वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-18, verse-6

देवकल्पमृजुं दान्तं रिपूणामपि वत्सलम् ।
अवेक्षमाणः को धर्मं त्यजेत् पुत्रमकारणात् ॥६॥

6. devakalpamṛjuṃ dāntaṃ ripūṇāmapi vatsalam ,
avekṣamāṇaḥ ko dharmaṃ tyajet putramakāraṇāt.

6. deva-kalpam ṛjum dāntam ripūṇām api vatsalam
avekṣamāṇaḥ kaḥ dharmam tyajet putram akāraṇāt

6. kaḥ dharmam avekṣamāṇaḥ ripūṇām api vatsalam
deva-kalpam ṛjum dāntam putram akāraṇāt tyajet

6. Who, considering the natural law (dharma), would abandon a son who is god-like, honest, self-controlled, and affectionate even towards his enemies, without any cause?

Words meanings summery:

• देव-कल्पम् (deva-kalpam) - god-like, resembling a deity

• ऋजुम् (ṛjum) - straight, honest, upright, simple

• दान्तम् (dāntam) - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined

• रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of enemies

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वत्सलम् (vatsalam) - affectionate, tender, loving, kind

• अवेक्षमाणः (avekṣamāṇaḥ) - considering, perceiving, looking at

• कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

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

• त्यजेत् (tyajet) - would abandon, should abandon, might abandon

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• अकारणात् (akāraṇāt) - without cause, without reason

Words meanings and morphology

देव-कल्पम् (deva-kalpam) - god-like, resembling a deity

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva-kalpa

deva-kalpa - god-like, resembling a deity, almost a god

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+kalpa)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, similar to (often as a suffix)
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifying 'putram'.

ऋजुम् (ṛjum) - straight, honest, upright, simple

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛju

ṛju - straight, honest, upright, simple, direct

Note: Modifying 'putram'.

दान्तम् (dāntam) - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined, tamed

Past Passive Participle

From root dam (to tame, subdue, control).

Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Modifying 'putram'.

रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वत्सलम् (vatsalam) - affectionate, tender, loving, kind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vatsala

vatsala - affectionate, tender, loving, kind, fond of

Note: Modifying 'putram'.

अवेक्षमाणः (avekṣamāṇaḥ) - considering, perceiving, looking at

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īkṣ

īkṣ - to see, to perceive, to observe

Present Middle Participle

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix ava (down, towards).

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a participial adjective, describing 'kaḥ'.

कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which?

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

त्यजेत् (tyajet) - would abandon, should abandon, might abandon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of tyaj

Optative mood, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

From root tyaj, class 1.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of 'tyajet'.

अकारणात् (akāraṇāt) - without cause, without reason

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - without cause, causeless, ungrounded

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, motive
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions adverbially here, 'without a cause'.