वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-97, verse-24

यदब्रवीन्मां नरलोकसत्कृतः पिता महात्मा विबुधाधिपोपमः ।
तदेव मन्ये परमात्मनो हितं न सर्वलोकेश्वरभावमव्ययम् ॥२४॥

24. yadabravīnmāṃ naralokasatkṛtaḥ pitā mahātmā vibudhādhipopamaḥ ,
tadeva manye paramātmano hitaṃ na sarvalokeśvarabhāvamavyayam.

24. yat abravīt mām naralokasatkṛtaḥ
pitā mahātmā vibudhādhipopamaḥ
tat eva manye paramātmanaḥ hitam
na sarvalokeśvarabhāvam avyayam

24. What my great-souled father, honored by people and comparable to the lord of gods, said to me—that alone I consider beneficial for the supreme Self (paramātman), and not the imperishable state of being the lord of all worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - what (which, what (relative pronoun))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

• माम् (mām) - me

• नरलोकसत्कृतः (naralokasatkṛtaḥ) - honored by the people

• पिता (pitā) - father

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, noble

• विबुधाधिपोपमः (vibudhādhipopamaḥ) - comparable to the lord of gods

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to what was said) (that)

• एव (eva) - alone (only, alone, indeed)

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I consider, I think)

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - for the supreme Self (paramātman) (of the supreme Self)

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, good, welfare)

• न (na) - not (not, nor)

• सर्वलोकेश्वरभावम् (sarvalokeśvarabhāvam) - the state of being the lord of all worlds

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - what (which, what (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

नरलोकसत्कृतः (naralokasatkṛtaḥ) - honored by the people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naralokasatkṛta

naralokasatkṛta - honored by the world of men

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpurusha (naraloka+satkṛta)

• naraloka – world of men, human world
  noun (masculine)
• satkṛta – honored, worshipped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sat- + kṛ (to do, make, honor)
  Prefix: sat
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

विबुधाधिपोपमः (vibudhādhipopamaḥ) - comparable to the lord of gods

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibudhādhipopama

vibudhādhipopama - comparable to the lord of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (vibudhādhipa+upama)

• vibudhādhipa – lord of gods
  noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, simile, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to what was said) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - alone (only, alone, indeed)

(indeclinable)

मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I consider, I think)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - for the supreme Self (paramātman) (of the supreme Self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - supreme Self, ultimate soul

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used with 'hitam' for 'beneficial to/for'.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, good, welfare)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, placed, arranged

Past Passive Participle

from root dhā (to place, put), also with hi (to send, urge)

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

सर्वलोकेश्वरभावम् (sarvalokeśvarabhāvam) - the state of being the lord of all worlds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvalokeśvarabhāva

sarvalokeśvarabhāva - the state of being the lord of all worlds

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvalokeśvara+bhāva)

• sarvalokeśvara – lord of all worlds
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, being, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, indeclinable

from a- + vyaya (perishable, spending)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• vyaya – expenditure, destruction, perishable
  noun (masculine)