वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-48, verse-10

हितार्थमेतदुक्तं वः क्रियतां यदि रोचते ।
उच्यतां वा क्षमं यन्नः सर्वेषामेव वानराः ॥१०॥

10. hitārthametaduktaṃ vaḥ kriyatāṃ yadi rocate ,
ucyatāṃ vā kṣamaṃ yannaḥ sarveṣāmeva vānarāḥ.

10. hitārtham etat uktam vaḥ kriyatām yadi rocate
ucyatām vā kṣamam yat naḥ sarveṣām eva vānarāḥ

10. vānarāḥ etat vaḥ hitārtham uktam yadi rocate
kriyatām vā yat naḥ sarveṣām eva kṣamam ucyatām

10. O monkeys, this has been spoken for your well-being. Let it be done if it pleases you, or let that be said which is suitable for all of us.

Words meanings summery:

• हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the sake of benefit, for welfare, for well-being

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you, your

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be performed

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• रोचते (rocate) - it pleases, it is agreeable

• उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be said, let it be spoken

• वा (vā) - or

• क्षमम् (kṣamam) - proper, suitable, fit

• यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun)

• नः (naḥ) - for us, to us, our

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - O monkeys!

Words meanings and morphology

हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the sake of benefit, for welfare, for well-being

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (hita+artha)

• hita – beneficial, good, welfare
  adjective (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: used adverbially

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: refers to the statement being made

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

past passive participle

root vac (vaca) + kta suffix; initial 'v' is replaced by 'u' in past passive participles from certain roots.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: agrees with 'etat'

वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: contextually dative 'to you'

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

imperative 3rd singular passive

root kṛ (class 8), passive voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - it pleases, it is agreeable

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

present 3rd singular middle

root ruc (class 1), middle voice, often used with dative for 'pleases'

Root: ruc (class 1)

उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be said, let it be spoken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vac

imperative 3rd singular passive

root vac (class 2), passive voice, stem becomes uc

Root: vac (class 2)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

क्षमम् (kṣamam) - proper, suitable, fit

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣama

kṣama - suitable, fit, capable, proper

Note: agrees with 'yat' (implied neuter noun)

यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: refers to the unspoken thing that is suitable

नः (naḥ) - for us, to us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: contextually dative 'for us'

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: agrees with 'naḥ' (implied 'of us all')

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - O monkeys!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey