वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-18, verse-8

यावदेव न जानाति कश्चिदर्थमिमं नरः ।
तावदेव मया सार्धमात्मस्थं कुरु शासनम् ॥८॥

8. yāvadeva na jānāti kaścidarthamimaṃ naraḥ ,
tāvadeva mayā sārdhamātmasthaṃ kuru śāsanam.

8. yāvat eva na jānāti kaścit artham imam naraḥ
tāvat eva mayā sārdham ātmastham kuru śāsanam

8. kascit narah imam artham yāvat eva na jānāti,
tāvat eva mayā sārdham ātmastham śāsanam kuru.

8. As long as any person does not understand this situation, so long, establish your rule (śāsana) with resolute conviction (ātman-stha) by my side.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, as much as

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• न (na) - not, no

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain

• अर्थम् (artham) - this situation (matter, purpose, meaning, wealth)

• इमम् (imam) - this

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, so far

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• मया (mayā) - by me, with me

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

• आत्मस्थम् (ātmastham) - firmly established (in your resolve/self), with inner conviction (residing in the self, inherent in the self, firm, established)

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform, establish

• शासनम् (śāsanam) - your rule/authority (rule, command, authority, instruction, discipline)

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, as much as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jñā

Present Active Indicative

Root 'jñā', 9th class (kriy-ādi), parasmaipada

Root: jñā (class 9)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain person/thing

From 'kim' (interrogative pronoun) + 'cid' (indefinite particle)

अर्थम् (artham) - this situation (matter, purpose, meaning, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, matter, affair

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'artham'

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, so far

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me, with me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

आत्मस्थम् (ātmastham) - firmly established (in your resolve/self), with inner conviction (residing in the self, inherent in the self, firm, established)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmastha

ātmastha - residing in the self (ātman), inherent in the self, self-possessed, firm, stable

Compound of ātman (self) + stha (standing, abiding)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+stha)

• ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated, existing
  adjective
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śāsanam'

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform, establish

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root 'kṛ', 8th class (tan-ādi), parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शासनम् (śāsanam) - your rule/authority (rule, command, authority, instruction, discipline)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - rule, command, instruction, dominion, government

From root 'śās' (to rule, command)

Root: śās (class 2)