वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-74, verse-18

एष तस्मादभिप्रायाद् राजसूयात् क्रतूत्तमान् ।
निवर्तयामि धर्मज्ञ तव सुव्याहृतेन वै ॥१८॥

18. eṣa tasmādabhiprāyād rājasūyāt kratūttamān ,
nivartayāmi dharmajña tava suvyāhṛtena vai.

18. eṣaḥ tasmāt abhiprāyāt rājasūyāt kratu uttamān
nivartayāmi dharmajña tava suvyāhṛtena vai

18. O knower of natural law (dharma), by your well-spoken words, I indeed abandon the foremost (Vedic rituals) because of that [royal] intention and [the nature of] the Rājasūya (Vedic ritual).

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (referring to the speaker, Rama) (this, this one)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - because of that (from that, therefore)

• अभिप्रायात् (abhiprāyāt) - from that royal intention (to rule and perform such rituals) (from the intention, from the purpose)

• राजसूयात् (rājasūyāt) - from the implications or idea of performing the Rājasūya (Vedic ritual) (from the Rājasūya (Vedic ritual))

• क्रतु (kratu) - (Vedic ritual), sacrifice, ceremony

• उत्तमान् (uttamān) - best, foremost, highest

• निवर्तयामि (nivartayāmi) - I cause to turn back, I abandon, I desist from

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma)

• तव (tava) - your

• सुव्याहृतेन (suvyāhṛtena) - by the well-spoken words, by the excellent speech

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (referring to the speaker, Rama) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (pronoun)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - because of that (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिप्रायात् (abhiprāyāt) - from that royal intention (to rule and perform such rituals) (from the intention, from the purpose)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhiprāya

abhiprāya - intention, purpose, aim, design

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: i (class 2)

राजसूयात् (rājasūyāt) - from the implications or idea of performing the Rājasūya (Vedic ritual) (from the Rājasūya (Vedic ritual))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rājasūya

rājasūya - a Vedic fire ritual of inauguration for a universal monarch

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+sūya)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• sūya – pressing out (soma), sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū

क्रतु (kratu) - (Vedic ritual), sacrifice, ceremony

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kratu

kratu - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, ceremony, power, intelligence

Root: kṛ

Note: Part of the compound 'kratūttamān'

उत्तमान् (uttamān) - best, foremost, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of uttama

uttama - best, highest, foremost, excellent

Note: Part of the compound 'kratūttamān'

निवर्तयामि (nivartayāmi) - I cause to turn back, I abandon, I desist from

(verb)

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

Causative form of ni-vṛt (to turn back, desist from)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of (dharma), righteous

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

सुव्याहृतेन (suvyāhṛtena) - by the well-spoken words, by the excellent speech

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of suvyāhṛta

suvyāhṛta - well-spoken, excellent speech

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+vyāhṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  prefix
• vyāhṛta – spoken, uttered, declared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root hṛ (to take) with prefixes vi- and ā-
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)