वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-17, verse-16

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं मया राक्षसपुंगव ।
आश्रितां विद्धि मां धर्मं नारायणपतीच्छया ॥१६॥

16. etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ mayā rākṣasapuṃgava ,
āśritāṃ viddhi māṃ dharmaṃ nārāyaṇapatīcchayā.

16. etat te sarvam ākhyātam mayā rākṣasapuṃgava
āśritām viddhi mām dharmam nārayaṇapatīcchayā

16. O best of rākṣasas, all this has been recounted by me to you. Know that I am devoted to my constitution (dharma) by the will of my husband, Nārāyaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ते (te) - to you, of you, your

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, everything

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - told, recounted, described

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राक्षसपुंगव (rākṣasapuṁgava) - O best/chief of demons/rākṣasas

• आश्रिताम् (āśritām) - dependent, devoted, having taken refuge

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know!, understand!

• माम् (mām) - me

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - constitution (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness)

• नारयणपतीच्छया (nārayaṇapatīcchayā) - by the will of my husband Nārāyaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

ते (te) - to you, of you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, everything

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - told, recounted, described

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - told, related, narrated, described

Past Passive Participle

From ā- + √khyā (to tell)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

राक्षसपुंगव (rākṣasapuṁgava) - O best/chief of demons/rākṣasas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣasapuṃgava

rākṣasapuṁgava - best of rākṣasas, chief of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+puṃgava)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa, giant
  noun (masculine)
• puṃgava – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

आश्रिताम् (āśritām) - dependent, devoted, having taken refuge

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - one who has taken refuge, dependent, devoted, resorted to

Past Passive Participle

From ā- + √śri (to resort to, depend on)

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know!, understand!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

धर्मम् (dharmam) - constitution (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

नारयणपतीच्छया (nārayaṇapatīcchayā) - by the will of my husband Nārāyaṇa

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nārayaṇapatīcchā

nārayaṇapatīcchā - will of Nārāyaṇa's husband

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāyaṇa+pati+icchā)

• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (name of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pati – master, husband, lord, owner
  noun (masculine)
• icchā – wish, desire, will, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)