वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-35, verse-6

व्यसनी वा समृद्धो वा गतिरेष तवानघ ।
एष लोके सतां धर्मो यज्ज्येष्ठवशगो भवेत् ॥६॥

6. vyasanī vā samṛddho vā gatireṣa tavānagha ,
eṣa loke satāṃ dharmo yajjyeṣṭhavaśago bhavet.

6. vyasanī vā samṛddhaḥ vā gatiḥ eṣaḥ tava anagha
eṣaḥ loke satām dharmaḥ yat jyeṣṭhavaśagaḥ bhavet

6. anagha tvam vyasanī vā samṛddhaḥ vā eṣaḥ tava gatiḥ
loke satām eṣaḥ dharmaḥ yat jyeṣṭhavaśagaḥ bhavet

6. Whether you are in distress or prosperous, this is your proper course, O sinless one. This is indeed the natural law (dharma) for virtuous people in the world: that one should be obedient to their elder brother.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यसनी (vyasanī) - in distress, unfortunate (afflicted, distressed, unfortunate, addicted)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• समृद्धः (samṛddhaḥ) - prosperous (prosperous, thriving, complete, abundant)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - proper course, destiny (path, course, destiny, movement, access)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to 'gatiḥ') (this, this one)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, blameless

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in the realm)

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous people (of the virtuous, of the good, of the existent)

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

• यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (that (conjunction), which)

• ज्येष्ठवशगः (jyeṣṭhavaśagaḥ) - obedient to the elder brother (subservient to the elder, under the control of the elder)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - one should be ((he) should be, may be, would be)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यसनी (vyasanī) - in distress, unfortunate (afflicted, distressed, unfortunate, addicted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyasanin

vyasanin - afflicted, distressed, unlucky, addicted to vice

From 'vyasana' (misfortune, distress) + '-in' suffix

Note: Refers to the implied 'you' (the addressee).

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express an alternative: 'whether... or...'

समृद्धः (samṛddhaḥ) - prosperous (prosperous, thriving, complete, abundant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samṛddha

samṛddha - prosperous, thriving, complete, abundant

Past Passive Participle

From root √ṛdh (to prosper) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Refers to the implied 'you' (the addressee).

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express an alternative: 'whether... or...'

गतिः (gatiḥ) - proper course, destiny (path, course, destiny, movement, access)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, fate, refuge

From root √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to 'gatiḥ') (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Can refer to a feminine noun 'gatiḥ' when used predicatively.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Genitive singular of yuṣmad.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, blameless

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, blameless

From 'a' (not) + 'agha' (sin, fault)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to 'dharmaḥ'.

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in the realm)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous people (of the virtuous, of the good, of the existent)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existent, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

From root √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root √dhṛ (to support, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (that (conjunction), which)

(indeclinable)

ज्येष्ठवशगः (jyeṣṭhavaśagaḥ) - obedient to the elder brother (subservient to the elder, under the control of the elder)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭhavaśaga

jyeṣṭhavaśaga - subservient to the elder, under the control of the elder

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jyeṣṭha+vaśa+ga)

• jyeṣṭha – eldest, superior, chief
  adjective (masculine)
• vaśa – will, control, power
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, being in, obtaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Agentive suffix
  From root √gam (to go), implying 'one who goes under/is subject to'
  Root: gam (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - one should be ((he) should be, may be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)