वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-55, verse-17

द्विजाति चरितो धर्मः शास्त्रदृष्टः सनातनः ।
यदि ते धर्मनिरते त्वया पुत्रे विवासिते ॥१७॥

17. dvijāti carito dharmaḥ śāstradṛṣṭaḥ sanātanaḥ ,
yadi te dharmanirate tvayā putre vivāsite.

17. dvijāti caritaḥ dharmaḥ śāstradṛṣṭaḥ sanātanaḥ
yadi te dharmanirate tvayā putre vivāsite

17. yadi te dharmanirate,
tvayā putre vivāsite,
dvijāti caritaḥ śāstradṛṣṭaḥ sanātanaḥ dharmaḥ

17. What becomes of the eternal `dharma` (natural law), which is practiced by the twice-born and prescribed in the scriptures, if, O you who are devoted to `dharma`, your son has been exiled by you?

Words meanings summery:

• द्विजाति (dvijāti) - referring to the class of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas, traditionally Brahmins (twice-born)

• चरितः (caritaḥ) - practiced, observed, performed

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteous conduct, duty

• शास्त्रदृष्टः (śāstradṛṣṭaḥ) - seen in the scriptures, prescribed by the scriptures

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• ते (te) - O you

• धर्मनिरते (dharmanirate) - O you who are devoted to `dharma`

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पुत्रे (putre) - the son having been (exiled) (part of locative absolute) (in the son, with the son)

• विवासिते (vivāsite) - the son having been exiled (part of locative absolute) (exiled, banished)

Words meanings and morphology

द्विजाति (dvijāti) - referring to the class of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas, traditionally Brahmins (twice-born)

(noun)

of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born, of a twice-born class (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya)

Note: Part of the compound 'dvijāticaritaḥ'

चरितः (caritaḥ) - practiced, observed, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carita

carita - practiced, observed, performed, acted, behaved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root car (to move, to perform, to behave)

Root: car (class 1)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteous conduct, duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteous conduct, duty, virtue, religion

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शास्त्रदृष्टः (śāstradṛṣṭaḥ) - seen in the scriptures, prescribed by the scriptures

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstradṛṣṭa

śāstradṛṣṭa - seen in scriptures, sanctioned by sacred texts

Tatpurusha compound: śāstra (scripture) + dṛṣṭa (seen)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+dṛṣṭa)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise
  noun (neuter)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, ancient, perpetual

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - O you

(pronoun)

Vocative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

धर्मनिरते (dharmanirate) - O you who are devoted to `dharma`

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of dharmanirata

dharmanirata - devoted to `dharma` (righteousness, natural law)

Tatpurusha compound: dharma (dharma) + nirata (devoted)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+nirata)

• dharma – natural law, righteous conduct, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• nirata – devoted, engaged in, attached to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ram (to delight) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ram (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

पुत्रे (putre) - the son having been (exiled) (part of locative absolute) (in the son, with the son)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'vivāsite'

विवासिते (vivāsite) - the son having been exiled (part of locative absolute) (exiled, banished)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vivāsita

vivāsita - exiled, banished, caused to depart

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vas (to dwell) with prefix vi (away) and causative

Prefix: vi

Root: vas (class 10)