वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-97, verse-14

पौरेषु यदि ते प्रीतिर्यदि स्नेहो ह्यनुत्तमः ।
सपुत्रदाराः काकुत्स्थ समं गच्छाम सत्पथम् ॥१४॥

14. paureṣu yadi te prītiryadi sneho hyanuttamaḥ ,
saputradārāḥ kākutstha samaṃ gacchāma satpatham.

14. paureṣu yadi te prītiḥ yadi snehaḥ hi anuttamaḥ
saputradārāḥ kākutstha samam gacchāma satpatham

14. kākutstha yadi te paureṣu prītiḥ yadi hi anuttamaḥ
snehaḥ saputradārāḥ samam gacchāma satpatham

14. O Kakutstha, if you truly have affection for your citizens, and if your love for them is unsurpassed, then let us, with our children and wives, go together on the righteous path.

Words meanings summery:

• पौरेषु (paureṣu) - among the citizens (among the citizens, in the city dwellers)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection (affection, love, joy)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - love (love, affection, tenderness)

• हि (hi) - truly (indeed, surely, because)

• अनुत्तमः (anuttamaḥ) - unsurpassed (unsurpassed, unexcelled, supreme)

• सपुत्रदाराः (saputradārāḥ) - with our children and wives (with children and wives)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Kakutstha (O Kakutstha (Rāma))

• समम् (samam) - together (together, equally, at the same time)

• गच्छाम (gacchāma) - let us go (let us go, we may go)

• सत्पथम् (satpatham) - the righteous path (the good path, righteous path)

Words meanings and morphology

पौरेषु (paureṣu) - among the citizens (among the citizens, in the city dwellers)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, city dweller, urban

From pura (city)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive singular of yuṣmad (alternative form)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection (affection, love, joy)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - pleasure, joy, love, affection, satisfaction

From root prī (to please)

Root: prī (class 9)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - love (love, affection, tenderness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - love, affection, tenderness, oil, unctuousness

From root snih (to be sticky, love)

Root: snih (class 4)

हि (hi) - truly (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle

अनुत्तमः (anuttamaḥ) - unsurpassed (unsurpassed, unexcelled, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, unexcelled, supreme, best

Negative prefix an- + superlative uttama

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-, non-
  prefix
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud (up)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ud

Note: Modifies snehaḥ

सपुत्रदाराः (saputradārāḥ) - with our children and wives (with children and wives)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saputradāra

saputradāra - accompanied by children and wives

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + putra (son) + dāra (wife)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+putra+dāra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• dāra – wife (usually plural dārāḥ for wife)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the citizens.

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Kakutstha (O Kakutstha (Rāma))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an epithet of Rāma)

समम् (samam) - together (together, equally, at the same time)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter used as adverb

गच्छाम (gacchāma) - let us go (let us go, we may go)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative Active

1st person plural, imperative mood active voice

Root: gam (class 1)

सत्पथम् (satpatham) - the righteous path (the good path, righteous path)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satpatha

satpatha - good path, right way, true path

Compound of sat (good, true) + patha (path)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+patha)

• sat – good, true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (of as 'to be')
  Root: as (class 2)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: paṭh (class 1)