वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-70, verse-11

प्रेतकार्याणि यान्यस्य कर्तव्यानि विशाम्पतेः ।
तान्यव्यग्रं महाबाहो क्रियतामविचारितम् ॥११॥

11. pretakāryāṇi yānyasya kartavyāni viśāmpateḥ ,
tānyavyagraṃ mahābāho kriyatāmavicāritam.

11. preta-kāryāṇi yāni asya kartavyāni viśām-pateḥ
tāni avyagram mahābāho kriyatām avicāritam

11. mahābāho,
yāni asya viśām-pateḥ preta-kāryāṇi kartavyāni,
tāni avyagram avicāritam kriyatām.

11. O mighty-armed one, let those funeral rites (preta-kāryāṇi) which are to be performed for this lord of the people (viśāmpati) be carried out without distraction and without hesitation.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेत-कार्याणि (preta-kāryāṇi) - The post-mortem rituals for King Daśaratha (funeral rites, rites for the deceased)

• यानि (yāni) - those (rites) which (which, what (plural neuter))

• अस्य (asya) - of him (the king), belonging to him (of him, his)

• कर्तव्यानि (kartavyāni) - (rites) that must be performed (to be done, ought to be done, duties)

• विशाम्-पतेः (viśām-pateḥ) - of King Daśaratha (of the lord of the people, of the king)

• तानि (tāni) - those (funeral rites) (those (neuter plural))

• अव्यग्रम् (avyagram) - diligently, with full attention (without distraction, attentively, undisturbed)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Bharata (O mighty-armed one)

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let them (the rites) be performed (let it be done, may it be done)

• अविचारितम् (avicāritam) - without overthinking or hesitation (without thought, without deliberation, without hesitation)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेत-कार्याणि (preta-kāryāṇi) - The post-mortem rituals for King Daśaratha (funeral rites, rites for the deceased)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of preta-kārya

preta-kārya - funeral rites, obsequial ceremonies, actions for the departed

Compound type : tatpurusha (preta+kārya)

• preta – departed spirit, ghost, deceased
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra- + √i (to go) + kta. One who has departed.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• kārya – work, duty, business, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √kṛ (to do) + ṇyat.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the relative clause 'yāni ... kartavyāni'.

यानि (yāni) - those (rites) which (which, what (plural neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

अस्य (asya) - of him (the king), belonging to him (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Also neuter singular genitive. Here masculine, referring to 'viśām-pateḥ'.

कर्तव्यानि (kartavyāni) - (rites) that must be performed (to be done, ought to be done, duties)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From √kṛ (to do) + tavya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Gerundive conveying obligation.

विशाम्-पतेः (viśām-pateḥ) - of King Daśaratha (of the lord of the people, of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viśām-pati

viśām-pati - lord of the people, king, ruler

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (viś+pati)

• viś – people, subjects, community
  noun (feminine)
  Root: viś (class 6)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Specifies whose rites are to be performed.

तानि (tāni) - those (funeral rites) (those (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'kriyatām'.

अव्यग्रम् (avyagram) - diligently, with full attention (without distraction, attentively, undisturbed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyagra

avyagra - undisturbed, undistracted, calm, attentive

Negative prefix 'a-' + vyagra (distracted).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyagra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyagra – agitated, distracted, engrossed
  adjective (masculine)
  From vi- + ā- + √grah (to seize, take).
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter singular accusative form.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Bharata (O mighty-armed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bharata.

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let them (the rites) be performed (let it be done, may it be done)

(verb)

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

Imperative Tense

Atmanepada, 8th conjugation, passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The passive singular form agrees with the collective sense of "rites" or functions as an impersonal imperative "let it be done".

अविचारितम् (avicāritam) - without overthinking or hesitation (without thought, without deliberation, without hesitation)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avicārita

avicārita - undeliberated, unexamined, rash

Past Passive Participle

From a- + vi- + √car (to move, consider) + kta.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicārita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vicārita – deliberated, considered, examined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi- + √car (to move, consider) + kta.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter singular accusative form.