वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-52, verse-19

यदि प्रव्राजितो रामो लोभकारणकारितम् ।
वरदाननिमित्तं वा सर्वथा दुष्कृतं कृतम् ।
रामस्य तु परित्यागे न हेतुमुपलक्षये ॥१९॥

19. yadi pravrājito rāmo lobhakāraṇakāritam ,
varadānanimittaṃ vā sarvathā duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam ,
rāmasya tu parityāge na hetumupalakṣaye.

19. yadi pravrājitaḥ rāmaḥ
lobhakāraṇakāritam varadānanimittam vā
sarvathā duṣkṛtam kṛtam rāmasya
tu parityāge na hetum upalakṣaye

19. yadi rāmaḥ pravrājitaḥ (asti),
(tat) lobhakāraṇakāritam vā varadānanimittam (kṛtam),
(tat) sarvathā duṣkṛtam kṛtam.
tu,
rāmasya parityāge hetum na upalakṣaye.

19. If Rama has been exiled, whether caused by greed or on account of a boon, it is in every way an evil deed that has been done. But regarding Rama's abandonment, I do not perceive any (valid) reason.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• प्रव्राजितः (pravrājitaḥ) - Rama, having been exiled (exiled, banished, sent away)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of a prince)

• लोभकारणकारितम् (lobhakāraṇakāritam) - the exile, caused by the reason of greed (of Kaikeyi) (caused by the reason of greed)

• वरदाननिमित्तम् (varadānanimittam) - the exile, on account of a boon given (to Kaikeyi) (for the sake of a boon, caused by the giving of a boon)

• वा (vā) - or

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, entirely, by all means

• दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - the exile of Rama, considered an evil deed (an evil deed, a wrong, sin)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• परित्यागे (parityāge) - in the context of Rama's exile (in the abandonment, in the forsaking)

• न (na) - not

• हेतुम् (hetum) - valid reason or justification (reason, cause)

• उपलक्षये (upalakṣaye) - I perceive, I observe, I discern

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

प्रव्राजितः (pravrājitaḥ) - Rama, having been exiled (exiled, banished, sent away)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravrājita

pravrājita - exiled, banished, sent away, gone forth

Past Passive Participle (causative of pravraj)

Derived from √vraj (to go) with prefixes pra and vi, possibly causative form.

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rama.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of a prince)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, delightful, pleasing

लोभकारणकारितम् (lobhakāraṇakāritam) - the exile, caused by the reason of greed (of Kaikeyi) (caused by the reason of greed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lobhakāraṇakārita

lobhakāraṇakārita - caused by the reason of greed

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Compound: 'lobha' (greed), 'kāraṇa' (reason, cause), 'kārita' (caused/done). Kārita is past passive participle from causative of √kṛ.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lobha+kāraṇa+kārita)

• lobha – greed, avarice
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √lubh (to covet)
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √kṛ (to do) with suffix -ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kārita – caused to be done, brought about
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (causative)
  From causative of √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the act of exile.

वरदाननिमित्तम् (varadānanimittam) - the exile, on account of a boon given (to Kaikeyi) (for the sake of a boon, caused by the giving of a boon)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varadānanimitta

varadānanimitta - on account of a boon given

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+dāna+nimitta)

• vara – boon, wish, blessing
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – giving, gift
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• nimitta – cause, reason, motive, sake
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the cause of the exile, i.e., Kaikeyi's boon.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, entirely, by all means

(indeclinable)

दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - the exile of Rama, considered an evil deed (an evil deed, a wrong, sin)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - evil deed, wrong, sin, wickedness

Past Passive Participle (adjective turned noun)

Compound of 'dus-' (bad, difficult) and 'kṛta' (done). Kṛta is past passive participle from √kṛ.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, difficult, evil
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the act of exiling Rama.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kṛ (to do) with suffix -ta

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate to 'duṣkṛtam'.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama

Note: Possessive, 'Rama's abandonment'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

परित्यागे (parityāge) - in the context of Rama's exile (in the abandonment, in the forsaking)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parityāga

parityāga - abandonment, forsaking, giving up

Derived from √tyaj (to abandon) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the act of exiling Rama.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हेतुम् (hetum) - valid reason or justification (reason, cause)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - reason, cause, motive

Note: Object of 'upalakṣaye'.

उपलक्षये (upalakṣaye) - I perceive, I observe, I discern

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upalakṣ

present

First person singular present active of √lakṣ (to mark, observe) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: The speaker is Lakshmana.

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