वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-20, verse-6

धर्मदोषप्रसङ्गेन लोकस्यानतिशङ्कया ।
कथं ह्येतदसंभ्रान्तस्त्वद्विधो वक्तुमर्हति ॥६॥

6. dharmadoṣaprasaṅgena lokasyānatiśaṅkayā ,
kathaṃ hyetadasaṃbhrāntastvadvidho vaktumarhati.

6. dharma-doṣa-prasaṅgena lokasya anatiśaṅkayā katham
hi etat asaṃbhrāntaḥ tvadvidhaḥ vaktum arhati

6. tvadvidhaḥ asaṃbhrāntaḥ katham hi etat
dharma-doṣa-prasaṅgena lokasya anatiśaṅkayā vaktum arhati

6. How can one like you, who is not bewildered, speak in such a manner, when it involves the implication of transgressions against natural law (dharma) and the absence of strong objection from the people?

Words meanings summery:

• धर्म-दोष-प्रसङ्गेन (dharma-doṣa-prasaṅgena) - by the implication of transgressions against natural law (dharma) (by the connection with the fault of natural law, by the involvement of transgression against duty)

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people (of the world, of the people)

• अनतिशङ्कया (anatiśaṅkayā) - by the absence of strong objection (by lack of excessive doubt, by the absence of strong apprehension)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• एतत् (etat) - this (matter/statement) (this, this one, it)

• असंभ्रान्तः (asaṁbhrāntaḥ) - who is not bewildered (undeluded, unconfused, steady, not bewildered)

• त्वद्विधः (tvadvidhaḥ) - one like you (one like you, a person of your kind)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak (to speak, to say)

• अर्हति (arhati) - can (possibly) (is able, is fit, deserves, ought)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म-दोष-प्रसङ्गेन (dharma-doṣa-prasaṅgena) - by the implication of transgressions against natural law (dharma) (by the connection with the fault of natural law, by the involvement of transgression against duty)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma-doṣa-prasaṅga

dharma-doṣa-prasaṅga - connection with the fault of dharma, involvement in a moral transgression

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+doṣa+prasaṅga)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• doṣa – fault, defect, blame, vice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• prasaṅga – attachment, connection, application, occasion, implication
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sañj (class 1)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people (of the world, of the people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm, space

अनतिशङ्कया (anatiśaṅkayā) - by the absence of strong objection (by lack of excessive doubt, by the absence of strong apprehension)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anatiśaṅkā

anatiśaṅkā - lack of excessive doubt, absence of strong apprehension/suspicion

Formed with na (negation) + ati (excessive) + śaṅkā (doubt, suspicion).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+atiśaṅkā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• atiśaṅkā – excessive doubt/suspicion
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ati
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing emphasis or cause.

एतत् (etat) - this (matter/statement) (this, this one, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the statement being made.

असंभ्रान्तः (asaṁbhrāntaḥ) - who is not bewildered (undeluded, unconfused, steady, not bewildered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhrānta

asaṁbhrānta - undeluded, unconfused, steady, not bewildered

Past Passive Participle

From a (negation) + saṃbhrānta (bewildered). saṃbhrānta is PPP of sam-bhram (to be agitated).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+saṃbhrānta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• saṃbhrānta – bewildered, agitated, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam + √bhram
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tvadvidhaḥ.

त्वद्विधः (tvadvidhaḥ) - one like you (one like you, a person of your kind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvadvidha

tvadvidha - one like you, a person of your kind

Compound formed from tvad (ablative of yuṣmad, you) and vidha (kind, sort).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+vidha)

• tvad – from you
  pronoun
  Ablative form of yuṣmad (you)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb arhati.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak (to speak, to say)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with the suffix -tum.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Infinitive of purpose.

अर्हति (arhati) - can (possibly) (is able, is fit, deserves, ought)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of arh

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active from √arh.

Root: arh (class 10)