वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-18, verse-19

धर्मज्ञ यदि धर्मिष्ठो धर्मं चरितुमिच्छसि ।
शुश्रूष मामिहस्थस्त्वं चर धर्ममनुत्तमम् ॥१९॥

19. dharmajña yadi dharmiṣṭho dharmaṃ caritumicchasi ,
śuśrūṣa māmihasthastvaṃ cara dharmamanuttamam.

19. dharmajña yadi dharmiṣṭhaḥ dharmam caritum icchasi
śuśrūṣa mām ihasthaḥ tvam cara dharmam anuttamam

19. dharmajña yadi tvam dharmiṣṭhaḥ dharmam caritum icchasi
tadā ihasthaḥ tvam mām śuśrūṣa ca anuttamam dharmam cara

19. O knower of what is right (dharma)! If you, being most righteous, wish to practice your duty, then you, staying right here, should serve me and practice the supreme duty (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of dharma, O righteous one

• यदि (yadi) - if

• धर्मिष्ठः (dharmiṣṭhaḥ) - most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to (dharma)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, duty, moral law (dharma)

• चरितुम् (caritum) - to practice (dharma) (to practice, to perform, to wander)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• शुश्रूष (śuśrūṣa) - serve, attend, obey

• माम् (mām) - me

• इहस्थः (ihasthaḥ) - staying here, present here

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• चर (cara) - practice (dharma) (practice, perform, move)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, duty, moral law (dharma)

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unequalled, supreme, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of dharma, O righteous one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jñā (to know) with suffix -a
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Addressed to Rama.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

धर्मिष्ठः (dharmiṣṭhaḥ) - most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmiṣṭha

dharmiṣṭha - most righteous, most virtuous, most pious, most devoted to dharma

Superlative degree of dharmin (righteous)

Note: Agrees with tvam (implied).

धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, duty, moral law (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of caritum and cara.

चरितुम् (caritum) - to practice (dharma) (to practice, to perform, to wander)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root car with suffix -tum

Root: car (class 1)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

शुश्रूष (śuśrūṣa) - serve, attend, obey

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of śuśrūṣ

Desiderative root acting as a verb stem

Desiderative of root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: This is a desiderative stem used as a root. The form is 2nd sg. imperative active. The original root `śru` means 'to hear'. The desiderative `śuśrūṣ` means 'to desire to hear' and by extension 'to obey, to serve'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Note: Object of śuśrūṣa.

इहस्थः (ihasthaḥ) - staying here, present here

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ihastha

ihastha - staying here, present here, existing here

Compound type : tatpurusha (iha+stha)

• iha – here, in this place, in this world
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tvam.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of icchasi, śuśrūṣa, and cara.

चर (cara) - practice (dharma) (practice, perform, move)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, duty, moral law (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of caritum and cara.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unequalled, supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - having none superior, unequalled, supreme, excellent, best

Compound type : negation tatpurusha (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with dharmam.