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

अस्मिन्नहनि यच्छ्रेयश्चिन्त्यतां तन्मया सह ।
हितं चायति युक्तं च प्रयतौ वक्तुमर्हथ ॥७॥

7. asminnahani yacchreyaścintyatāṃ tanmayā saha ,
hitaṃ cāyati yuktaṃ ca prayatau vaktumarhatha.

7. asmin ahani yat śreyaḥ cintyatām tat mayā saha |
hitam ca āyati yuktam ca prayatāu vaktum arhatha

7. Let whatever is beneficial for this day, and that which is conducive to future well-being, be considered with me. You (all) should make an effort to speak it.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• अहनि (ahani) - in the day

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, beneficial, best

• चिन्त्यताम् (cintyatām) - let it be considered/thought

• तत् (tat) - that

• मया (mayā) - by me, with me

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

• च (ca) - and

• आयति (āyati) - future well-being (future, coming, outcome)

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - conducive (to future well-being) (joined, endowed with, suitable, proper)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रयताउ (prayatāu) - with effort, diligently (used adverbially) (striving, diligent)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak

• अर्हथ (arhatha) - you (all) should/are able

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

अहनि (ahani) - in the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, beneficial, best

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, better, best, excellent, welfare, prosperity

चिन्त्यताम् (cintyatām) - let it be considered/thought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of cint

Root: cit (class 10)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मया (mayā) - by me, with me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, advantageous, good, placed, proper

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place) with prefix hi (variant of pra). Can also be seen as from dhā (to place) with prefix 'ni' but hita is commonly derived from 'dhā'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आयति (āyati) - future well-being (future, coming, outcome)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āyati

āyati - coming, future, income, prosperity, consequence

Derived from root yam with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - conducive (to future well-being) (joined, endowed with, suitable, proper)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, yoked, engaged, suitable, proper, connected, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, to connect)

Root: yuj (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रयताउ (prayatāu) - with effort, diligently (used adverbially) (striving, diligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prayata

prayata - striving, diligent, controlled, restrained, attentive

Past Passive Participle

From root yat (to strive) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak

(verb)

infinitive of vac

infinitive

Formed with the suffix -tum

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हथ (arhatha) - you (all) should/are able

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (lat) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Can also be interpreted as imperative (loṭ).