वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-20, verse-8

गृहीतो वा न विज्ञातो भारो ज्ञानस्य वोछ्यते ।
ईदृशैः सचिवैर्युक्तो मूर्खैर्दिष्ट्या धराम्यहम् ॥८॥

8. gṛhīto vā na vijñāto bhāro jñānasya vochyate ,
īdṛśaiḥ sacivairyukto mūrkhairdiṣṭyā dharāmyaham.

8. gṛhītaḥ vā na vijñātaḥ bhāraḥ jñānasya ucyate
īdṛśaiḥ sacivaiḥ yuktaḥ mūrkaiḥ diṣṭyā dharāmi aham

8. aham īdṛśaiḥ mūrkaiḥ sacivaiḥ yuktaḥ diṣṭyā dharāmi
jñānasya bhāraḥ gṛhītaḥ vā na vijñātaḥ ucyate

8. Whether knowledge is acquired or not comprehended, its burden is declared. Fortunately, I manage (to rule) while accompanied by such foolish ministers.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीतः (gṛhītaḥ) - acquired, understood (seized, grasped, understood, acquired)

• वा (vā) - or (or, alternatively, either)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• विज्ञातः (vijñātaḥ) - comprehended (known, understood, comprehended, recognized)

• भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden, responsibility (burden, load, weight, responsibility)

• ज्ञानस्य (jñānasya) - of knowledge (of knowledge, of wisdom)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared, is proclaimed (is said, is spoken, is declared, is told)

• ईदृशैः (īdṛśaiḥ) - by such (by such, by such-like)

• सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - by ministers (by companions, by ministers, by counselors)

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - accompanied by, yoked with (joined, united, endowed with, accompanied by, yoked)

• मूर्कैः (mūrkaiḥ) - by foolish (ministers) (by fools, by ignorant persons)

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, thankfully (implying one's own capability) (fortunately, by good luck, happily, by fate)

• धरामि (dharāmi) - I manage, I sustain (the rule) (I hold, I bear, I sustain, I support, I rule)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीतः (gṛhītaḥ) - acquired, understood (seized, grasped, understood, acquired)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - seized, grasped, understood, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From √grah (to seize) with suffix -ta

Root: grah (class 9)

वा (vā) - or (or, alternatively, either)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

विज्ञातः (vijñātaḥ) - comprehended (known, understood, comprehended, recognized)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñāta

vijñāta - known, understood, comprehended, recognized

Past Passive Participle

From √jñā (to know) with prefix vi-, suffix -ta

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden, responsibility (burden, load, weight, responsibility)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - burden, load, weight, responsibility

From √bhṛ (to carry)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

ज्ञानस्य (jñānasya) - of knowledge (of knowledge, of wisdom)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

From √jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared, is proclaimed (is said, is spoken, is declared, is told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ucyate

Present Passive

Root √vac (to speak), 3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice

Root: vac (class 2)

ईदृशैः (īdṛśaiḥ) - by such (by such, by such-like)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, such-like, of this kind

From idaḥ + dṛś

Note: Agrees with 'sacivaiḥ' and 'mūrkaiḥ'.

सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - by ministers (by companions, by ministers, by counselors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - companion, associate, minister, counselor

From saha + civa (from √ci - to gather, understand)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - accompanied by, yoked with (joined, united, endowed with, accompanied by, yoked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, endowed with, accompanied by, yoked

Past Passive Participle

From √yuj (to join) with suffix -ta

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

मूर्कैः (mūrkaiḥ) - by foolish (ministers) (by fools, by ignorant persons)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mūrkha

mūrkha - fool, ignorant person, stupid

Derived from √muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'sacivaiḥ'.

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, thankfully (implying one's own capability) (fortunately, by good luck, happily, by fate)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental form of 'diṣṭi' (fate, fortune), used adverbially

धरामि (dharāmi) - I manage, I sustain (the rule) (I hold, I bear, I sustain, I support, I rule)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dharāmi

Present Active

Root √dhṛ (to hold), 1st person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

1st person singular pronoun, nominative case