वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-35, verse-17

दोषज्ञः सति सामर्थ्ये को ऽन्यो भाषितुमर्हति ।
वर्जयित्वा मम ज्येष्ठं त्वां च वानरसत्तम ॥१७॥

17. doṣajñaḥ sati sāmarthye ko'nyo bhāṣitumarhati ,
varjayitvā mama jyeṣṭhaṃ tvāṃ ca vānarasattama.

17. doṣajñaḥ sati sāmarthye kaḥ anyaḥ bhāṣitum arhati
varjayitvā mama jyeṣṭham tvām ca vānarasattama

17. vānarasattama mama jyeṣṭham tvām ca varjayitvā
sati sāmarthye doṣajñaḥ anyaḥ kaḥ bhāṣitum arhati

17. O best among monkeys, who else, possessing such capability and discernment, is worthy to speak, apart from my elder brother and yourself?

Words meanings summery:

• दोषज्ञः (doṣajñaḥ) - knowing faults, discerning, critical

• सति (sati) - being, existing, when there is

• सामर्थ्ये (sāmarthye) - in capability, in power, in strength

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• भाषितुम् (bhāṣitum) - to speak, to say

• अर्हति (arhati) - is able, deserves, ought

• वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - excepting, excluding, leaving aside

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - elder brother (elder, eldest, greatest)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• च (ca) - and, also

• वानरासत्तम (vānarāsattama) - O best of monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

दोषज्ञः (doṣajñaḥ) - knowing faults, discerning, critical

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣajña

doṣajña - knowing defects, discerning

Compound of doṣa (fault) and jña (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (doṣa+jña)

• doṣa – fault, defect, error
  noun (masculine)
  From root duṣ (to be bad).
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with
  adjective
  Agent noun
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सति (sati) - being, existing, when there is

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, true

Present Active Participle

Locative singular masculine/neuter of present participle of root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

सामर्थ्ये (sāmarthye) - in capability, in power, in strength

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sāmarthya

sāmarthya - capability, power, strength, skill

Derived from samartha (capable) + ya (suffix).

Root: arth

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Nominative singular masculine of kim (who).

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Nominative singular masculine form.

भाषितुम् (bhāṣitum) - to speak, to say

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of bhāṣ

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root bhāṣ (to speak).

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

अर्हति (arhati) - is able, deserves, ought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present tense

Third person singular present active indicative of root arh (to be worthy).

Root: arh (class 1)

वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - excepting, excluding, leaving aside

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form of root vṛj (to avoid) in causative stem (varjayi-).

Root: vṛj (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Genitive singular of asmad (I).

ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - elder brother (elder, eldest, greatest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, greatest, best, senior

Superlative degree

Superlative form of vṛddha (old).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Accusative singular of tvam (you).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वानरासत्तम (vānarāsattama) - O best of monkeys

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vānarāsattama

vānarāsattama - best of monkeys, foremost monkey

Compound of vānara (monkey) and sattama (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+sattama)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
  Root: van
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative degree
  Superlative suffix -tama added to sat (good, existing).
  Root: as (class 2)