वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-24

न मामसज्जनेनार्या समानयितुमर्हति ।
धर्माद्विचलितुं नाहमलं चन्द्रादिव प्रभा ॥२४॥

24. na māmasajjanenāryā samānayitumarhati ,
dharmādvicalituṃ nāhamalaṃ candrādiva prabhā.

24. na mām asajjanena āryā samānayitum arhati |
dharmāt vicalitum na aham alam candrāt iva prabhā

24. O venerable lady, you should not equate me with an ignoble person. I am unable to deviate from my intrinsic nature (dharma), just as radiance cannot separate from the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• माम् (mām) - me

• असज्जनेन (asajjanena) - by an ignoble person

• आर्या (āryā) - Vocative, addressed to Kaikeyi (O venerable lady, noble lady)

• समानयितुम् (samānayitum) - to equate, to bring together

• अर्हति (arhati) - you ought (is able, ought, deserves)

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from intrinsic nature (dharma) (from natural law, from righteousness (dharma))

• विचलितुम् (vicalitum) - to deviate, to swerve

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अलम् (alam) - able, capable, sufficient

• चन्द्रात् (candrāt) - from the moon

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रभा (prabhā) - radiance, light, splendor

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (singular, plural)

असज्जनेन (asajjanena) - by an ignoble person

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asajjana

asajjana - ignoble person, wicked person, bad person

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sajjana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix (a-).
• sajjana – good person, noble person, virtuous person
  noun (masculine)

आर्या (āryā) - Vocative, addressed to Kaikeyi (O venerable lady, noble lady)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of āryā

āryā - venerable lady, noble lady, respectable woman

समानयितुम् (samānayitum) - to equate, to bring together

(infinitive)

अर्हति (arhati) - you ought (is able, ought, deserves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Here refers to the implied 'you' (Kaikeyi).

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from intrinsic nature (dharma) (from natural law, from righteousness (dharma))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

विचलितुम् (vicalitum) - to deviate, to swerve

(infinitive)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (singular, plural)

अलम् (alam) - able, capable, sufficient

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रात् (candrāt) - from the moon

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

प्रभा (prabhā) - radiance, light, splendor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, radiance, splendor, lustre

Derived from the root √bhā (to shine) with the prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

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