वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-106, verse-19

अवश्यं च मया कार्यं सर्वेषां वो वचो हितम् ।
स्निग्धानां लोकमान्यानामेवं च ब्रुवतां हितम् ॥१९॥

19. avaśyaṃ ca mayā kāryaṃ sarveṣāṃ vo vaco hitam ,
snigdhānāṃ lokamānyānāmevaṃ ca bruvatāṃ hitam.

19. avaśyam ca mayā kāryam sarveṣām vaḥ vacaḥ hitam
snigdhānām lokamānyānām evam ca bruvatām hitam

19. mayā sarveṣām vaḥ snigdhānām lokamānyānām evam
ca bruvatām hitam vacaḥ ca avaśyam kāryam

19. Indeed, I must carry out the beneficial advice of all of you, who are affectionate, respected by the people, and speak for my welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• च (ca) - and, also

• मया (mayā) - by me

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - must be carried out/followed (to be done, must be done, duty, action)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all of you (of all)

• वः (vaḥ) - of you (plural) (of you, to you, by you (plural))

• वचः (vacaḥ) - advice, words (word, speech, saying)

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (advice) (beneficial, good, welfare)

• स्निग्धानाम् (snigdhānām) - of you who are affectionate (of the affectionate, of the loving)

• लोकमान्यानाम् (lokamānyānām) - of you who are respected by the people (of those respected by people)

• एवम् (evam) - speaking thus (thus, in this manner)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ब्रुवताम् (bruvatām) - of you who are speaking (for my welfare) (of those speaking)

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (advice) (beneficial, good, welfare)

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

कार्यम् (kāryam) - must be carried out/followed (to be done, must be done, duty, action)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, object

Gerundive

from √kṛ + -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Acts as a predicate here.

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all of you (of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

वः (vaḥ) - of you (plural) (of you, to you, by you (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

वचः (vacaḥ) - advice, words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, advice

Root: vac (class 2)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (advice) (beneficial, good, welfare)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, welfare, placed, put

Past Passive Participle

from √dhā + -ta, with root change

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ.

स्निग्धानाम् (snigdhānām) - of you who are affectionate (of the affectionate, of the loving)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of snigdha

snigdha - affectionate, loving, smooth, oily

Past Passive Participle

from √snih + -ta

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Agrees with sarveṣām vaḥ (implied 'you all').

लोकमान्यानाम् (lokamānyānām) - of you who are respected by the people (of those respected by people)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of lokamānya

lokamānya - respected by people, honored by the world

Gerundive

from loka (people) + √man (to think, respect) + -ya

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+mānya)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• mānya – to be honored, respectable, respected
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from √man + -ya
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with sarveṣām vaḥ (implied 'you all').

एवम् (evam) - speaking thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies bruvatām.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवताम् (bruvatām) - of you who are speaking (for my welfare) (of those speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

from √brū + -at

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Agrees with sarveṣām vaḥ (implied 'you all').

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (advice) (beneficial, good, welfare)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, welfare, placed, put

Past Passive Participle

from √dhā + -ta, with root change

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ.

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