वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-48

सुग्रीवे चाङ्गदे चैव विधत्स्व मतिमुत्तमाम् ।
त्वं हि शास्ता च गोप्ता च कार्याकार्यविधौ स्थितः ॥४८॥

48. sugrīve cāṅgade caiva vidhatsva matimuttamām ,
tvaṃ hi śāstā ca goptā ca kāryākāryavidhau sthitaḥ.

48. sugrīve ca aṅgade ca eva vidhatsva matim uttamām |
tvam hi śāstā ca goptā ca kārya-akārya-vidhau sthitaḥ

48. tvam hi sugrīve ca aṅgade ca eva uttamām matim vidhatsva
ca śāstā ca goptā ca kārya-akārya-vidhau sthitaḥ

48. You should extend your best counsel to Sugriva and Angada. For you are indeed the instructor and protector, well-versed in determining what is proper action (kārya) and what is improper (akārya).

Words meanings summery:

• सुग्रीवे (sugrīve) - concerning Sugriva (in Sugriva, to Sugriva)

• च (ca) - and

• अङ्गदे (aṅgade) - concerning Angada (in Angada, to Angada)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - establish, place, extend, apply

• मतिम् (matim) - thought, intention, counsel, understanding

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, best, supreme

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• शास्ता (śāstā) - instructor, ruler, guide

• च (ca) - and

• गोप्ता (goptā) - protector, guardian

• च (ca) - and

• कार्य-अकार्य-विधौ (kārya-akārya-vidhau) - in the determination of what is proper and improper action

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, established, well-versed

Words meanings and morphology

सुग्रीवे (sugrīve) - concerning Sugriva (in Sugriva, to Sugriva)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

lit. 'having a beautiful neck'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
  Prefix for excellence
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अङ्गदे (aṅgade) - concerning Angada (in Angada, to Angada)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (name of Vali's son)

lit. 'armlet' or 'having limbs'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word

विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - establish, place, extend, apply

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Derived from 'vi-dhā'

मतिम् (matim) - thought, intention, counsel, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, intention, counsel, understanding, mind

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative of ud- (up)

Note: Agrees with 'matim'

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

शास्ता (śāstā) - instructor, ruler, guide

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstṛ

śāstṛ - instructor, teacher, ruler, guide

Agent noun

From root śās (to instruct, rule)

Root: śās (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गोप्ता (goptā) - protector, guardian

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of goptṛ

goptṛ - protector, guardian, preserver

Agent noun

From root gup (to protect)

Root: gup (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कार्य-अकार्य-विधौ (kārya-akārya-vidhau) - in the determination of what is proper and improper action

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāryākāryavidhi

kāryākāryavidhi - determination of proper and improper action

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (kārya+akārya+vidhi)

• kārya – what is to be done, duty, proper action
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• akārya – what is not to be done, improper action
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From a- (negation) + kārya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vidhi – rule, method, determination, ordinance
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- (prefix) + root dhā (to place, make)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: This is a Dvandva compound of 'kārya' and 'akārya', forming a Tatpuruṣa compound with 'vidhi'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, established, well-versed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, established, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) + -ta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'