वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-17

यद् यदाज्ञापयेत् किं चित् स महात्मा महीपतिः ।
कैकेय्याः प्रियकामार्थं कार्यं तदविकाङ्क्षया ॥१७॥

17. yad yadājñāpayet kiṃ cit sa mahātmā mahīpatiḥ ,
kaikeyyāḥ priyakāmārthaṃ kāryaṃ tadavikāṅkṣayā.

17. yat yadā ājñāpayet kim cit saḥ mahātmā mahīpatiḥ
kaikeyyāḥ priyakāmārtham kāryam tat avikāṅkṣayā

17. saḥ mahātmā mahīpatiḥ yat kim cit yadā ājñāpayet,
tat kāryam kaikeyyāḥ priyakāmārtham avikāṅkṣayā (kartavyam)

17. Whatever that great-souled (mahatman) king (mahipati) may command, that must be done without hesitation for the sake of Kaikeyī's cherished desire.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• आज्ञापयेत् (ājñāpayet) - he may command, should command

• किम् (kim) - what, anything, something

• चित् (cit) - particle of indefiniteness

• सः (saḥ) - that King Daśaratha (he, that)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled (mahatman) king (great-souled, noble)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - King Daśaratha (lord of the earth, king)

• कैकेय्याः (kaikeyyāḥ) - of Kaikeyī

• प्रियकामार्थम् (priyakāmārtham) - for the sake of (her) cherished desire

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - that which is to be done, duty, action

• तत् (tat) - that (particular) command/duty (that)

• अविकाङ्क्षया (avikāṅkṣayā) - without hesitation, without longing/hesitation

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to the 'work' or 'command'.

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

आज्ञापयेत् (ājñāpayet) - he may command, should command

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ā-jñāp

Causative

Causative form of root jñā (to know) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

किम् (kim) - what, anything, something

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? which? something, anything

Note: Used with 'cit' to form 'anything/whatever'.

चित् (cit) - particle of indefiniteness

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that King Daśaratha (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled (mahatman) king (great-souled, noble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, magnificent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - King Daśaratha (lord of the earth, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, protector
  noun (masculine)

कैकेय्याः (kaikeyyāḥ) - of Kaikeyī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyī (name of one of King Daśaratha's wives)

प्रियकामार्थम् (priyakāmārtham) - for the sake of (her) cherished desire

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+kāma+artha)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective
• kāma – desire, wish, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake
  noun (masculine)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - that which is to be done, duty, action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that (particular) command/duty (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अविकाङ्क्षया (avikāṅkṣayā) - without hesitation, without longing/hesitation

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of avikāṅkṣā

avikāṅkṣā - absence of desire, no longing, no hesitation

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vikāṅkṣā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vikāṅkṣā – desire, longing, expectation, hesitation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

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