वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-101, verse-18

असत्यसंधस्य सतश्चलस्यास्थिरचेतसः ।
नैव देवा न पितरः प्रतीच्छन्तीति नः श्रुतम् ॥१८॥

18. asatyasaṃdhasya sataścalasyāsthiracetasaḥ ,
naiva devā na pitaraḥ pratīcchantīti naḥ śrutam.

18. asatyasaṃdhasya sataḥ calasya asthiracetasaḥ na
eva devāḥ na pitaraḥ pratīcchanti iti naḥ śrutam

18. naḥ śrutam iti (yat) devāḥ na pitaraḥ na asatyasaṃdhasya
sataḥ calasya asthiracetasaḥ (puruṣasya) pratīcchanti

18. It has been heard by us that neither the gods nor the ancestors (pitaras) accept a person who is untruthful in their commitments (asatyasaṃdha), fickle, and whose mind is unsteady.

Words meanings summery:

• असत्यसंधस्य (asatyasaṁdhasya) - of one whose vows are false, of one untruthful in commitments (asatyasaṃdha)

• सतः (sataḥ) - of an existing, of a virtuous, of a good person

• चलस्य (calasya) - of a fickle, of a wavering

• अस्थिरचेतसः (asthiracetasaḥ) - of one whose mind is unsteady

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• न (na) - nor, not

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, fathers (pitaras)

• प्रतीच्छन्ति (pratīcchanti) - they accept, they receive favorably

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• नः (naḥ) - by us, to us

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

Words meanings and morphology

असत्यसंधस्य (asatyasaṁdhasya) - of one whose vows are false, of one untruthful in commitments (asatyasaṃdha)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asatyasaṃdha

asatyasaṁdha - one whose promises are false, untruthful in commitments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+satya+saṃdha)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• satya – truth, true
  noun (neuter)
• saṃdha – agreement, vow, treaty, union
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

सतः (sataḥ) - of an existing, of a virtuous, of a good person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, good, virtuous; a good person, being

Present Active Participle

Present participle of √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

चलस्य (calasya) - of a fickle, of a wavering

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cala

cala - moving, unsteady, fickle, transient

Root: cal (class 1)

अस्थिरचेतसः (asthiracetasaḥ) - of one whose mind is unsteady

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asthiracetas

asthiracetas - one whose mind is unsteady, fickle-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+sthira+cetas)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• sthira – firm, steady, stable, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

न (na) - nor, not

(indeclinable)

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, fathers (pitaras)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

प्रतीच्छन्ति (pratīcchanti) - they accept, they receive favorably

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √iṣ

Prefix: prati

Root: iṣ (class 6)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us, to us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Enclitic form, here meaning 'by us' for 'it has been heard'

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √śru + -ta suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

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