वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-20, verse-26

अमित्रदमनार्थं मे सर्वमेतच्चतुष्टयम् ।
न चाहं कामये ऽत्यर्थं यः स्याच्छत्रुर्मतो मम ॥२६॥

26. amitradamanārthaṃ me sarvametaccatuṣṭayam ,
na cāhaṃ kāmaye'tyarthaṃ yaḥ syācchatrurmato mama.

26. amitra-damana-artham me sarvam etat catuṣṭayam na
ca aham kāmaye atyartham yaḥ syāt śatruḥ mataḥ mama

26. me sarvam etat catuṣṭayam amitra-damana-artham ca
aham yaḥ mama mataḥ śatruḥ syāt atyartham na kāmaye

26. All this quartet (of means) is for me to subdue my enemies. Yet, I do not excessively desire anyone to be considered my enemy.

Words meanings summery:

• अमित्र-दमन-अर्थम् (amitra-damana-artham) - for the purpose of subduing enemies, for enemy suppression

• मे (me) - to me, for me, by me, my

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• एतत् (etat) - this

• चतुष्टयम् (catuṣṭayam) - a quartet, a group of four, a fourfold collection

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively, too much, greatly

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, which

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, should be

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, deemed, thought, approved

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

अमित्र-दमन-अर्थम् (amitra-damana-artham) - for the purpose of subduing enemies, for enemy suppression

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amitra-damana-artha

amitra-damana-artha - purpose of subduing enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+damana+artha)

• amitra – enemy, foe, not-friend
  noun (masculine)
• damana – subduing, taming, suppression
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Root: dam (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative expressing purpose.

मे (me) - to me, for me, by me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

asmad - I

Note: Enclitic form of the first person pronoun, indicating possession or relation here.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Agrees with 'catuṣṭayam'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with 'catuṣṭayam'.

चतुष्टयम् (catuṣṭayam) - a quartet, a group of four, a fourfold collection

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of catuṣṭaya

catuṣṭaya - a collection of four, a quartet

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kam

denominative / 10th class

Derived from the root 'kam' (class 1) but often used in the 10th class 'kāmayati' or as a denominative verb to mean 'to desire'.

Root: kam (class 10)

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively, too much, greatly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, deemed, thought, approved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, opinion, belief

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'śatruḥ'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I