वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-107, verse-6

नित्यं ते बन्धुलुब्धस्य तिष्ठतो भ्रातृसौहृदे ।
आर्यमार्गं प्रपन्नस्य नानुमन्येत कः पुमान् ॥६॥

6. nityaṃ te bandhulubdhasya tiṣṭhato bhrātṛsauhṛde ,
āryamārgaṃ prapannasya nānumanyeta kaḥ pumān.

6. nityam te bandhulubdhasya tiṣṭhataḥ bhrātṛsauhṛde
āryamārgam prapannasya na anumanyeta kaḥ pumān

6. bandhulubdhasya bhrātṛsauhṛde nityam tiṣṭhataḥ
āryamārgam prapannasya te kaḥ pumān na anumanyeta

6. Of you, who are always devoted to your kinsmen, steadfast in brotherly affection, and following the noble path – what man would not approve of you?

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• ते (te) - your, of you

• बन्धुलुब्धस्य (bandhulubdhasya) - of one fond of kinsmen, attached to relatives

• तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - of one standing, remaining

• भ्रातृसौहृदे (bhrātṛsauhṛde) - in brotherly friendship, in fraternal affection

• आर्यमार्गम् (āryamārgam) - the noble path

• प्रपन्नस्य (prapannasya) - of one who has attained, taken refuge, followed

• न (na) - not

• अनुमन्येत (anumanyeta) - would approve, would agree

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• पुमान् (pumān) - man, person

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'nitya'.

Note: Modifies 'tiṣṭhataḥ'.

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Refers to Bharata. In some contexts can be dative. Here, genitive 'of you' or 'your'.

बन्धुलुब्धस्य (bandhulubdhasya) - of one fond of kinsmen, attached to relatives

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bandhulubdha

bandhulubdha - fond of kinsmen, attached to relatives

Compound of 'bandhu' (relative) + 'lubdha' (fond of, attached).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bandhu+lubdha)

• bandhu – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)
• lubdha – greedy, covetous, eager, fond of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'lubh' (to desire).
  Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Adjective describing Bharata, in agreement with 'te'.

तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - of one standing, remaining

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sthā

sthā - to stand, to remain, to exist

Present Active Participle

Formed from root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective (participle) in genitive case, agreeing with 'te'.

भ्रातृसौहृदे (bhrātṛsauhṛde) - in brotherly friendship, in fraternal affection

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhrātṛsauhṛda

bhrātṛsauhṛda - brotherly friendship, fraternal affection

Compound of 'bhrātṛ' (brother) + 'sauhṛda' (friendship, affection).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhrātṛ+sauhṛda)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• sauhṛda – friendship, affection, kindness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'suhṛd' (friend).

Note: Indicates the state or condition in which he remains.

आर्यमार्गम् (āryamārgam) - the noble path

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āryamārga

āryamārga - noble path, path of the noble ones, virtuous way

Compound of 'ārya' (noble) + 'mārga' (path).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārya+mārga)

• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable
  adjective (masculine)
• mārga – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg

Note: Object of the participle 'prapannasya'.

प्रपन्नस्य (prapannasya) - of one who has attained, taken refuge, followed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - attained, arrived at, taken refuge in, followed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'pad' (to go) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Adjective (participle) in genitive case, agreeing with 'te'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'anumanyeta'.

अनुमन्येत (anumanyeta) - would approve, would agree

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of man

Optative Middle

Root 'man' with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Potential mood.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative subject.

पुमान् (pumān) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person

Note: Subject, agreeing with 'kaḥ'.