वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-53, verse-18

साधु किं ते ऽन्यया बुद्ध्या रोचयस्व वचो मम ।
भजस्व माभितप्तस्य प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥१८॥

18. sādhu kiṃ te'nyayā buddhyā rocayasva vaco mama ,
bhajasva mābhitaptasya prasādaṃ kartumarhasi.

18. sādhu kim te anyayā buddhyā rocayasva vacaḥ mama
bhajasva mā abhitaptasya prasādam kartum arhasi

18. kim anyayā buddhyā sādhu te mama vacaḥ rocayasva
abhitaptasya mām bhajasva prasādam kartum arhasi

18. What good is there in having any other idea? Indeed, please approve my words. Take refuge in me, who am greatly distressed; you should certainly show me your grace (prasāda).

Words meanings summery:

• साधु (sādhu) - indeed, well (good, well, excellent, indeed)

• किम् (kim) - what (is the use of)? (what?, why?)

• ते (te) - for you, your (to you, for you, your)

• अन्यया (anyayā) - with another (idea) (by another, with another)

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by (another) idea/thought (by intellect, by understanding, by thought)

• रोचयस्व (rocayasva) - approve, agree to (please approve, make agreeable)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - my words, my counsel (word, speech)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• भजस्व (bhajasva) - resort to, take refuge in (resort to, serve, worship)

• मा (mā) - me

• अभितप्तस्य (abhitaptasya) - of me who am distressed (modifies 'mām' implicitly by agreement) (of the tormented, of the distressed)

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor, grace (favor, grace, clemency)

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

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

Words meanings and morphology

साधु (sādhu) - indeed, well (good, well, excellent, indeed)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what (is the use of)? (what?, why?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

ते (te) - for you, your (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: This is an enclitic form.

अन्यया (anyayā) - with another (idea) (by another, with another)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Modifies "buddhyā".

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by (another) idea/thought (by intellect, by understanding, by thought)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, idea

from √budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: In context, "what use with another thought/intention".

रोचयस्व (rocayasva) - approve, agree to (please approve, make agreeable)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ruc

Causative Imperative, Middle Voice

from causative root rocaya

Root: ruc (class 1)

वचः (vacaḥ) - my words, my counsel (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of "rocayasva".

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Modifies "vacaḥ".

भजस्व (bhajasva) - resort to, take refuge in (resort to, serve, worship)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Takes an object in the accusative ("mām").

मा (mā) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Object of "bhajasva".

अभितप्तस्य (abhitaptasya) - of me who am distressed (modifies 'mām' implicitly by agreement) (of the tormented, of the distressed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhitapta

abhitapta - heated, tormented, distressed

Past Passive Participle

from abhi-√tap (to torment, heat)

Prefix: abhi

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implicit referent of 'mā', i.e., Rāvaṇa (masculine singular genitive).

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor, grace (favor, grace, clemency)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - clearness, serenity, favor, grace, calmness

from pra-√sad (to be clear, be pleased)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of "kartum".

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

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of kṛ

Infinitive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with "arhasi" (you ought).

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should (you are able, you ought, you deserve)

(verb)

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

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Takes an infinitive complement.