वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-36, verse-4

कौसल्यायां महातेजा यथा मातरि वर्तते ।
तथा यो वर्तते ऽस्मासु महात्मा क्व नु गच्छति ॥४॥

4. kausalyāyāṃ mahātejā yathā mātari vartate ,
tathā yo vartate'smāsu mahātmā kva nu gacchati.

4. kausalyāyām mahātejā yathā mātari vartate tathā
yaḥ vartate asmāsu mahātmā kva nu gacchati

4. yathā mahātejā kausalyāyām mātari vartate tathā
yaḥ asmāsu vartate mahātmā kva nu gacchati

4. Just as the greatly resplendent one (Rama) behaves towards his mother Kaushalya, where can a great soul (mahātmā) who behaves similarly towards us go (wrong or face misfortune)?

Words meanings summery:

• कौसल्यायाम् (kausalyāyām) - towards Kaushalya (name of Rama's mother) (towards Kaushalya)

• महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly resplendent, of great splendor

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

• मातरि (mātari) - in the mother, towards the mother

• वर्तते (vartate) - acts, behaves, exists, turns

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• वर्तते (vartate) - acts, behaves, exists, turns

• अस्मासु (asmāsu) - towards us, among us

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - a great soul, noble-minded person

• क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

• नु (nu) - indeed, then, now (particle of interrogation or emphasis)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds

Words meanings and morphology

कौसल्यायाम् (kausalyāyām) - towards Kaushalya (name of Rama's mother) (towards Kaushalya)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kaushalya (mother of Rama)

महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly resplendent, of great splendor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, greatly glorious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, glory, energy, fiery energy
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

मातरि (mātari) - in the mother, towards the mother

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

वर्तते (vartate) - acts, behaves, exists, turns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vṛt

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Derived from root √vṛt (class 1) + -a- (thematic stem) + -te (3rd sg. present middle ending).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

वर्तते (vartate) - acts, behaves, exists, turns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vṛt

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Derived from root √vṛt (class 1) + -a- (thematic stem) + -te (3rd sg. present middle ending).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अस्मासु (asmāsu) - towards us, among us

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us (first person pronoun)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - a great soul, noble-minded person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted, the supreme Spirit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, then, now (particle of interrogation or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of gam

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Derived from root √gam (class 1) + -a- (thematic stem) + -ti (3rd sg. present active ending).

Root: gam (class 1)