वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-20, verse-6

इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातः साक्षाद्धर्म इवापरः ।
धृतिमान्सुव्रतः श्रीमान्न धर्मं हातुमर्हसि ॥६॥

6. ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jātaḥ sākṣāddharma ivāparaḥ ,
dhṛtimānsuvrataḥ śrīmānna dharmaṃ hātumarhasi.

6. ikṣvākūṇām kule jātaḥ sākṣāt dharmaḥ iva aparaḥ
dhṛtimān suvrataḥ śrīmān na dharmam hātum arhasi

6. ikṣvākūṇām kule jātaḥ sākṣāt dharmaḥ iva aparaḥ
dhṛtimān suvrataḥ śrīmān (tvam) dharmam hātum na arhasi

6. Born in the lineage of the Ikṣvākus, you are like another manifest form of natural law (dharma) itself. Possessing fortitude, pious, and glorious, you ought not to abandon your (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikṣvākus

• कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, manifestly, in person

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

• धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - endowed with fortitude, resolute

• सुव्रतः (suvrataḥ) - of good vows, pious

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, fortunate, prosperous

• न (na) - not

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, natural law (dharma)

• हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon, to forsake, to give up

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are fit, you deserve

Words meanings and morphology

इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikṣvākus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - Ikṣvāku (name of an ancient king, founder of the solar dynasty)

कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan

जातः (jātaḥ) - born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

from jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject, Rama.

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, manifestly, in person

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'dharmaḥ'.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature

from dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of the comparison 'like another manifest dharma'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, posterior

Note: Refers to Rama, as 'another dharma'.

धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - endowed with fortitude, resolute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtimat

dhṛtimat - possessing fortitude, resolute, steady

from dhṛti (fortitude) + -mat (possessing)

Note: Qualifies Rama (implied subject).

सुव्रतः (suvrataḥ) - of good vows, pious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suvrata

suvrata - of good vows, pious, virtuous, firm in vows

su- (good) + vrata (vow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vrata)

• su – good, well
  prefix
• vrata – vow, sacred duty, observance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Rama (implied subject).

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, fortunate, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, fortunate, prosperous, beautiful

from śrī (glory, prosperity) + -mat (possessing)

Note: Qualifies Rama (implied subject).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the action 'hātum arhasi'.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature

from dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'hātum'.

हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon, to forsake, to give up

(indeclinable)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Infinitive of purpose.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are fit, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

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