वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-67, verse-23

स त्वं सीतां समाचक्ष्व येन वा यत्र वा हृता ।
कुरु कल्याणमत्यर्थं यदि जानासि तत्त्वतः ॥२३॥

23. sa tvaṃ sītāṃ samācakṣva yena vā yatra vā hṛtā ,
kuru kalyāṇamatyarthaṃ yadi jānāsi tattvataḥ.

23. saḥ tvam sītām samācakṣva yena vā yatra vā hṛtā
kuru kalyāṇam atyartham yadi jānāsi tattvataḥ

23. saḥ tvam sītām yena vā yatra vā hṛtā (iti) samācakṣva.
yadi tattvataḥ jānāsi,
atyartham kalyāṇam kuru.

23. You, therefore, tell us about Sītā—by whom or where she was abducted. Perform this great welfare if you truly know the truth (tattva).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - you (emphatic) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (nominative singular)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā (accusative singular)

• समाचक्ष्व (samācakṣva) - tell, narrate, explain, report

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• वा (vā) - or, either

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• वा (vā) - or, either

• हृता (hṛtā) - abducted, carried away, stolen

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

• कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - this act of great good (welfare, good, auspiciousness, blessing)

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - greatly, exceedingly, very much, extremely

• यदि (yadi) - if

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

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

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - you (emphatic) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine of `tad` pronoun.

Note: Refers to the addressed person.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Nominative singular of the 2nd person pronoun `yuṣmad`.

Note: Subject of `samācakṣva` and `kuru`.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā (accusative singular)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama), furrow

Note: Object of `samācakṣva`.

समाचक्ष्व (samācakṣva) - tell, narrate, explain, report

(verb)

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

2nd person singular imperative (middle)

Root `cakṣ` (cl. 2, `adādi`), with prefixes `sam` and `ā`, 2nd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada) imperative.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter of `yad` pronoun.

Note: Used correlatively to inquire about the agent.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Locative derivative of `yad` pronoun.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

हृता (hṛtā) - abducted, carried away, stolen

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - taken, carried, stolen, abducted

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root `hṛ` (to take, carry).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes Sītā.

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

2nd person singular imperative

Root `kṛ` (cl. 8), 2nd person singular, active voice imperative.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Commands the listener.

कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - this act of great good (welfare, good, auspiciousness, blessing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - auspicious, propitious, good, excellent; welfare, blessing

Derived from `kalya` (healthy, able).

Note: Object of `kuru`.

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - greatly, exceedingly, very much, extremely

(indeclinable)

Compound of `ati` (beyond, excessive) and `artha` (meaning, purpose, wealth). Often used adverbially.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+artha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition indicating excess or transcendence.
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the action of doing good.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

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

Present active 2nd person singular

Root `jñā` (cl. 9), suffix `nā` + `si`.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Verb in the conditional clause.

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

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tattva` (truth, reality) with suffix `tas` (indicating 'from' or 'in respect of').

Note: Modifies `jānāsi`.