वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-53, verse-11

नामित्राणां न मित्राणामुदासीनजनस्य च ।
अहमार्ततया कं चिद्विशेषं नोपलक्षये ॥११॥

11. nāmitrāṇāṃ na mitrāṇāmudāsīnajanasya ca ,
ahamārtatayā kaṃ cidviśeṣaṃ nopalakṣaye.

11. na amitrāṇām na mitrāṇām udāsīnajanasya ca
aham ārtatayā kam cit viśeṣam na upalakṣaye

11. aham ārtatayā amitrāṇām na mitrāṇām na
उदासीनजनस्य ca kam cit viśeṣam na upalakṣaye

11. Due to my suffering, I perceive no distinction whatsoever among enemies, friends, or even neutral persons.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor, neither

• अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of enemies

• न (na) - not, nor, neither

• मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - of friends

• उदासीनजनस्य (udāsīnajanasya) - of the indifferent person, of neutral people

• च (ca) - or even (and, also)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आर्ततया (ārtatayā) - due to my suffering (by distress, due to suffering)

• कम् (kam) - any (as part of kam cit) (what, which, any)

• चित् (cit) - -soever, any (as part of kam cit) (a certain, even, indeed)

• विशेषम् (viśeṣam) - distinction (distinction, difference, peculiarity)

• न (na) - not, nor, neither

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

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor, neither

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amitra

amitra - enemy, foe

From a- + mitra (friend). 'Not a friend'.

न (na) - not, nor, neither

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - of friends

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, sun (personification as a deity)

उदासीनजनस्य (udāsīnajanasya) - of the indifferent person, of neutral people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of udāsīnajana

udāsīnajana - an indifferent person, neutral people

Compound of udāsīna (indifferent) and jana (person/people).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (Karmadharaya) (udāsīna+jana)

• udāsīna – indifferent, neutral, unconcerned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud-ās 'to sit, to be indifferent'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ās (class 2)
• jana – person, people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 1)

Note: Often used collectively as 'neutral persons'.

च (ca) - or even (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects the list of people.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject.

आर्ततया (ārtatayā) - due to my suffering (by distress, due to suffering)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ārtatā

ārtatā - distress, suffering, affliction, pain

From ārta (distressed) + -tā (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).

Note: Expresses cause or reason.

कम् (kam) - any (as part of kam cit) (what, which, any)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, any, a certain

Interrogative pronoun, also used to indicate indefiniteness when combined with cit, can, etc.

Note: Part of the indefinite pronoun 'kam cit'.

चित् (cit) - -soever, any (as part of kam cit) (a certain, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Indefinite particle.

Note: Forms indefinite 'any' with 'kim'.

विशेषम् (viśeṣam) - distinction (distinction, difference, peculiarity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, specific characteristic, particularity

From vi-śiṣ 'to distinguish'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Object of perception.

न (na) - not, nor, neither

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

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

(verb)

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

Present tense, 1st person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

From upa-lakṣ 'to mark, perceive'.

Prefix: upa

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

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