वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-27

भरतश्चापि वक्तव्यो यथा राजनि वर्तसे ।
तथा मातृषु वर्तेथाः सर्वास्वेवाविशेषतः ॥२७॥

27. bharataścāpi vaktavyo yathā rājani vartase ,
tathā mātṛṣu vartethāḥ sarvāsvevāviśeṣataḥ.

27. bharataḥ ca api vaktavyaḥ yathā rājani vartase
tathā mātṛṣu vartethāḥ sarvāsu eva aviśeṣataḥ

27. bharataḥ ca api vaktavyaḥ yathā rājani vartase
tathā sarvāsu eva aviśeṣataḥ mātṛṣu vartethāḥ

27. Bharata should also be told this: 'Just as you conduct yourself towards the king, so too should you conduct yourself towards all mothers without any distinction.'

Words meanings summery:

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वक्तव्यः (vaktavyaḥ) - (Bharata) should be told (should be spoken, ought to be told)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• राजनि (rājani) - towards the king (father Daśaratha) (towards the king, in the king)

• वर्तसे (vartase) - you behave/conduct yourself (you behave, you exist, you turn)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• मातृषु (mātṛṣu) - towards mothers, among mothers

• वर्तेथाः (vartethāḥ) - you should behave/conduct yourself (you should behave, you should exist)

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - towards all (feminine)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अविशेषतः (aviśeṣataḥ) - without distinction, equally

Words meanings and morphology

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of Rama's brother), one who is borne/maintained, a king

Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, carry)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वक्तव्यः (vaktavyaḥ) - (Bharata) should be told (should be spoken, ought to be told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, to be said, to be told

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle (gerundive) from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

राजनि (rājani) - towards the king (father Daśaratha) (towards the king, in the king)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Often used with verbs of behaving towards someone.

वर्तसे (vartase) - you behave/conduct yourself (you behave, you exist, you turn)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Tense

P. Ā. verb, ātmanepada

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to yathā.

मातृषु (mātṛṣu) - towards mothers, among mothers

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother, female parent

Note: Used with verbs of behaving towards someone.

वर्तेथाः (vartethāḥ) - you should behave/conduct yourself (you should behave, you should exist)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of vṛt

Optative Mood

P. Ā. verb, ātmanepada

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Expresses a command or wish.

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - towards all (feminine)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with mātṛṣu.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अविशेषतः (aviśeṣataḥ) - without distinction, equally

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from aviśeṣa (no distinction).

Note: An adverbial formation from a compound.

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