वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-81, verse-17

प्रीतो ऽस्मि हयमेधेन भक्त्या च द्विजसत्तमाः ।
अस्य बाह्लिपतेश्चैव किं करोमि प्रियं शुभम् ॥१७॥

17. prīto'smi hayamedhena bhaktyā ca dvijasattamāḥ ,
asya bāhlipateścaiva kiṃ karomi priyaṃ śubham.

17. prītaḥ asmi hayamedhena bhaktyā ca dvijasattamāḥ
asya bāhlipateḥ ca eva kim karomi priyam śubham

17. dvijasattamāḥ aham hayamedhena bhaktyā ca prītaḥ
asmi asya bāhlipateḥ ca eva kim priyam śubham karomi

17. “O best among brahmins, I am pleased by this horse-sacrifice and by your devotion (bhakti). What auspicious and favorable deed shall I do for this lord of Bahlika?”

Words meanings summery:

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

• हयमेधेन (hayamedhena) - by this horse-sacrifice (by the horse-sacrifice)

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by your devotion (by devotion, by faith)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - O best among brahmins (O best of twice-born ones, O best of brahmins)

• अस्य (asya) - for this (of this, for this)

• बाह्लिपतेः (bāhlipateḥ) - of this lord of Bahlika (of the lord of Bahlika)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, only, certainly)

• किम् (kim) - what (what? which? why?)

• करोमि (karomi) - shall I do (I do, I make, I shall do)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - favorable (dear, beloved, agreeable, favorable)

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (deed) (auspicious, good, beautiful)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root prī- (to please) + -ta

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'I' (aham).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

हयमेधेन (hayamedhena) - by this horse-sacrifice (by the horse-sacrifice)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hayamedha

hayamedha - horse-sacrifice (Aśvamedha)

Compound of haya (horse) + medha (sacrifice)

Compound type : tatpurusha (haya+medha)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 5)
• medha – sacrifice, oblations
  noun (masculine)
  Root: medh (class 1)

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by your devotion (by devotion, by faith)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, faith, attachment, worship

From root bhaj- (to share, worship) + -ti

Root: bhaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects "hayamedhena" and "bhaktyā".

द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - O best among brahmins (O best of twice-born ones, O best of brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born, best of brahmins

Compound of dvija (twice-born) + sattama (best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born, brahmin
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of dvi (two) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of sat (good, existing)

अस्य (asya) - for this (of this, for this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Implies 'for' (dative sense).

बाह्लिपतेः (bāhlipateḥ) - of this lord of Bahlika (of the lord of Bahlika)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāhlipati

bāhlipati - lord of Bahlika, king of Bahlika

Compound of Bāhli (Bahlika, a country) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāhli+pati)

• bāhli – Bahlika (a country or its ruler)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'for this' (asya) to 'lord of Bahlika' (bāhlipateḥ).

एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

किम् (kim) - what (what? which? why?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Note: Acts as the subject of the question.

करोमि (karomi) - shall I do (I do, I make, I shall do)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Present tense used for a deliberative future (shall I do).

प्रियम् (priyam) - favorable (dear, beloved, agreeable, favorable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, agreeable, favorable

Note: Agrees with śubham (implied noun or simply predicative).

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (deed) (auspicious, good, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, prosperous

Note: Acts as a noun "auspicious thing" or modifies an implied "kāryam" (deed).