वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-104, verse-17

अमात्यैश्च सुहृद्भिश्च बुद्धिमद्भिश्च मन्त्रिभिः ।
सर्वकार्याणि संमन्त्र्य सुमहान्त्यपि कारय ॥१७॥

17. amātyaiśca suhṛdbhiśca buddhimadbhiśca mantribhiḥ ,
sarvakāryāṇi saṃmantrya sumahāntyapi kāraya.

17. amātyaiḥ ca suhṛdbhiḥ ca buddhimadbhiḥ ca mantribhiḥ
sarvakāryāṇi saṃmantrya sumahānti api kāraya

17. Always consult thoroughly with your ministers, friends, intelligent persons, and counselors regarding all affairs, and then ensure that even very important tasks are carried out.

Words meanings summery:

• अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - by ministers, by royal officers

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends, by well-wishers

• च (ca) - and, also

• बुद्धिमद्भिः (buddhimadbhiḥ) - by intelligent ones, by wise persons

• च (ca) - and, also

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by counselors, by advisors

• सर्वकार्याणि (sarvakāryāṇi) - all tasks, all affairs

• संमन्त्र्य (saṁmantrya) - having consulted, having deliberated well

• सुमहान्ति (sumahānti) - very great, very important

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कारय (kāraya) - cause to be done, make do

Words meanings and morphology

अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - by ministers, by royal officers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - a minister, a royal officer, a companion

from 'amā' (together) + 'tya' (to be)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends, by well-wishers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - a friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिमद्भिः (buddhimadbhiḥ) - by intelligent ones, by wise persons

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, discerning

from 'buddhi' + possessive suffix 'matup'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by counselors, by advisors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - a counselor, advisor, minister

from 'mantra' + 'in' suffix

Root: mantr (class 10)

सर्वकार्याणि (sarvakāryāṇi) - all tasks, all affairs

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvakārya

sarvakārya - all tasks, all affairs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+kārya)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun
• kārya – a task, an action, a duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  root kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

संमन्त्र्य (saṁmantrya) - having consulted, having deliberated well

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from 'sam' (prefix) + root 'mantr' (to consult) + '-ya' suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: mantr (class 10)

सुमहान्ति (sumahānti) - very great, very important

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sumahant

sumahant - very great, very large, very important

from 'su' (good/very) + 'mahant' (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahant)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  root mah (to be great) + śatṛ suffix
  Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kāryāṇi`.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कारय (kāraya) - cause to be done, make do

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Causative imperative

Causative stem 'kāraya' from root kṛ. Imperative 2nd person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)