वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-1, verse-16

कथं चिदुपकारेण कृतेनैकेन तुष्यति ।
न स्मरत्यपकाराणां शतमप्यात्मवत्तया ॥१६॥

16. kathaṃ cidupakāreṇa kṛtenaikena tuṣyati ,
na smaratyapakārāṇāṃ śatamapyātmavattayā.

16. kathaṃ cit upakāreṇa kṛtena ekena tuṣyati
na smarati apakārāṇāṃ śatam api ātmavattayā

16. ātmavattayā ekena kṛtena upakāreṇa kathaṃ
cit tuṣyati śatam api apakārāṇāṃ na smarati

16. One who possesses a noble spirit (ātmavattayā) is satisfied by even a single act of kindness done for them. Such a person does not remember even a hundred offenses.

Words meanings summery:

• कथं (kathaṁ) - somehow, by some means (how, in what manner, by what means)

• चित् (cit) - (with kathaṃ) somehow, in some slight measure (a particle indicating indefiniteness; even, even if, slightly)

• उपकारेण (upakāreṇa) - by an act of kindness (by a benefit, by a service, by an assistance)

• कृतेन (kṛtena) - by that which has been done (referring to upakāra) (by that which is done, by accomplished)

• एकेन (ekena) - by a single (act) (by one, by a single, by alone)

• तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied (is pleased, is satisfied, rejoices)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• स्मरति (smarati) - remembers, holds in memory (remembers, recalls, thinks of)

• अपकाराणां (apakārāṇāṁ) - of offenses, of wrongful acts (of harms, of injuries, of disservices)

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (offenses) (a hundred)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, moreover)

• आत्मवत्तया (ātmavattayā) - due to inner composure, due to a noble nature (by self-possession, by self-control, by inherent nature, by nobility of spirit)

Words meanings and morphology

कथं (kathaṁ) - somehow, by some means (how, in what manner, by what means)

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - (with kathaṃ) somehow, in some slight measure (a particle indicating indefiniteness; even, even if, slightly)

(indeclinable)

उपकारेण (upakāreṇa) - by an act of kindness (by a benefit, by a service, by an assistance)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upakāra

upakāra - benefit, service, help, favor

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृतेन (kṛtena) - by that which has been done (referring to upakāra) (by that which is done, by accomplished)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with upakāreṇa.

एकेन (ekena) - by a single (act) (by one, by a single, by alone)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with upakāreṇa.

तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied (is pleased, is satisfied, rejoices)

(verb)

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

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Refers to the implied subject, a person with ātmavattā.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb smarati.

स्मरति (smarati) - remembers, holds in memory (remembers, recalls, thinks of)

(verb)

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

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject.

अपकाराणां (apakārāṇāṁ) - of offenses, of wrongful acts (of harms, of injuries, of disservices)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of apakāra

apakāra - harm, injury, offense, disservice

Prefix: apa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of memory (implicitly).

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (offenses) (a hundred)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Direct object of smarati.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes śatam.

आत्मवत्तया (ātmavattayā) - due to inner composure, due to a noble nature (by self-possession, by self-control, by inherent nature, by nobility of spirit)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ātmavattā

ātmavattā - self-possession, self-control, intrinsic nature, nobility of spirit

Derived from ātman + vat (possessive suffix) + tā (abstract suffix)

Note: Indicates the reason or cause.