line, series, class, troop

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled, gathered, come together

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samāgata

samāgata - come together, assembled, met

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √gam (to go) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

एषु (eṣu) - among these, in these

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Can be masculine or neuter in gender here, contextually referring to assemblies/groups.

तात (tāta) - dear son, dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment, often to a junior)

चरन् (caran) - moving, performing, practicing, adhering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, acting, behaving, practicing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √car (to move, to walk, to practice).

Root: car (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, natural law, intrinsic nature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अतिवर्तेः (ativarteḥ) - you would transgress, you would abandon, you should not deviate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ati-vṛt

Optative 2nd person singular, Middle Voice (ātmanepada).

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, righteous

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

गतिम् (gatim) - path, course, destination, state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, destination, state, condition