वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-100, verse-6

एवमेव मनुष्याणां पिता माता गृहं वसु ।
आवासमात्रं काकुत्स्थ सज्जन्ते नात्र सज्जनाः ॥६॥

6. evameva manuṣyāṇāṃ pitā mātā gṛhaṃ vasu ,
āvāsamātraṃ kākutstha sajjante nātra sajjanāḥ.

6. evam eva manuṣyāṇām pitā mātā gṛham vasu
āvāsamātram kākutstha sajjante na atra sajjanāḥ

6. kākutstha evam eva manuṣyāṇām pitā mātā gṛham
vasu āvāsamātram atra sajjanāḥ na sajjante

6. In the same way, O Kakutstha, for human beings, father, mother, home, and wealth are merely temporary abodes. Virtuous people do not become attached to these.

Words meanings summery:

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

• एव (eva) - just (for emphasis) (just, only, indeed, precisely)

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - for human beings (of men, of human beings)

• पिता (pitā) - father

• माता (mātā) - mother

• गृहम् (gṛham) - home (house, home)

• वसु (vasu) - wealth (wealth, treasure, goods)

• आवासमात्रम् (āvāsamātram) - merely temporary abodes (merely a dwelling, just an abode)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Kakutstha (vocative, referring to Rama) (O descendant of Kakutstha (Rama))

• सज्जन्ते (sajjante) - do not become attached (they become attached, they cling)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अत्र (atra) - to these (referring to father, mother, home, wealth) (here, in this place, in this matter)

• सज्जनाः (sajjanāḥ) - virtuous people (good people, virtuous people)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in the same way (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combined with 'eva' for emphasis.

एव (eva) - just (for emphasis) (just, only, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - for human beings (of men, of human beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

Note: Implies 'for' or 'among' in context.

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

गृहम् (gṛham) - home (house, home)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

वसु (vasu) - wealth (wealth, treasure, goods)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vasu

vasu - wealth, treasure, goods, excellent, good

आवासमात्रम् (āvāsamātram) - merely temporary abodes (merely a dwelling, just an abode)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvāsamātra

āvāsamātra - merely a dwelling, only a residence

Compound type : tatpurusha (āvāsa+mātra)

• āvāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vas (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, measuring
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Compound of 'āvāsa' and 'mātra', meaning 'only an abode'.

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Kakutstha (vocative, referring to Rama) (O descendant of Kakutstha (Rama))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an epithet of Rama)

derived from Kakutstha, a legendary king

सज्जन्ते (sajjante) - do not become attached (they become attached, they cling)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of saj

Root: saj (class 1)

Note: ātmanepada form.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - to these (referring to father, mother, home, wealth) (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

सज्जनाः (sajjanāḥ) - virtuous people (good people, virtuous people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sajjana

sajjana - good person, virtuous person, gentleman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+jana)

• sat – good, true, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  root as + śatṛ suffix
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, man, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound of 'sat' (good) and 'jana' (person).

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