वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-11, verse-35

प्रणिधाय हि चारेण यथावत् सूक्ष्मबुद्धिना ।
परीक्ष्य च ततः कार्यो यथान्यायं परिग्रहः ॥३५॥

35. praṇidhāya hi cāreṇa yathāvat sūkṣmabuddhinā ,
parīkṣya ca tataḥ kāryo yathānyāyaṃ parigrahaḥ.

35. praṇidhāya hi cāreṇa yathāvat sūkṣmabuddhinā
parīkṣya ca tataḥ kāryaḥ yathānyāyaṃ parigrahaḥ

35. hi sūkṣmabuddhinā cāreṇa yathāvat praṇidhāya ca
parīkṣya tataḥ yathānyāyaṃ parigrahaḥ kāryaḥ

35. Indeed, after deploying spies with subtle intelligence and having them properly investigate the situation, any acceptance (of a person or a course of action) should then be carried out in accordance with natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रणिधाय (praṇidhāya) - having deployed (spies) (having placed, having fixed, having sent forth, having dispatched)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• चारेण (cāreṇa) - by means of spies (by means of a spy, by espionage, by a secret agent)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly (properly, accurately, as it should be, according to reality)

• सूक्ष्मबुद्धिना (sūkṣmabuddhinā) - by one with subtle intelligence (by one with subtle intelligence, by an acute intellect)

• परीक्ष्य (parīkṣya) - having thoroughly investigated (having examined, having investigated, after scrutiny)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be carried out (to be done, proper to be done, ought to be done, duty)

• यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṁ) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (according to justice, according to natural law, properly)

• परिग्रहः (parigrahaḥ) - acceptance (of a person or course of action) (acceptance, acquisition, taking possession, protection, patronage)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणिधाय (praṇidhāya) - having deployed (spies) (having placed, having fixed, having sent forth, having dispatched)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from √dhā with pra- and ni-

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

चारेण (cāreṇa) - by means of spies (by means of a spy, by espionage, by a secret agent)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cāra

cāra - spy, secret agent, movement, going

from √car

Root: car (class 1)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly (properly, accurately, as it should be, according to reality)

(indeclinable)

adverbial formation from yathā

सूक्ष्मबुद्धिना (sūkṣmabuddhinā) - by one with subtle intelligence (by one with subtle intelligence, by an acute intellect)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sūkṣmabuddhi

sūkṣmabuddhi - subtle intelligence, acute intellect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sūkṣma+buddhi)

• sūkṣma – subtle, minute, fine, delicate
  adjective
• buddhi – intelligence, intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  from √budh
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the agent (e.g., the spy) possessing subtle intelligence.

परीक्ष्य (parīkṣya) - having thoroughly investigated (having examined, having investigated, after scrutiny)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from √īkṣ with pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

adverb from pronominal base tad-

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be carried out (to be done, proper to be done, ought to be done, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, action, work

Gerundive

from √kṛ + -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṁ) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (according to justice, according to natural law, properly)

(indeclinable)

compound with yathā

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, like, in which way
  indeclinable
• nyāya – justice, rule, method, logical argument, natural law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  from ni-ā-i (√i with ni- and ā-)
  Prefixes: ni+ā
  Root: i (class 2)

परिग्रहः (parigrahaḥ) - acceptance (of a person or course of action) (acceptance, acquisition, taking possession, protection, patronage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parigraha

parigraha - acceptance, acquisition, taking possession, protection, patronage

from pari-gra- (√grah with pari-)

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)