वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-52, verse-12

न परित्यागमर्हेयं मत्सकाशादरिंदम ।
शाश्वती शबला मह्यं कीर्तिरात्मवतो यथा ॥१२॥

12. na parityāgamarheyaṃ matsakāśādariṃdama ,
śāśvatī śabalā mahyaṃ kīrtirātmavato yathā.

12. na parityāgam arheyam matsakāśāt ariṃdama
śāśvatī śabalā mahyam kīrtiḥ ātmavataḥ yathā

12. ariṃdama,
iyam matsakāśāt parityāgam na arheyam.
śabalā mahyam ātmavataḥ śāśvatī kīrtiḥ yathā (asti).

12. O subduer of enemies, she is not fit to be relinquished by me. Shabala is to me like the eternal glory (kīrti) of a self-controlled person (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• परित्यागम् (parityāgam) - the act of giving away (Shabala) (abandonment, relinquishment, surrender)

• अर्हेयम् (arheyam) - not worthy of being given away (worthy, deserving, fit)

• मत्सकाशात् (matsakāśāt) - from my possession (from my proximity, from me)

• अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies (addressed to the King) (subduer of enemies)

• शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

• शबला (śabalā) - Shabala, the divine cow Kamadhenu (Shabala, variegated, brindled)

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, renown

• आत्मवतः (ātmavataḥ) - of one who possesses an ātman, of a self-controlled person

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

परित्यागम् (parityāgam) - the act of giving away (Shabala) (abandonment, relinquishment, surrender)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parityāga

parityāga - abandonment, relinquishment, surrender, giving up

Derived from prefix pari + root tyaj (to abandon) + suffix ghañ

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

अर्हेयम् (arheyam) - not worthy of being given away (worthy, deserving, fit)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arheya

arheya - worthy, deserving, fit, appropriate

Gerundive/Passive Future Participle

Derived from root arh (to deserve) with suffix -eya

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: The form suggests feminine singular nominative, modifying an implied 'iyam' (she) referring to Shabala.

मत्सकाशात् (matsakāśāt) - from my possession (from my proximity, from me)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of matsakāśa

matsakāśa - my proximity, my presence

Compound of 'mat' (my, from 'mad') and 'sakāśa' (proximity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+sakāśa)

• mad – my, from me
  pronoun
• sakāśa – proximity, presence, vicinity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sa

अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies (addressed to the King) (subduer of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes

Compound: ari (enemy) + dam (to subdue)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ari+dam)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dam – to subdue, restrain, tame
  verb root
  Root: dam (class 1)

शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent

Note: Feminine form of śāśvata.

शबला (śabalā) - Shabala, the divine cow Kamadhenu (Shabala, variegated, brindled)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śabalā

śabalā - Shabala (proper noun), variegated, brindled (adjective)

Note: The name of the cow.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, ego

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, report

From root kīrt (to mention, praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

आत्मवतः (ātmavataḥ) - of one who possesses an ātman, of a self-controlled person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - possessing an ātman (self), self-controlled, wise, spiritual

Derived from ātman + matup suffix (possessive)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)