वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-18, verse-36

तदेनां विसृजानार्यां क्षत्रधर्माश्रितां मतिम् ।
धर्ममाश्रय मा तैक्ष्ण्यं मद्बुद्धिरनुगम्यताम् ॥३६॥

36. tadenāṃ visṛjānāryāṃ kṣatradharmāśritāṃ matim ,
dharmamāśraya mā taikṣṇyaṃ madbuddhiranugamyatām.

36. tad enām visṛja anāryām kṣatradharmāśritām matim |
dharmam āśraya mā taikṣṇyam madbuddhiḥ anugamyatām

36. tad enām kṣatradharmāśritām anāryām matim visṛja
dharmam āśraya taikṣṇyam mā madbuddhiḥ anugamyatām

36. Therefore, abandon this ignoble thought (mati) that is based on the natural law (dharma) of a warrior. Embrace true natural law (dharma); do not resort to harshness. Let my intellect guide you.

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - therefore (therefore, then, that)

• एनाम् (enām) - this (this (feminine))

• विसृज (visṛja) - abandon, give up (abandon, give up, let go)

• अनार्याम् (anāryām) - ignoble (ignoble, unworthy, non-Aryan)

• क्षत्रधर्माश्रिताम् (kṣatradharmāśritām) - based on the natural law (dharma) of a warrior (adhering to kṣatra-dharma, based on a warrior's duty)

• मतिम् (matim) - thought (mati) (thought, intention, intellect, mind, idea)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution)

• आश्रय (āśraya) - embrace, take refuge in (take refuge in, resort to, depend on)

• मा (mā) - do not (not, do not)

• तैक्ष्ण्यम् (taikṣṇyam) - harshness (harshness, severity, sharpness)

• मद्बुद्धिः (madbuddhiḥ) - my intellect (my intellect, my understanding)

• अनुगम्यताम् (anugamyatām) - should be followed, let guide you (let it be followed, should be followed)

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - therefore (therefore, then, that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Serves as a connective particle, here meaning 'therefore' or 'thus'.

एनाम् (enām) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to 'matim'.

विसृज (visṛja) - abandon, give up (abandon, give up, let go)

(verb)

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

Present Active Imperative, 2nd person singular

From root sṛj (class 6) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अनार्याम् (anāryām) - ignoble (ignoble, unworthy, non-Aryan)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anārya

anārya - ignoble, unworthy, not Aryan

Compound of negative prefix 'an-' and 'ārya'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ārya)

• an – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ārya – noble, honorable, Aryan
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'matim'.

क्षत्रधर्माश्रिताम् (kṣatradharmāśritām) - based on the natural law (dharma) of a warrior (adhering to kṣatra-dharma, based on a warrior's duty)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣatradharmāśrita

kṣatradharmāśrita - relying on the natural law of a warrior, based on warrior's duty

Past Passive Participle

From āśri (to resort to, depend on) with kṣatradharma as object. A compound ending in a participle.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatradharma+āśrita)

• kṣatradharma – warrior's natural law, duty of a warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of kṣatra (warrior class) and dharma.
• āśrita – resorted to, dependent on, adhering to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śri (to lean upon, resort to) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

मतिम् (matim) - thought (mati) (thought, intention, intellect, mind, idea)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, intention, counsel, intellect

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'visṛja'.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to hold, sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āśraya'.

आश्रय (āśraya) - embrace, take refuge in (take refuge in, resort to, depend on)

(verb)

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

Present Active Imperative, 2nd person singular

From root śri (class 1) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

मा (mā) - do not (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

Used with an aorist or imperative verb for prohibition.

Note: Prohibitive particle for 'taikṣṇyam'.

तैक्ष्ण्यम् (taikṣṇyam) - harshness (harshness, severity, sharpness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taikṣṇya

taikṣṇya - sharpness, keenness, harshness, severity

Derived from tīkṣṇa (sharp, severe) with ṣya suffix for abstract noun.

Note: Object of implied prohibition.

मद्बुद्धिः (madbuddhiḥ) - my intellect (my intellect, my understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madbuddhi

madbuddhi - my intellect/mind

Compound of 'mad' (my) and 'buddhi' (intellect).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mad+buddhi)

• mad – my
  pronoun
  Genitive singular form of 'aham' (I) used as possessive adjective.
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, reason
  noun (feminine)
  From root budh (to know, perceive).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'anugamyatām'.

अनुगम्यताम् (anugamyatām) - should be followed, let guide you (let it be followed, should be followed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of anugam

Present Passive Imperative, 3rd person singular

From root gam (class 1) with prefix anu-. Passive formation with -ya- and middle ending.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)