वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-16, verse-46

नाहमर्थपरो देवि लोकमावस्तुमुत्सहे ।
विद्धि मामृषिभिस्तुल्यं केवलं धर्ममास्थितम् ॥४६॥

46. nāhamarthaparo devi lokamāvastumutsahe ,
viddhi māmṛṣibhistulyaṃ kevalaṃ dharmamāsthitam.

46. na aham artha-paraḥ devi lokam āvastum utsahe
viddhi mām ṛṣibhiḥ tulyam kevalam dharmam āsthitam

46. devi aham artha-paraḥ na lokam āvastum utsahe mām
ṛṣibhiḥ tulyam kevalam dharmam āsthitam viddhi

46. O goddess, I am not concerned with worldly gains, nor do I wish to reside in the world [in that manner]. Know me to be like the sages, solely devoted to natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अर्थ-परः (artha-paraḥ) - devoted to wealth/worldly pursuits, intent on gain

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

• लोकम् (lokam) - world, people

• आवस्तुम् (āvastum) - to inhabit, to dwell, to reside

• उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able, I endeavor, I am willing

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know

• माम् (mām) - me

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages, with sages

• तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar, like

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, solely, merely

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, constitution)

• आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - established in, devoted to, situated

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

अर्थ-परः (artha-paraḥ) - devoted to wealth/worldly pursuits, intent on gain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha-para

artha-para - devoted to wealth, intent on gain, self-interested

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+para)

• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth, worldly affair
  noun (masculine)
• para – chief, principal, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady

लोकम् (lokam) - world, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, region, people, folk

आवस्तुम् (āvastum) - to inhabit, to dwell, to reside

(indeclinable)

infinitive

root vas with prefix ā, infinitive ending -tum

Prefix: ā

Root: vas (class 1)

उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able, I endeavor, I am willing

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ut-sah

present tense, 1st person singular, middle voice

root sah with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sah (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice

root vid, class 2

Root: vid (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages, with sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar, like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, comparable, similar

Note: Agrees with 'mām'.

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, solely, merely

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, sole, mere, entire

Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - established in, devoted to, situated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ā-sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

root sthā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mām'.