वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-45, verse-3

उचितो ऽयं जनः सर्वः क्लेशानां त्वं सुखोचितः ।
गुप्त्यर्थं जागरिष्यामः काकुत्स्थस्य वयं निशाम् ॥३॥

3. ucito'yaṃ janaḥ sarvaḥ kleśānāṃ tvaṃ sukhocitaḥ ,
guptyarthaṃ jāgariṣyāmaḥ kākutsthasya vayaṃ niśām.

3. ucitaḥ ayam janaḥ sarvaḥ kleśānām tvam sukha-ucitaḥ
gupti-artham jāgariṣyāmaḥ kākutsthasya vayam niśām

3. ayam sarvaḥ janaḥ kleśānām ucitaḥ tvam sukha-ucitaḥ
(asi) vayam kākutsthasya gupti-artham niśām jāgariṣyāmaḥ

3. This entire populace is accustomed to hardships, while you are accustomed to comfort. Therefore, we shall keep watch throughout the night for the protection of Kakutstha (Rama).

Words meanings summery:

• उचितः (ucitaḥ) - accustomed to (accustomed, suitable, proper)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, people, populace

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every, entire

• क्लेशानाम् (kleśānām) - of hardships, of afflictions

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सुख-उचितः (sukha-ucitaḥ) - accustomed to comfort, deserving of ease

• गुप्ति-अर्थम् (gupti-artham) - for the purpose of protection, for security

• जागरिष्यामः (jāgariṣyāmaḥ) - we shall keep watch, we shall be vigilant

• काकुत्स्थस्य (kākutsthasya) - of Kakutstha, of Rama

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• निशाम् (niśām) - during the night (night)

Words meanings and morphology

उचितः (ucitaḥ) - accustomed to (accustomed, suitable, proper)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ucita

ucita - suitable, proper, fit, accustomed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak, but in this context related to suitability/accustomedness)

Root: vac (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

जनः (janaḥ) - person, people, populace

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people, populace

Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

क्लेशानाम् (kleśānām) - of hardships, of afflictions

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kleśa

kleśa - hardship, suffering, affliction, pain

Root: kliś (class 9)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सुख-उचितः (sukha-ucitaḥ) - accustomed to comfort, deserving of ease

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukha-ucita

sukha-ucita - accustomed to comfort, deserving of ease

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sukha+ucita)

• sukha – comfort, ease, happiness, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• ucita – suitable, proper, fit, accustomed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √vac
  Root: vac (class 2)

गुप्ति-अर्थम् (gupti-artham) - for the purpose of protection, for security

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gupti+artha)

• gupti – protection, concealment, guarding
  noun (feminine)
  From √gup (to protect)
  Root: gup (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating purpose.

जागरिष्यामः (jāgariṣyāmaḥ) - we shall keep watch, we shall be vigilant

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, Future (Lṛṭ) of √jāgṛ

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

काकुत्स्थस्य (kākutsthasya) - of Kakutstha, of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an ancient king), a name for Rama

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

निशाम् (niśām) - during the night (night)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

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