वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-25, verse-2

सीते महाकुलीनासि धर्मे च निरता सदा ।
इहाचर स्वधर्मं त्वं मा यथा मनसः सुखम् ॥२॥

2. sīte mahākulīnāsi dharme ca niratā sadā ,
ihācara svadharmaṃ tvaṃ mā yathā manasaḥ sukham.

2. sīte mahākulīnā asi dharme ca niratā sadā iha
ācara svadharmam tvam mā yathā manasaḥ sukham

2. sīte,
tvam mahākulīnā asi,
ca sadā dharme niratā iha svadharmam ācara manasaḥ sukham yathā mā (ācara)

2. "O Sita, you are born of a noble family and are ever devoted to righteousness (dharma). Here (in Ayodhya), you should perform your own duty (svadharma), not according to what pleases your mind (manas)."

Words meanings summery:

• सीते (sīte) - O princess Sita (O Sita)

• महाकुलीना (mahākulīnā) - Sita, born of a noble family (of noble family, of high lineage)

• असि (asi) - you are

• धर्मे (dharme) - in the practice of righteousness (dharma) (in duty, in righteousness, in (dharma))

• च (ca) - and, also

• निरता (niratā) - devoted to righteousness (dharma) (engaged in, devoted to, absorbed in)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• इह (iha) - here (in Ayodhya, at home) (here, in this world, in this place)

• आचर (ācara) - you should practice (your duty) (you should perform, practice, do (imperative 2nd singular))

• स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - your own specific duty (as a queen in Ayodhya) (one's own duty, one's own (dharma))

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मा (mā) - do not (act according to pleasure) (not, do not)

• यथा (yathā) - according to (as, like, according to)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of your mind (manas) (of the mind, from the mind)

• सुखम् (sukham) - the pleasure or comfort (of your mind) (pleasure, happiness, ease)

Words meanings and morphology

सीते (sīte) - O princess Sita (O Sita)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)

महाकुलीना (mahākulīnā) - Sita, born of a noble family (of noble family, of high lineage)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahākulīna

mahākulīna - of noble family, of high birth, high-born

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kulīna)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kulīna – of good family, noble, respectable
  adjective (masculine)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Present tense 2nd person singular of root 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

धर्मे (dharme) - in the practice of righteousness (dharma) (in duty, in righteousness, in (dharma))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निरता (niratā) - devoted to righteousness (dharma) (engaged in, devoted to, absorbed in)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirata

nirata - engaged in, devoted to, attached to, absorbed in

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ram' (to delight) with upasarga 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: ram (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (in Ayodhya, at home) (here, in this world, in this place)

(indeclinable)

आचर (ācara) - you should practice (your duty) (you should perform, practice, do (imperative 2nd singular))

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Imperative 2nd person singular of root 'car' with upasarga 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - your own specific duty (as a queen in Ayodhya) (one's own duty, one's own (dharma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own duty, personal obligation, inherent nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मा (mā) - do not (act according to pleasure) (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Prohibitive particle

यथा (yathā) - according to (as, like, according to)

(indeclinable)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of your mind (manas) (of the mind, from the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Root: man (class 4)

सुखम् (sukham) - the pleasure or comfort (of your mind) (pleasure, happiness, ease)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort, ease