वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-6, verse-14

भवान् सर्वत्र कुशलः सर्वभूतहिते रतः ।
आख्यातः शरभङ्गेन गौतमेन महात्मना ॥१४॥

14. bhavān sarvatra kuśalaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ ,
ākhyātaḥ śarabhaṅgena gautamena mahātmanā.

14. bhavān sarvatra kuśalaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ
ākhyātaḥ śarabhaṅgena gautamena mahātmanā

14. bhavān sarvatra kuśalaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ
śarabhaṅgena mahātmanā gautamena ākhyātaḥ

14. You are skillful in all matters and devoted to the welfare of all beings. You have been spoken of by Śarabhaṅga and by the great-souled Gautama.

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all matters

• कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skillful, expert, well, proficient

• सर्वभूतहिते (sarvabhūtahite) - in the welfare of all beings, in the benefit of all creatures

• रतः (rataḥ) - devoted (to the welfare of all beings) (devoted, intent on, delighted in, attached to)

• आख्यातः (ākhyātaḥ) - spoken of (by Śarabhaṅga and Gautama) (described, recounted, named, spoken of)

• शरभङ्गेन (śarabhaṅgena) - by Śarabhaṅga

• गौतमेन (gautamena) - by Gautama

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - (by) the great-souled (Gautama) (by the great-souled, by the noble)

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, sir, madam (honorific)

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all matters

(indeclinable)

Locative sense of sarva (all)

कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skillful, expert, well, proficient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skillful, expert, proficient, well, good fortune

सर्वभूतहिते (sarvabhūtahite) - in the welfare of all beings, in the benefit of all creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarvabhūtahita

sarvabhūtahita - the welfare of all beings, benefit of all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+hita)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element, what has been
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good, propitious
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √dhā (to place, put) with prefix hi.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

रतः (rataḥ) - devoted (to the welfare of all beings) (devoted, intent on, delighted in, attached to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - devoted, engaged in, pleased, delighted, attached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √ram (to delight, rest)

Root: ram (class 1)

आख्यातः (ākhyātaḥ) - spoken of (by Śarabhaṅga and Gautama) (described, recounted, named, spoken of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - described, told, announced, named, famous

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `ā-√khyā` (to tell, relate, announce)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Refers to the sage being spoken of.

शरभङ्गेन (śarabhaṅgena) - by Śarabhaṅga

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śarabhaṅga

śarabhaṅga - Śarabhaṅga (name of a sage)

गौतमेन (gautamena) - by Gautama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (name of a sage, clan name)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - (by) the great-souled (Gautama) (by the great-souled, by the noble)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (referring to the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) or self (ātman))

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Used as an epithet for Gautama.