वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-28

तदेभिः कारणैः सर्वैर्महद्भिर्धर्मसंहितैः ।
शासनं तव यद् युक्तं तद्भवाननुमन्यताम् ॥२८॥

28. tadebhiḥ kāraṇaiḥ sarvairmahadbhirdharmasaṃhitaiḥ ,
śāsanaṃ tava yad yuktaṃ tadbhavānanumanyatām.

28. tat ebhiḥ kāraṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ mahadbhiḥ dharmasaṃhitaiḥ
śāsanaṃ tava yat yuktaṃ tat bhavān anumanyatām

28. tat ebhiḥ sarvaiḥ mahadbhiḥ dharmasaṃhitaiḥ kāraṇaiḥ,
tava yat śāsanaṃ yuktaṃ tat bhavān anumanyatām

28. Therefore, considering all these significant reasons that conform to natural law (dharma), please approve that instruction of yours which is appropriate.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, then, that

• एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these

• कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by reasons, by causes

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

• महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - by significant (by great, by important)

• धर्मसंहितैः (dharmasaṁhitaiḥ) - by those conforming to natural law (dharma) (by those connected with natural law, conforming to righteousness)

• शासनं (śāsanaṁ) - command, instruction, rule

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• युक्तं (yuktaṁ) - appropriate (proper, suitable, joined)

• तत् (tat) - that

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite form)

• अनुमन्यताम् (anumanyatām) - please approve (addressed to 'bhavān') (let him/her/it approve, agree)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, then, that

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative pronominal stem used adverbially

एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by reasons, by causes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - reason, cause, instrument, means

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agreement with kāraṇaiḥ

महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - by significant (by great, by important)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Participle from mah (to be great)

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agreement with kāraṇaiḥ

धर्मसंहितैः (dharmasaṁhitaiḥ) - by those conforming to natural law (dharma) (by those connected with natural law, conforming to righteousness)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dharmasaṃhita

dharmasaṁhita - connected with dharma, conforming to dharma, righteous

Formed from dharma + saṃhita

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃhita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• saṃhita – joined, connected, combined, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam- + dhā (to place)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agreement with kāraṇaiḥ

शासनं (śāsanaṁ) - command, instruction, rule

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, instruction, rule, teaching, governing

From root śās (to command, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Second person pronoun

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun

Note: Agreement with śāsanaṃ

युक्तं (yuktaṁ) - appropriate (proper, suitable, joined)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, fit, proper, suitable, engaged in (from root yuj)

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agreement with śāsanaṃ

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite form)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing, your honor, you (polite)

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be), functioning as a pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful address

अनुमन्यताम् (anumanyatām) - please approve (addressed to 'bhavān') (let him/her/it approve, agree)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of anu-man

Imperative

Root man with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The grammatical 3rd person singular imperative is used with 'bhavān' for polite request to the 2nd person.