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

ये त्वया कीर्तिता दोषा वने वस्तव्यतां प्रति ।
गुणानित्येव तान् विद्धि तव स्नेहपुरस्कृतान् ॥२॥

2. ye tvayā kīrtitā doṣā vane vastavyatāṃ prati ,
guṇānityeva tān viddhi tava snehapuraskṛtān.

2. ye tvayā kīrtitā doṣāḥ vane vastavyatām prati
guṇān iti eva tān viddhi tava snehapuraskṛtān

2. tvayā vane vastavyatām prati ye doṣāḥ kīrtitāḥ,
tān tava snehapuraskṛtān guṇān iti eva viddhi

2. Those difficulties (doṣāḥ) that you mentioned regarding dwelling in the forest—know them to be nothing but virtues (guṇāḥ), prompted by your affection.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those which (who, which, those who)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• कीर्तिता (kīrtitā) - enumerated, mentioned (enumerated, proclaimed, mentioned)

• दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - difficulties, dangers (doṣāḥ) (faults, defects, dangers, evils)

• वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the woods)

• वस्तव्यताम् (vastavyatām) - regarding dwelling, the state of dwelling (the state of being dwellable, the necessity of dwelling)

• प्रति (prati) - regarding (towards, concerning, regarding, with respect to)

• गुणान् (guṇān) - virtues (guṇāḥ) (virtues, good qualities, merits)

• इति (iti) - thus, as (thus, so, a particle indicating direct quotation or designation)

• एव (eva) - only, merely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• तान् (tān) - them (the faults/dangers) (them, those)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, consider (know, understand)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• स्नेहपुरस्कृतान् (snehapuraskṛtān) - prompted by your affection (preceded by affection, accompanied by love, prompted by affection)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those which (who, which, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - which, what, who, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'doṣāḥ'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Agent in passive construction ('kīrtitāḥ').

कीर्तिता (kīrtitā) - enumerated, mentioned (enumerated, proclaimed, mentioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrtita

kīrtita - enumerated, told, proclaimed, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kīrt' (to mention, praise) + 'ita' suffix.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: In agreement with 'doṣāḥ'.

दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - difficulties, dangers (doṣāḥ) (faults, defects, dangers, evils)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, error, danger, evil

From root 'duṣ' (to be bad) + 'a' suffix.

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'kīrtitāḥ'.

वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the woods)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Root: van (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.

वस्तव्यताम् (vastavyatām) - regarding dwelling, the state of dwelling (the state of being dwellable, the necessity of dwelling)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vastavyatā

vastavyatā - state of being dwellable, fitness for dwelling, necessity of dwelling

From 'vastavya' (gerundive of 'vas', to dwell) + 'tā' (abstract suffix).

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - regarding (towards, concerning, regarding, with respect to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Postposition.

गुणान् (guṇān) - virtues (guṇāḥ) (virtues, good qualities, merits)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, excellence, thread, constituent of nature

From root 'guṇ' (to count, reckon) + 'a' suffix.

Note: Object of 'viddhi'.

इति (iti) - thus, as (thus, so, a particle indicating direct quotation or designation)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, merely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - them (the faults/dangers) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'viddhi'. Refers back to 'doṣāḥ'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, consider (know, understand)

(verb)

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

Imperative active 2nd singular

Root 'vid' (class 2) + imperative ending.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Possessive form of second person pronoun.

Note: Connected to 'snehapuraskṛtān'.

स्नेहपुरस्कृतान् (snehapuraskṛtān) - prompted by your affection (preceded by affection, accompanied by love, prompted by affection)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of snehapuraskṛta

snehapuraskṛta - preceded by affection, motivated by love, accompanied by love

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'sneha' (affection) + 'puraskṛta' (made foremost, accompanied).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sneha+puraskṛta)

• sneha – affection, love, tenderness, oil
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'snih' (to be sticky, love).
  Root: snih (class 4)
• puraskṛta – preceded, honored, appointed, made foremost
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'puras' (before, in front) + root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Prefix: puras
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: In agreement with 'guṇān' and 'tān'.

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