वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-101, verse-4

कुलीनमकुलीनं वा वीरं पुरुषमानिनम् ।
चारित्रमेव व्याख्याति शुचिं वा यदि वाशुचिम् ॥४॥

4. kulīnamakulīnaṃ vā vīraṃ puruṣamāninam ,
cāritrameva vyākhyāti śuciṃ vā yadi vāśucim.

4. kulīnam akulīnam vā vīram puruṣamāninam
cāritram eva vyākhyāti śucim vā yadi vā aśucim

4. cāritram eva kulīnam vā akulīnam vā vīram vā
puruṣamāninam vā śucim vā aśucim vā vyākhyāti

4. Character (cāritra) alone reveals whether one is of noble birth or ignoble, heroic or merely proud of himself as a man (puruṣa), pure or impure.

Words meanings summery:

• कुलीनम् (kulīnam) - of noble family, well-born, high-born

• अकुलीनम् (akulīnam) - of ignoble family, low-born

• वा (vā) - or, either

• वीरम् (vīram) - heroic, brave man

• पुरुषमानिनम् (puruṣamāninam) - one who considers himself a man, proud of being a man, self-important man

• चारित्रम् (cāritram) - character, conduct, behavior

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

• व्याख्याति (vyākhyāti) - explains, describes, reveals, declares

• शुचिम् (śucim) - pure, clean, virtuous

• वा (vā) - or, either

• यदि (yadi) - In the construction 'yadi vā... vā...', it means 'whether... or...'. (if, whether)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अशुचिम् (aśucim) - impure, unclean

Words meanings and morphology

कुलीनम् (kulīnam) - of noble family, well-born, high-born

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kulīna

kulīna - of noble family, well-born, high-born

From kula (family, lineage).

अकुलीनम् (akulīnam) - of ignoble family, low-born

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akulīna

akulīna - of ignoble family, low-born

a (not) + kulīna (well-born).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kulīna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kulīna – of noble family, well-born
  adjective (masculine)
  From kula (family, lineage).

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

वीरम् (vīram) - heroic, brave man

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - heroic, brave, a hero, warrior

Root: vīr

पुरुषमानिनम् (puruṣamāninam) - one who considers himself a man, proud of being a man, self-important man

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣamānin

puruṣamānin - one who considers himself a man, proud of being a man, self-important man

Compound of puruṣa (man) and mānin (considering oneself, proud). mānin is derived from man (to think) with ṇin suffix, forming an agent noun/adjective.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+mānin)

• puruṣa – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• mānin – considering oneself, proud, conceited, esteeming
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root man (to think, to regard) + ṇin suffix.
  Root: man (class 4)

चारित्रम् (cāritram) - character, conduct, behavior

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cāritra

cāritra - character, conduct, behavior, history

From root car (to move, behave).

Root: car (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

व्याख्याति (vyākhyāti) - explains, describes, reveals, declares

(verb)

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

Present tense, Parasmaipada

3rd person singular present active of root khyā with prefixes vi and ā.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

शुचिम् (śucim) - pure, clean, virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, virtuous

Root: śuc (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - In the construction 'yadi vā... vā...', it means 'whether... or...'. (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अशुचिम् (aśucim) - impure, unclean

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśuci

aśuci - impure, unclean, unholy

a (not) + śuci (pure).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śuci)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śuci – pure, clean, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)