वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-100, verse-2

साधु राघव मा भूत्ते बुद्धिरेवं निरर्थका ।
प्राकृतस्य नरस्येव आर्य बुद्धेस्तपस्विनः ॥२॥

2. sādhu rāghava mā bhūtte buddhirevaṃ nirarthakā ,
prākṛtasya narasyeva ārya buddhestapasvinaḥ.

2. sādhu rāghava mā bhūt te buddhiḥ evam nirarthakā
prākṛtasya narasya iva ārya buddheḥ tapasvinaḥ

2. rāghava sādhu te buddhiḥ evam nirarthakā mā bhūt
prākṛtasya narasya iva ārya buddheḥ tapasvinaḥ

2. Indeed, O Raghava, let your intellect not be thus meaningless, like that of an ordinary man, but rather like that of noble understanding and of an ascetic.

Words meanings summery:

• साधु (sādhu) - good, well, excellent, indeed, rightly so

• राघव (rāghava) - O Raghava (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rama)

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

• भूत् (bhūt) - let it not be (with mā) (let it be, may it be)

• ते (te) - your, to you

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• निरर्थका (nirarthakā) - meaningless, useless, vain

• प्राकृतस्य (prākṛtasya) - of an ordinary person, of a common man

• नरस्य (narasya) - of a man, of a human being

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आर्य (ārya) - noble, respectable, excellent

• बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of the intellect, of the mind, of understanding

• तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - of an ascetic, of a sage

Words meanings and morphology

साधु (sādhu) - good, well, excellent, indeed, rightly so

(indeclinable)

राघव (rāghava) - O Raghava (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

भूत् (bhūt) - let it not be (with mā) (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, injunctive (aorist) (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, perception

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

निरर्थका (nirarthakā) - meaningless, useless, vain

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirarthaka

nirarthaka - meaningless, useless, vain, unprofitable

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+artha)

• nis – without, out of
  prefix
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

प्राकृतस्य (prākṛtasya) - of an ordinary person, of a common man

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prākṛta

prākṛta - ordinary, common, natural, vulgar

नरस्य (narasya) - of a man, of a human being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आर्य (ārya) - noble, respectable, excellent

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable, excellent, a noble man

बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of the intellect, of the mind, of understanding

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, perception

तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - of an ascetic, of a sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, sage, one practicing tapas

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