वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-52, verse-22

सर्वलोकप्रियं त्यक्त्वा सर्वलोकहिते रतम् ।
सर्वलोको ऽनुरज्येत कथं त्वानेन कर्मणा ॥२२॥

22. sarvalokapriyaṃ tyaktvā sarvalokahite ratam ,
sarvaloko'nurajyeta kathaṃ tvānena karmaṇā.

22. sarvalokapriyam tyaktvā sarvalokahite ratam
sarvalokaḥ anurajyeta katham tvā anena karmaṇā

22. sarvalokapriyam sarvalokahite ratam tyaktvā
katham sarvalokaḥ anena karmaṇā tvā anurajyeta

22. Having banished one who is beloved by all people and dedicated to their welfare, how could all the world ever be pleased with you because of this action (karma)?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वलोकप्रियम् (sarvalokapriyam) - Beloved by all beings in the world, referring to Rāma. (dear to all people, beloved by all the world)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left

• सर्वलोकहिते (sarvalokahite) - in the welfare of all people, devoted to the good of all the world

• रतम् (ratam) - engaged, devoted, intent on

• सर्वलोकः (sarvalokaḥ) - all the world, all people

• अनुरज्येत (anurajyeta) - would be pleased, would be content, would become attached

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative)

• अनेन (anena) - by this

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by this act (of banishing Rāma) (by action, by deed)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वलोकप्रियम् (sarvalokapriyam) - Beloved by all beings in the world, referring to Rāma. (dear to all people, beloved by all the world)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvalokapriya

sarvalokapriya - dear to all people, beloved by all the world

Tatpurusha compound: 'sarvaloka' (all people) + 'priya' (dear).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvaloka+priya)

• sarvaloka – all people, the whole world
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'loka' (world/people).
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root 'prī' (to please) + 'ka' suffix.
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies an implied Rāma.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'tyaj' (to abandon) + 'ktvā' suffix.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Describes an action completed before the main verb.

सर्वलोकहिते (sarvalokahite) - in the welfare of all people, devoted to the good of all the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarvalokahita

sarvalokahita - welfare of all people, good of all the world

Tatpurusha compound: 'sarvaloka' (all people) + 'hita' (welfare, good).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvaloka+hita)

• sarvaloka – all people, the whole world
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'loka' (world/people).
• hita – good, beneficial, welfare
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'dhā' (to place, set) + 'kta' suffix; irregular formation.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the sphere of engagement of the implied Rāma.

रतम् (ratam) - engaged, devoted, intent on

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - engaged, devoted, intent on, pleased, delighted

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'ram' (to delight, be pleased) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied Rāma, agreeing with 'sarvalokapriyam'.

सर्वलोकः (sarvalokaḥ) - all the world, all people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - all people, the whole world

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'loka' (world/people).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• loka – world, people, region, space
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lok' (to see) + 'a' suffix.
  Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'anurajyeta'.

अनुरज्येत (anurajyeta) - would be pleased, would be content, would become attached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of anuraj

Optative Mood, Passive Voice

Formed from 'anu-' (prefix) + root 'rañj' (to color, dye, please), passive stem 'rajya', optative 3rd singular 'eta'.

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or desire.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

Note: Introduces a rhetorical question.

त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

2nd person singular pronoun.

Note: Object of 'anurajyeta' (implied preposition like 'prati' or similar).

अनेन (anena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'karmaṇā'.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by this act (of banishing Rāma) (by action, by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

'n'-ending neuter noun. From root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates the means or cause for displeasure.