वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-73, verse-12

गच्छ चारिष्टमव्यग्रः पन्थानमकुतोभयम् ।
प्रशाधि राज्यं धर्मेण गतिर्हि जगतो भवान् ॥१२॥

12. gaccha cāriṣṭamavyagraḥ panthānamakutobhayam ,
praśādhi rājyaṃ dharmeṇa gatirhi jagato bhavān.

12. gaccha ca ariṣṭam avyagraḥ panthānam akutobhayam
praśādhi rājyam dharmeṇa gatiḥ hi jagataḥ bhavān

12. avyagraḥ tvam ariṣṭam akutobhayam panthānam gaccha
ca rājyam dharmeṇa praśādhi hi bhavān jagataḥ gatiḥ

12. Proceed, undistracted, on an auspicious and safe path. Rule the kingdom with righteousness (dharma), for you are indeed the protector of the world.

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अरिष्टम् (ariṣṭam) - auspicious and safe (unharmed, auspicious, safe)

• अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - undistracted, calm (undisturbed, calm, attentive)

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, way, road

• अकुतोभयम् (akutobhayam) - safe from all dangers (free from fear from anywhere, safe)

• प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule, govern, command

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to righteous principles (dharma) (by natural law, by righteousness, according to duty)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - protector, refuge (path, movement, refuge, resort, state)

• हि (hi) - for, indicating reason (indeed, for, because)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of beings

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed

(verb)

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

Imperative active

Root gam (class 1), imperative 2nd person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two imperatives ('gaccha' and 'praśādhi').

अरिष्टम् (ariṣṭam) - auspicious and safe (unharmed, auspicious, safe)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ariṣṭa

ariṣṭa - unharmed, safe, auspicious

Negation of 'riṣṭa' (injured) with prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+riṣṭa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• riṣṭa – injured, hurt, harmed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root riṣ (to hurt)
  Root: riṣ (class 4)

अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - undistracted, calm (undisturbed, calm, attentive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyagra

avyagra - undisturbed, calm, undistracted

Negation of 'vyagra' (agitated, distracted) with prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyagra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyagra – agitated, distracted, busy
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'vi' + 'agra' (foremost)
  Prefix: vi

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, way, road

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road

Note: Object of 'gaccha'.

अकुतोभयम् (akutobhayam) - safe from all dangers (free from fear from anywhere, safe)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akutobhaya

akutobhaya - free from fear from anywhere, safe, secure

Compound formed from 'akutaḥ' (from nowhere) and 'bhaya' (fear)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akutaḥ+bhaya)

• akutaḥ – from nowhere, from no quarter
  indeclinable
  Derived from 'kutaḥ' (whence) with negative 'a'
  Prefix: a
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Accusative, modifying 'panthānam'.

प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule, govern, command

(verb)

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

Imperative active

Root śās (class 2) with prefix 'pra', imperative 2nd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: śās (class 2)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, empire, sovereignty

Derived from 'rājan' (king)

Note: Object of 'praśādhi'.

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to righteous principles (dharma) (by natural law, by righteousness, according to duty)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, religious merit, virtue

From root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrument indicating the means or manner of ruling.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - protector, refuge (path, movement, refuge, resort, state)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, refuge, state, destination

From root gam (to go) + ktin suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhavān'.

हि (hi) - for, indicating reason (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of beings

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, animate beings

Participle from root gam (to go), used as noun

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Possessive for 'gatiḥ'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific form), being, existing

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be, exist), used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.