वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-56, verse-16

तदिदं मामनुप्राप्तं विभीषणवचः शुभम् ।
यदज्ञानान्मया तस्य न गृहीतं महात्मनः ॥१६॥

16. tadidaṃ māmanuprāptaṃ vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śubham ,
yadajñānānmayā tasya na gṛhītaṃ mahātmanaḥ.

16. tad idam mām anuprāptam vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śubham
| yat ajñānāt mayā tasya na gṛhītam mahātmanaḥ

16. idam śubham vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ tat mām anuprāptam
yat mayā ajñānāt tasya mahātmanaḥ na gṛhītam

16. This auspicious counsel of Vibhīṣaṇa has now reached me, which, due to ignorance, I did not accept from that great soul (mahātman).

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - This (counsel) (that, this)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• माम् (mām) - me

• अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - has now reached me (reached, attained, come upon)

• विभीषणवचः (vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa's counsel/words

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (counsel) (auspicious, good, beautiful)

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, due to ignorance

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (great soul) (of him, his)

• न (na) - not

• गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - taken, accepted, received

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of that great soul (Vibhīṣaṇa) (of the great soul)

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - This (counsel) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to 'vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun

Note: Object of 'anuprāptam'.

अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - has now reached me (reached, attained, come upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - reached, attained, received, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From anu + pra + āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ'.

विभीषणवचः (vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa's counsel/words

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vibhīṣaṇavacas

vibhīṣaṇavacas - Vibhīṣaṇa's speech/words/counsel

Compound of Vibhīṣaṇa (proper noun) and vacas (speech, word)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vibhīṣaṇa+vacas)

• vibhīṣaṇa – Vibhīṣaṇa (brother of Rāvaṇa, known for his righteous counsel)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – speech, word, counsel
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac 'to speak'
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is' or 'has become'.

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (counsel) (auspicious, good, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

Note: Agrees with 'vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ'.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, referring back to 'vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ'.

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, due to ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, want of knowledge

Compound of 'a' (negation) + 'jñāna' (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Indicates the cause or reason.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun

Note: Agent in a passive construction with 'gṛhītam'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (great soul) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'mahātmanaḥ'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the participle 'gṛhītam'.

गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - taken, accepted, received

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - taken, seized, accepted, received

Past Passive Participle

From root grah 'to seize, take'

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'yat' (referring to the counsel).

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of that great soul (Vibhīṣaṇa) (of the great soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble person, magnanimous

Compound of mahā (great) + ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya'.