वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-30, verse-7

ऐश्वर्यस्य रसज्ञः सन् कामिनां चैव कामदः ।
नेच्छत्येवानृतं कर्तुं पितरं धर्मगौरवात् ॥७॥

7. aiśvaryasya rasajñaḥ san kāmināṃ caiva kāmadaḥ ,
necchatyevānṛtaṃ kartuṃ pitaraṃ dharmagauravāt.

7. aiśvaryasya rasajñaḥ san kāminām ca eva kāmadaḥ na
icchati eva anṛtam kartum pitaram dharmagauravāt

7. san rasajñaḥ aiśvaryasya ca eva kāmadaḥ kāminām na
icchati eva kartum anṛtam pitaram dharmagauravāt

7. Being one who appreciates prosperity, and indeed a fulfiller of desires for those who wish for them, he certainly does not wish to speak an untruth to his father, out of reverence for his natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• ऐश्वर्यस्य (aiśvaryasya) - of sovereignty, of power, of prosperity, of opulence

• रसज्ञः (rasajñaḥ) - one who appreciates (connoisseur, one who knows the essence/flavor, skilled in)

• सन् (san) - being, existing, present

• कामिनाम् (kāminām) - of those who desire, of lovers, of desirous ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• कामदः (kāmadaḥ) - fulfiller of desires, giver of desires

• न (na) - not

• इच्छति (icchati) - he/she/it desires, wishes

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, lie, falsehood

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• धर्मगौरवात् (dharmagauravāt) - out of respect for natural law (dharma), out of reverence for duty/righteousness

Words meanings and morphology

ऐश्वर्यस्य (aiśvaryasya) - of sovereignty, of power, of prosperity, of opulence

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, power, prosperity, opulence, wealth

Derived from 'īśvara' (lord) with the suffix '-ya' forming an abstract noun.

रसज्ञः (rasajñaḥ) - one who appreciates (connoisseur, one who knows the essence/flavor, skilled in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rasajña

rasajña - knowing taste, knowing flavor, skilled in, connoisseur

Compound type : tatpurusha (rasa+jña)

• rasa – juice, fluid, taste, essence, emotion, aesthetic sentiment
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, conversant with, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सन् (san) - being, existing, present

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true, real

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

कामिनाम् (kāminām) - of those who desire, of lovers, of desirous ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kāmin

kāmin - desirous, loving, sensual, lover

Agent noun / Adjective from root 'kam'

Derived from the root 'kam' (to desire) with the suffix '-in'

Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

कामदः (kāmadaḥ) - fulfiller of desires, giver of desires

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmada

kāmada - granting wishes, fulfilling desires

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāma+da)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, granting, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इच्छति (icchati) - he/she/it desires, wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, lie, falsehood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untrue, false, untruth, falsehood

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+ṛta)

• a – not, non-, un- (negating prefix)
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, righteous, proper
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'ṛ' (to go, to move, to obtain), meaning 'fixed, proper, true'
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(verb)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

धर्मगौरवात् (dharmagauravāt) - out of respect for natural law (dharma), out of reverence for duty/righteousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dharmagaurava

dharmagaurava - respect for dharma, reverence for duty

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+gaurava)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
• gaurava – heaviness, weight, dignity, respect, importance, reverence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'guru' (heavy, venerable)

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