वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-36, verse-8

भो महेन्द्राग्निवरुणधनेश्वरमहेश्वराः ।
जानतामपि तत् सर्वं हितं वक्ष्यामि श्रूयताम् ॥८॥

8. bho mahendrāgnivaruṇadhaneśvaramaheśvarāḥ ,
jānatāmapi tat sarvaṃ hitaṃ vakṣyāmi śrūyatām.

8. bho mahendra agni varuṇa dhaneśvara maheśvarāḥ
| jānatām api tat sarvam hitam vakṣyāmi śrūyatām

8. bho mahendra agni varuṇa dhaneśvara maheśvarāḥ
api jānatām tat sarvam hitam vakṣyāmi śrūyatām

8. O great Indra, Agni, Varuṇa, Kubera (dhaneśvara), and great lords (maheśvarāḥ)! Even though you know everything, I will speak what is beneficial; please listen.

Words meanings summery:

• भो (bho) - O (vocative particle) (O, alas, indeed)

• महेन्द्र (mahendra) - great Indra (great Indra, chief Indra)

• अग्नि (agni) - Agni (the god of fire) (fire, the god of fire)

• वरुण (varuṇa) - Varuṇa (the god of water) (Varuṇa (name of a Vedic deity), god of waters)

• धनेश्वर (dhaneśvara) - Kubera (the lord of wealth) (lord of wealth, Kubera)

• महेश्वराः (maheśvarāḥ) - O great lords (referring to the assembled deities) (great lords, great gods, Śivas)

• जानताम् (jānatām) - even though you know (literally: of those knowing) (of those who know, for those who know)

• अपि (api) - even though (even, also, although)

• तत् (tat) - that (refers to 'what is beneficial') (that, this, it)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of it) (all, whole, entire)

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

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak (I will speak, I will say)

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - please listen! (let it be heard, listen!)

Words meanings and morphology

भो (bho) - O (vocative particle) (O, alas, indeed)

(indeclinable)

महेन्द्र (mahendra) - great Indra (great Indra, chief Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - great Indra, chief Indra

Compound of mahā (great) and indra (Indra)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity), chief, best
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a larger vocative compound 'mahendrāgnivaruṇadhaneśvaramaheśvarāḥ'

अग्नि (agni) - Agni (the god of fire) (fire, the god of fire)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

Note: Part of a larger vocative compound 'mahendrāgnivaruṇadhaneśvaramaheśvarāḥ'

वरुण (varuṇa) - Varuṇa (the god of water) (Varuṇa (name of a Vedic deity), god of waters)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (name of a Vedic deity), god of waters

Note: Part of a larger vocative compound 'mahendrāgnivaruṇadhaneśvaramaheśvarāḥ'

धनेश्वर (dhaneśvara) - Kubera (the lord of wealth) (lord of wealth, Kubera)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dhaneśvara

dhaneśvara - lord of wealth, Kubera

Compound of dhana (wealth) and īśvara (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+īśvara)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
  noun (neuter)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a larger vocative compound 'mahendrāgnivaruṇadhaneśvaramaheśvarāḥ'

महेश्वराः (maheśvarāḥ) - O great lords (referring to the assembled deities) (great lords, great gods, Śivas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of maheśvara

maheśvara - great lord, great god, Śiva

Compound of mahā (great) and īśvara (lord)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)

जानताम् (jānatām) - even though you know (literally: of those knowing) (of those who know, for those who know)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jānat

jānat - knowing, conscious

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jñā (to know), Class 9

Root: jñā (class 9)

अपि (api) - even though (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (refers to 'what is beneficial') (that, this, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of it) (all, whole, entire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'tat'

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

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, welfare, benefit

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place, put) with prefix hi (which is sometimes treated as hita, a variant for 'placed' or 'beneficial').

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'tat sarvam'

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak (I will speak, I will say)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Tense

Derived from root vac (to speak), Class 2, s-future formation

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - please listen! (let it be heard, listen!)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of śru

Imperative Mood Passive Voice

Derived from root śru (to hear), Class 5

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used here as an honorific command for 'you (plural)'.