वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-35, verse-22

दोषाणां च गुणानां च संप्रधार्य बलाबलम् ।
आत्मनश्च बलं ज्ञात्वा राघवस्य च तत्त्वतः ।
हितं हि तव निश्चित्य क्षमं त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥२२॥

22. doṣāṇāṃ ca guṇānāṃ ca saṃpradhārya balābalam ,
ātmanaśca balaṃ jñātvā rāghavasya ca tattvataḥ ,
hitaṃ hi tava niścitya kṣamaṃ tvaṃ kartumarhasi.

22. doṣāṇām ca guṇānām ca sampradhārya
balābalam ātmanaḥ ca balam jñātvā
rāghavasya ca tattvataḥ hitam hi tava
niścitya kṣamam tvam kartum arhasi

22. tvam doṣāṇām ca guṇānām ca balābalam
sampradhārya ca ātmanaḥ balam ca
rāghavasya tattvataḥ jñātvā hi tava
hitam niścitya kṣamam kartum arhasi

22. After thoroughly considering the relative strengths and weaknesses of both faults and merits, and truly understanding your own power (ātman) as well as that of Rāghava, you should ascertain what is truly beneficial for you and then act in a fitting manner.

Words meanings summery:

• दोषाणाम् (doṣāṇām) - of negative aspects (of faults, of demerits, of defects)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of positive aspects (of qualities, of merits, of virtues)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सम्प्रधार्य (sampradhārya) - having thoroughly considered (having considered, having determined, having weighed)

• बलाबलम् (balābalam) - relative strengths and weaknesses (strength and weakness, relative strength)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your own power (of the self, of the soul, of oneself)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, force)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having truly understood (having known, having understood)

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (Rāma) (of Rāghava, of Rāma)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly (truly, in reality, essentially)

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

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• तव (tava) - for you (implied dative/genitive of interest) (your, of you)

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having ascertained (having ascertained, having determined, having decided)

• क्षमम् (kṣamam) - what is fitting (capable, fit, appropriate, suitable)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do (to do, to make)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to do) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

दोषाणाम् (doṣāṇām) - of negative aspects (of faults, of demerits, of defects)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin

from root duṣ 'to spoil'

Root: duṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of positive aspects (of qualities, of merits, of virtues)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, thread

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रधार्य (sampradhārya) - having thoroughly considered (having considered, having determined, having weighed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund from root dhṛ with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

बलाबलम् (balābalam) - relative strengths and weaknesses (strength and weakness, relative strength)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala

balābala - strength and weakness, relative strength

dvandva compound of bala and abala

Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weakness, lack of strength
  noun (neuter)
  negative of bala
  Prefix: a

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your own power (of the self, of the soul, of oneself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, force)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having truly understood (having known, having understood)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund from root jñā 'to know'

Root: jñā (class 9)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (Rāma) (of Rāghava, of Rāma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

patronymic from Raghu

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly (truly, in reality, essentially)

(indeclinable)

formed with suffix -tas from tattva

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

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, welfare

Past Passive Participle

PPP from root dhā 'to place' (via secondary root hi)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used here as a noun 'what is beneficial'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

an emphatic or causal particle

तव (tava) - for you (implied dative/genitive of interest) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

second person pronoun

Note: Used here with dative force.

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having ascertained (having ascertained, having determined, having decided)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund from root ci 'to gather' with prefix nis-

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

क्षमम् (kṣamam) - what is fitting (capable, fit, appropriate, suitable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣama

kṣama - capable, fit, appropriate, suitable

from root kṣam 'to be patient/able'

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun 'what is fitting'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

second person pronoun

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do (to do, to make)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive from root kṛ 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to do) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present indicative

second person singular, active voice, from root arh

Root: arh (class 1)