वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-55, verse-12

न परेणाहृतं भक्ष्यं व्याघ्रः खादितुमिच्छति ।
एवमेव नरव्याघ्रः परलीढं न मंस्यते ॥१२॥

12. na pareṇāhṛtaṃ bhakṣyaṃ vyāghraḥ khāditumicchati ,
evameva naravyāghraḥ paralīḍhaṃ na maṃsyate.

12. na pareṇa āhṛtam bhakṣyam vyāghraḥ khāditum icchati
| evam eva naravyāghraḥ paralīḍham na maṃsyate

12. vyāghraḥ pareṇa āhṛtam bhakṣyam na khāditum icchati
evam eva naravyāghraḥ paralīḍham na maṃsyate

12. Just as a tiger does not wish to eat prey brought by another, so too, a tiger among men (naravyāghra) will not accept something that has been enjoyed by another.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• परेण (pareṇa) - by another, by a stranger

• आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - brought (as prey) (brought, fetched, offered)

• भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - prey (food, prey, eatable)

• व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger

• खादितुम् (khāditum) - to eat, for eating

• इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - a heroic man (referring to Rama) (tiger among men, foremost among men, excellent man)

• परलीढम् (paralīḍham) - something that has been enjoyed or possessed by another (referring to the kingdom) (licked by another, enjoyed by another, tainted by another)

• न (na) - not, no

• मंस्यते (maṁsyate) - will accept (will think, will consider, will accept, will regard)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

परेण (pareṇa) - by another, by a stranger

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, stranger, supreme

आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - brought (as prey) (brought, fetched, offered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, offered, fetched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (to carry, seize) with prefix ā (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying 'bhakṣyam'.

भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - prey (food, prey, eatable)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhakṣya

bhakṣya - food, prey, eatable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root bhakṣ (to eat)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger

खादितुम् (khāditum) - to eat, for eating

(verb)

active, infinitive of khād

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root khād

Root: khād (class 1)

Note: The suffix -tum forms the infinitive.

इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present active 3rd singular

Root: iṣ (class 6)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - a heroic man (referring to Rama) (tiger among men, foremost among men, excellent man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, foremost among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

परलीढम् (paralīḍham) - something that has been enjoyed or possessed by another (referring to the kingdom) (licked by another, enjoyed by another, tainted by another)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paralīḍha

paralīḍha - licked by another, enjoyed by another

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+līḍha)

• para – other, another
  adjective (masculine)
• līḍha – licked, tasted, enjoyed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root lih (to lick)
  Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Used as an adjective here, acting as the object of 'maṃsyate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मंस्यते (maṁsyate) - will accept (will think, will consider, will accept, will regard)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of man

Future middle 3rd singular

Root: man (class 4)