वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-20, verse-9

लोकविद्विष्टमारब्धं त्वदन्यस्याभिषेचनम् ।
येनेयमागता द्वैधं तव बुद्धिर्महीपते ।
स हि धर्मो मम द्वेष्यः प्रसङ्गाद् यस्य मुह्यसि ॥९॥

9. lokavidviṣṭamārabdhaṃ tvadanyasyābhiṣecanam ,
yeneyamāgatā dvaidhaṃ tava buddhirmahīpate ,
sa hi dharmo mama dveṣyaḥ prasaṅgād yasya muhyasi.

9. loka-vidviṣṭam ārabdham tvad-anyasya
abhiṣecanam yena iyam āgatā dvaidham
tava buddhiḥ mahī-pate saḥ hi dharmaḥ
mama dveṣyaḥ prasaṅgāt yasya muhyasi

9. mahī-pate loka-vidviṣṭam tvad-anyasya
abhiṣecanam ārabdham yena iyam tava
buddhiḥ dvaidham āgatā saḥ hi dharmaḥ
mama dveṣyaḥ yasya prasaṅgāt muhyasi

9. O king (mahīpate), the consecration (abhiṣecanam) of someone other than you, which is detested by the people, has been initiated. It is because of this that your intellect (buddhi) has fallen into a dilemma. Indeed, that very natural law (dharma) which causes you such bewilderment through its association is hateful to me.

Words meanings summery:

• लोक-विद्विष्टम् (loka-vidviṣṭam) - detested by the people (detested by the people, hated by the world)

• आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - has been initiated (begun, undertaken, initiated)

• त्वद्-अन्यस्य (tvad-anyasya) - of someone other than you (of one other than you)

• अभिषेचनम् (abhiṣecanam) - consecration (abhiṣecanam) (anointing, consecration, coronation)

• येन (yena) - because of this (by which, because of which, whereby)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

• आगता (āgatā) - has fallen (into) (come, arrived, reached)

• द्वैधम् (dvaidham) - a dilemma (twofoldness, dilemma, doubt)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, mind, understanding)

• मही-पते (mahī-pate) - O king (mahīpate) (O king, O lord of the earth)

• सः (saḥ) - that (very) (that, he)

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

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

• मम (mama) - to me (my, to me, for me)

• द्वेष्यः (dveṣyaḥ) - hateful (hateful, detestable, an enemy)

• प्रसङ्गात् (prasaṅgāt) - through its association (from the connection, due to the association, by occasion)

• यस्य (yasya) - which causes (you to be bewildered) (of which, whose, for which)

• मुह्यसि (muhyasi) - you are bewildered (you are deluded, you are bewildered, you faint)

Words meanings and morphology

लोक-विद्विष्टम् (loka-vidviṣṭam) - detested by the people (detested by the people, hated by the world)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of loka-vidviṣṭa

loka-vidviṣṭa - hated by the people, detested by the world

Compound of loka (people) and vidviṣṭa (hated).

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+vidviṣṭa)

• loka – world, people
  noun (masculine)
• vidviṣṭa – hated, hostile
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi + √dviṣ
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)

Note: Qualifies abhiṣecanam.

आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - has been initiated (begun, undertaken, initiated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - begun, undertaken, started

Past Passive Participle

From ā + √rabh (to begin).

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies abhiṣecanam.

त्वद्-अन्यस्य (tvad-anyasya) - of someone other than you (of one other than you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tvad-anya

tvad-anya - another than you

Compound formed from tvad (ablative of yuṣmad) and anya (other).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+anya)

• tvad – from you
  pronoun
  Ablative form of yuṣmad (you)
• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies an implied person, whose abhiṣecanam is happening.

अभिषेचनम् (abhiṣecanam) - consecration (abhiṣecanam) (anointing, consecration, coronation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhiṣecana

abhiṣecana - anointing, consecration, coronation

Verbal noun

From abhi + √sic (to sprinkle/anoint).

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Grammatical subject of the first sentence, though it's a verbal noun.

येन (yena) - because of this (by which, because of which, whereby)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Relative pronoun, instrumental singular masculine/neuter.

Note: Functions as "by which means/cause".

इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular feminine.

Note: Subject of āgatā.

आगता (āgatā) - has fallen (into) (come, arrived, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, reached

Past Passive Participle

From ā + √gam (to go, come).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for buddhiḥ.

द्वैधम् (dvaidham) - a dilemma (twofoldness, dilemma, doubt)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvaidha

dvaidha - twofoldness, dilemma, doubt, ambiguity

From dvi (two).

Note: Object of motion āgatā.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive singular of second person pronoun.

Note: Possessive, modifies buddhiḥ.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, mind, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, mind, understanding, perception

From √budh.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of āgatā.

मही-पते (mahī-pate) - O king (mahīpate) (O king, O lord of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahī-pati

mahī-pati - king, lord of the earth

Compound of mahī (earth) and pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to the listener.

सः (saḥ) - that (very) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

Note: Subject of the last clause.

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

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing emphasis or cause.

Note: Adds emphasis.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the final clause.

मम (mama) - to me (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Genitive singular of first person pronoun.

Note: Refers to the speaker.

द्वेष्यः (dveṣyaḥ) - hateful (hateful, detestable, an enemy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dveṣya

dveṣya - hateful, detestable, enemy

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From √dviṣ (to hate).

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

Note: Predicate of saḥ dharmaḥ.

प्रसङ्गात् (prasaṅgāt) - through its association (from the connection, due to the association, by occasion)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prasaṅga

prasaṅga - attachment, connection, application, occasion, implication

From pra + √sañj.

Prefix: pra

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Denotes the cause of bewilderment.

यस्य (yasya) - which causes (you to be bewildered) (of which, whose, for which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Relative pronoun, genitive singular masculine/neuter.

Note: Relates to dharmaḥ.

मुह्यसि (muhyasi) - you are bewildered (you are deluded, you are bewildered, you faint)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of muh

Present active indicative

2nd person singular present active from √muh (class 4).

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: The implied subject is 'you'.