योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-7, verse-3

यत्तु मे हृद्गतं वाक्यं तस्य कार्यविनिर्णयम् ।
कुरु त्वं राजशार्दूल धर्मं समनुपालय ॥ ३ ॥

yattu me hṛdgataṃ vākyaṃ tasya kāryavinirṇayam ,
kuru tvaṃ rājaśārdūla dharmaṃ samanupālaya 3

3. yat tu me hṛd-gatam vākyam tasya kārya-vinirṇayam
kuru tvam rāja-śārdūla dharmam samanu-pālaya

3. But as for the request that is in my heart, O tiger among kings, please make a decision regarding that matter, and uphold the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - as for that which (which, what, that which)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• हृद्-गतम् (hṛd-gatam) - in my heart (referring to a request or intention) (gone to the heart, residing in the heart, secret)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - request (speech, word, statement, request)

• तस्य (tasya) - regarding that (request) (of that, its)

• कार्य-विनिर्णयम् (kārya-vinirṇayam) - decision regarding that matter (determination of the task, decision regarding the matter)

• कुरु (kuru) - make (a decision) (do, make, perform)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• राज-शार्दूल (rāja-śārdūla) - O King Daśaratha (O best of kings, O tiger among kings)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution)

• समनु-पालय (samanu-pālaya) - uphold (uphold, protect, maintain)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - as for that which (which, what, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of implicit 'asti'

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

particle used for emphasis or contrast

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: possessive for 'hṛd-gatam vākyam'

हृद्-गतम् (hṛd-gatam) - in my heart (referring to a request or intention) (gone to the heart, residing in the heart, secret)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛd-gata

hṛd-gata - gone to the heart, heart-felt, secret

Compound type : Tatpurusha (hṛd+gata)

• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hṛd
• gata – gone, attained, reached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: modifies 'vākyam'

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - request (speech, word, statement, request)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, request

From root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the 'yat' clause

तस्य (tasya) - regarding that (request) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Connects to 'kārya-vinirṇayam'

कार्य-विनिर्णयम् (kārya-vinirṇayam) - decision regarding that matter (determination of the task, decision regarding the matter)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kārya-vinirṇaya

kārya-vinirṇaya - determination of a task, decision regarding a matter

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kārya+vinirṇaya)

• kārya – task, duty, matter, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (future passive participle)
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vinirṇaya – decision, determination, ascertainment
  noun (masculine)
  From root nṛ with prefixes vi and ni
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: nṛ (class 1)

Note: object of 'kuru'

कुरु (kuru) - make (a decision) (do, make, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of kṛ

Imperative mood

Second person singular, Imperative active, Parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'kuru' and 'samanupālaya'

राज-शार्दूल (rāja-śārdūla) - O King Daśaratha (O best of kings, O tiger among kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāja-śārdūla

rāja-śārdūla - king-tiger, best of kings, tiger among kings

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rājan+śārdūla)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• śārdūla – tiger, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to King Daśaratha

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'samanupālaya'

समनु-पालय (samanu-pālaya) - uphold (uphold, protect, maintain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of pāl

Imperative mood

Second person singular, Imperative active, Parasmaipada. Formed from root pāl (causative of pā) with prefixes sam and anu.

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: pā (class 2)