वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-59

अप्रमत्तो बले कोशे दुर्गे जनपदे तथा ।
भवेथा गुह राज्यं हि दुरारक्षतमं मतम् ॥५९॥

59. apramatto bale kośe durge janapade tathā ,
bhavethā guha rājyaṃ hi durārakṣatamaṃ matam.

59. apramattaḥ bale kośe durge janapade tathā
bhavethāḥ guha rājyam hi durārakṣatamam matam

59. guha tvam apramattaḥ bhavethāḥ bale kośe durge
janapade tathā hi rājyam durārakṣatamam matam

59. O Guha, you should be vigilant regarding the army, the treasury, the fortress, and the countryside. Indeed, a kingdom is considered extremely difficult to protect.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, not careless, attentive

• बले (bale) - regarding the army or military power (in the army, in strength)

• कोशे (kośe) - regarding the state treasury or finances (in the treasury, in the sheath)

• दुर्गे (durge) - regarding the fortress or fortifications (in the fort, in a difficult place)

• जनपदे (janapade) - regarding the populated territories or rural areas (in the district, in the country)

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly

• भवेथाः (bhavethāḥ) - you should be, you might be

• गुह (guha) - O Guha

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• दुरारक्षतमम् (durārakṣatamam) - most difficult to protect

• मतम् (matam) - considered, thought, believed

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, not careless, attentive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - unmindful, attentive, careful, vigilant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, careless) with the prefix 'pra' and the negative prefix 'a', forming a past passive participle

Prefixes: a+pra

Root: mad (class 4)

बले (bale) - regarding the army or military power (in the army, in strength)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army, troop

कोशे (kośe) - regarding the state treasury or finances (in the treasury, in the sheath)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kośa

kośa - treasury, store-room, coffer, sheath, scabbard, bud

दुर्गे (durge) - regarding the fortress or fortifications (in the fort, in a difficult place)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of durga

durga - fortress, stronghold, difficult passage, inaccessible place

जनपदे (janapade) - regarding the populated territories or rural areas (in the district, in the country)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - country, district, realm, populated territory

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

भवेथाः (bhavethāḥ) - you should be, you might be

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

गुह (guha) - O Guha

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of guha

guha - Guha (proper name of a Nishada chief), a cave, a hiding place

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, rule

Note: Functions as subject of 'matam' (considered to be difficult to protect).

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

दुरारक्षतमम् (durārakṣatamam) - most difficult to protect

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durārakṣatama

durārakṣatama - most difficult to protect, extremely hard to guard

Superlative form of 'durārakṣa' (difficult to protect)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+ārakṣa+tama)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult
  prefix
• ārakṣa – protection, guarding
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-rakṣ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• tama – most, supreme (superlative suffix)
  suffix

मतम् (matam) - considered, thought, believed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - thought, opinion, belief, considered, approved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

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