वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-54, verse-11

बन्धनाच्चावसादान्मे श्रेयः प्रायोपवेशनम् ।
अनुजानीत मां सर्वे गृहान् गच्छन्तु वानराः ॥११॥

11. bandhanāccāvasādānme śreyaḥ prāyopaveśanam ,
anujānīta māṃ sarve gṛhān gacchantu vānarāḥ.

11. bandhanāt ca avasādāt me śreyaḥ prāyopaveśanam
anujānīta mām sarve gṛhān gacchantu vānarāḥ

11. bandhanāt ca avasādāt me prāyopaveśanam śreyaḥ
sarve vānarāḥ mām anujānīta gṛhān gacchantu

11. For me, the practice of fasting unto death (prāyopaveśana) is preferable to imprisonment and despair. All of you vanaras, permit me, and return to your homes.

Words meanings summery:

• बन्धनात् (bandhanāt) - from imprisonment, from bondage, from fetters

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अवसादात् (avasādāt) - from despair, from despondency, from depression

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, superior, more excellent, more auspicious

• प्रायोपवेशनम् (prāyopaveśanam) - fasting unto death, sitting down to die, voluntary death by starvation

• अनुजानीत (anujānīta) - you (plural) permit, allow, consent

• माम् (mām) - me

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• गृहान् (gṛhān) - to homes, houses

• गच्छन्तु (gacchantu) - let them go, they should go

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys, vanaras (mythical monkey-like humanoids)

Words meanings and morphology

बन्धनात् (bandhanāt) - from imprisonment, from bondage, from fetters

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bandhana

bandhana - binding, tying, bond, fetter, imprisonment

Root: bandh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अवसादात् (avasādāt) - from despair, from despondency, from depression

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of avasāda

avasāda - despair, despondency, depression, weariness, sinking

Prefix: ava

Root: sad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, superior, more excellent, more auspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent, more auspicious, good fortune, virtue

Comparative form of 'praśasya' (good/excellent).

प्रायोपवेशनम् (prāyopaveśanam) - fasting unto death, sitting down to die, voluntary death by starvation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāyopaveśana

prāyopaveśana - fasting unto death, sitting down to die, a religious vow of voluntary death by starvation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāya+upaveśana)

• prāya – fasting unto death, resolve to die, vow, departure, end
  noun (masculine)
• upaveśana – sitting down, lying down, squatting, settling
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'viś' with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: viś (class 6)

अनुजानीत (anujānīta) - you (plural) permit, allow, consent

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of anujñā

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

गृहान् (gṛhān) - to homes, houses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling, residence

गच्छन्तु (gacchantu) - let them go, they should go

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys, vanaras (mythical monkey-like humanoids)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, a Vānara (a member of a race of forest dwellers, usually depicted as monkeys)