वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-81, verse-11

कर्दमस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं सुतार्थं परमं हितम् ।
द्विजाः शृणुत मद्वाक्यं यच्छ्रेयः पार्थिवस्य हि ॥११॥

11. kardamastvabravīdvākyaṃ sutārthaṃ paramaṃ hitam ,
dvijāḥ śṛṇuta madvākyaṃ yacchreyaḥ pārthivasya hi.

11. kardamaḥ tu abravīt vākyam suta-artham paramam hitam
dvijāḥ śṛṇuta mat-vākyam yat śreyaḥ pārthivasya hi

11. kardamaḥ tu suta-artham paramam hitam vākyam abravīt
dvijāḥ mat-vākyam śṛṇuta yat pārthivasya śreyaḥ hi

11. Kardama then spoke supremely beneficial words regarding the birth of a son. "O twice-born ones (dvija), listen to my words, which are certainly for the king's welfare."

Words meanings summery:

• कर्दमः (kardamaḥ) - Kardama (a sage)

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, moreover

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• सुत-अर्थम् (suta-artham) - for the sake of a son, for a son

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent, best

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, advantageous

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - O twice-born ones, O Brahmins

• शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - listen, hear

• मत्-वाक्यम् (mat-vākyam) - my words, my speech

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, prosperity, auspiciousness

• पार्थिवस्य (pārthivasya) - of the king, of the earthly ruler

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

कर्दमः (kardamaḥ) - Kardama (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kardama

kardama - Kardama (name of a sage)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: √brū (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

सुत-अर्थम् (suta-artham) - for the sake of a son, for a son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta-artha

suta-artha - for the purpose of a son

Compound type : tatpurusha (suta+artha)

• suta – son, born, produced
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √sū (to give birth)
  Root: √sū (class 2)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate purpose.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, ultimate, supreme, excellent

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, advantageous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, proper, suitable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dhā (to place, set), but typically glossed as from √hi (to send, move) in relation to welfare.

Root: √dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - O twice-born ones, O Brahmins

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born
  adjective/noun
  Nominal derivative from verbal root
  Derived from √jan (to be born)
  Root: √jan (class 4)

शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: √śru (class 5)

मत्-वाक्यम् (mat-vākyam) - my words, my speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mat-vākya

mat-vākya - my speech

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (mat+vākya)

• mat – my, of me
  pronoun
  Genitive/Ablative singular form of 'asmad' (I), used as a pronominal adjective here.
• vākya – word, speech, statement
  noun (neuter)

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, prosperity, auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good fortune, prosperity, auspiciousness

पार्थिवस्य (pārthivasya) - of the king, of the earthly ruler

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

(indeclinable)