वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-11

ते वयं मार्गविभ्रष्टं स्वधर्मे परमे स्थिताः ।
भरताज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य निगृह्णीमो यथाविधि ॥११॥

11. te vayaṃ mārgavibhraṣṭaṃ svadharme parame sthitāḥ ,
bharatājñāṃ puraskṛtya nigṛhṇīmo yathāvidhi.

11. te vayam mārgavibhraṣṭam svadharme parame sthitāḥ
bharata ājñām puraskṛtya nigṛhṇīmaḥ yathāvidhi

11. vayam svadharme parame sthitāḥ te bharata ājñām
puraskṛtya mārgavibhraṣṭam yathāvidhi nigṛhṇīmaḥ

11. We, who are steadfast in our supreme intrinsic nature (dharma), will, by prioritizing Bharata's command, restrain those who have strayed from the path, in accordance with the prescribed procedure.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• मार्गविभ्रष्टम् (mārgavibhraṣṭam) - one who has strayed from the right moral or lawful path (one who has strayed from the path, deviated from the way)

• स्वधर्मे (svadharme) - in one's own intrinsic nature or prescribed duty (dharma) (in one's own natural law, in one's duty)

• परमे (parame) - in the highest, in the supreme

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated, established

• भरत (bharata) - Bharata (proper name)

• आज्ञाम् (ājñām) - command, order, instruction

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having prioritized, by honoring

• निगृह्णीमः (nigṛhṇīmaḥ) - we restrain, we control

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, according to proper procedure

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'we' (vayam) or a group including 'we'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

मार्गविभ्रष्टम् (mārgavibhraṣṭam) - one who has strayed from the right moral or lawful path (one who has strayed from the path, deviated from the way)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārgavibhraṣṭa

mārgavibhraṣṭa - strayed from the path, deviated from the way

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mārga+vibhraṣṭa)

• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
• vibhraṣṭa – fallen down, strayed, lost
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb root bhraś (to fall) with prefix vi (away, apart)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhraś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person being restrained.

स्वधर्मे (svadharme) - in one's own intrinsic nature or prescribed duty (dharma) (in one's own natural law, in one's duty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, prescribed conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)

परमे (parame) - in the highest, in the supreme

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, primary

Note: Agrees with `svadharme`.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

From verb root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vayam`.

भरत (bharata) - Bharata (proper name)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rama)

Note: In a genitive relationship to `ājñām`.

आज्ञाम् (ājñām) - command, order, instruction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ājñā

ājñā - command, order, permission

From root jñā (to know) with prefix ā (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of `puraskṛtya`.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having prioritized, by honoring

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From verb root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix puras (in front of) and suffix -tya (for absolutives with prefixes)

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निगृह्णीमः (nigṛhṇīmaḥ) - we restrain, we control

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nigṛh

From root grah (to seize, take) with prefix ni (down, in, into)

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, according to proper procedure

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, procedure, injunction, method
  noun (masculine)