वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-38, verse-9

संपृष्टेन तु वक्तव्यं सचिवेन विपश्चिता ।
उद्यताञ्जलिना राज्ञो य इच्छेद्भूतिमात्मनः ॥९॥

9. saṃpṛṣṭena tu vaktavyaṃ sacivena vipaścitā ,
udyatāñjalinā rājño ya icchedbhūtimātmanaḥ.

9. sampṛṣṭena tu vaktavyam sacivena vipaścitā
udyata-añjalinā rājñaḥ yaḥ icchet bhūtim ātmanaḥ

9. yaḥ sacivena vipaścitā ātmanaḥ bhūtim icchet tena
sampṛṣṭena tu udyata-añjalinā rājñaḥ vaktavyam

9. Indeed, a wise minister who desires his own prosperity (bhūti) should, when questioned, speak to the king with joined palms.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्पृष्टेन (sampṛṣṭena) - by a minister when questioned (by one who has been asked, by the questioned one)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - should speak (should be spoken, ought to be said)

• सचिवेन (sacivena) - by a minister (by a minister, by an associate, by a counselor)

• विपश्चिता (vipaścitā) - by a wise (minister) (by a wise person, by an intelligent person, by an expert)

• उद्यत-अञ्जलिना (udyata-añjalinā) - with joined palms (by one with raised folded hands)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - to the king (to the king, of the king)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which, he who)

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - desires (should wish, may wish, desires)

• भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity (bhūti) (prosperity, welfare, well-being, existence)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own (of oneself, of the self, his own (ātman))

Words meanings and morphology

सम्पृष्टेन (sampṛṣṭena) - by a minister when questioned (by one who has been asked, by the questioned one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sampṛṣṭa

sampṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

From sam-√praś (to ask)

Prefix: sam

Root: praś (class 6)

Note: Modifies sacivena and vipaścitā.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - should speak (should be spoken, ought to be said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, to be said, what should be said

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used substantively, referring to the act of speaking or what should be said.

सचिवेन (sacivena) - by a minister (by a minister, by an associate, by a counselor)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saciva

saciva - minister, counselor, associate

Note: Agent of the gerundive vaktavyam.

विपश्चिता (vipaścitā) - by a wise (minister) (by a wise person, by an intelligent person, by an expert)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, intelligent, learned, expert

Note: Agrees with sacivena.

उद्यत-अञ्जलिना (udyata-añjalinā) - with joined palms (by one with raised folded hands)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of udyatāñjali

udyatāñjali - with joined or folded hands, with saluting hands

Bahuvrīhi compound: udyata (raised) + añjali (folded hands)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udyata+añjali)

• udyata – raised, lifted, prepared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud-√yam (to raise, lift)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)
• añjali – the hollow of the hands, folded hands for reverence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with sacivena.

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - to the king (to the king, of the king)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Recipient of the speech.

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the saciva.

इच्छेत् (icchet) - desires (should wish, may wish, desires)

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

Root iṣ, parasmaipada, class 6

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Condition for being a wise minister.

भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity (bhūti) (prosperity, welfare, well-being, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - prosperity, welfare, well-being, existence, power

From √bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of icchet.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own (of oneself, of the self, his own (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Possessive, modifies bhūtim.