वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-53, verse-4

किं मयापकृतं तस्य महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः ।
यन्मामनागसं भक्तामिष्टां त्यजति धार्मिकः ॥४॥

4. kiṃ mayāpakṛtaṃ tasya maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ ,
yanmāmanāgasaṃ bhaktāmiṣṭāṃ tyajati dhārmikaḥ.

4. kim mayā apakṛtam tasya maharṣeḥ bhāvitātmanaḥ
yat mām anāgasam bhaktām iṣṭām tyajati dhārmikaḥ

4. mayā tasya bhāvita-ātmanaḥ maharṣeḥ kim apakṛtam
yat dhārmikaḥ mām anāgasam bhaktām iṣṭām tyajati

4. What wrong have I done to that great sage (maharṣi), whose soul (ātman) is so pure, that he, a righteous person (dhārmika), abandons me, who am innocent, devoted, and beloved?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what (wrong) (what, why)

• मया (mayā) - by me (the cow) (by me)

• अपकृतम् (apakṛtam) - wrong done (wrong done, harm, injury)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Vasiṣṭha) (of him, his)

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage Vasiṣṭha (of the great sage (maharṣi))

• भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of the one whose soul (ātman) is pure (of the one with a purified/cultivated soul (ātman))

• यत् (yat) - that, such that (that, which, because)

• माम् (mām) - me (the cow) (me)

• अनागसम् (anāgasam) - innocent (innocent, blameless)

• भक्ताम् (bhaktām) - devoted (to Vasiṣṭha) (devoted, faithful, attached)

• इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - beloved (beloved, desired, worshipped, sacrificed)

• त्यजति (tyajati) - he abandons (he abandons, forsakes, gives up)

• धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - a righteous person (righteous, virtuous, just; a righteous person (dhārmika))

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (wrong) (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Note: Referring to "apakṛtam".

मया (mayā) - by me (the cow) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Agent in passive construction.

अपकृतम् (apakṛtam) - wrong done (wrong done, harm, injury)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apakṛta

apakṛta - wrong done, harm, injury, ill-treatment

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

Derived from verb root kṛ (to do) with prefix apa-

Prefix: apa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Vasiṣṭha) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with maharṣeḥ and bhāvitātmanaḥ.

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage Vasiṣṭha (of the great sage (maharṣi))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, seer (maharṣi)

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of the one whose soul (ātman) is pure (of the one with a purified/cultivated soul (ātman))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose soul (ātman) is refined/cultivated/purified/developed

Compound of bhāvita (purified) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – purified, cultivated, produced, felt
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be) in causative sense, then participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with maharṣeḥ.

यत् (yat) - that, such that (that, which, because)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me (the cow) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Object of tyajati.

अनागसम् (anāgasam) - innocent (innocent, blameless)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anāgas

anāgas - innocent, sinless, blameless, faultless

Compound of an- (negation) and āgas (offence, sin)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+āgas)

• an – not, without
  prefix
• āgas – offence, crime, fault, sin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with mām.

भक्ताम् (bhaktām) - devoted (to Vasiṣṭha) (devoted, faithful, attached)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, faithful, attached, loyal; a devotee

Past Passive Participle (often used as adjective/noun)

From root bhaj (to distribute, to be devoted to)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mām.

इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - beloved (beloved, desired, worshipped, sacrificed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, longed for, beloved, dear; worshipped, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

From root yaj (to sacrifice, worship) or iṣ (to wish)

Root: yaj / iṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mām.

त्यजति (tyajati) - he abandons (he abandons, forsakes, gives up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tyaj

Present Indicative, Third Person, Singular, Active Voice

Root tyaj (class 1)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Subject is dhārmikaḥ.

धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - a righteous person (righteous, virtuous, just; a righteous person (dhārmika))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, just, pious; one who practices (dharma)

Derived from dharma with -ika suffix

Note: Refers to Vasiṣṭha.

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