वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-57, verse-22

एवं निष्फलमारब्धं केवलानर्थसंहितम् ।
न कश्चित् साधु मन्येत यथैव गुरुतल्पगम् ॥२२॥

22. evaṃ niṣphalamārabdhaṃ kevalānarthasaṃhitam ,
na kaścit sādhu manyeta yathaiva gurutalpagam.

22. evam niṣphalam ārabdham kevalānarthasaṃhitam
na kaścit sādhu manyeta yathā eva gurutalpagam

22. evam niṣphalam ārabdham kevalānarthasaṃhitam
na kaścit sādhu manyeta yathā eva gurutalpagam

22. No one would consider such an undertaking, which is begun fruitlessly and leads only to misfortune, as proper, just as no one would consider proper the sin of one who defiles the guru's bed.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, indeed, certainly)

• निष्फलम् (niṣphalam) - fruitless, useless, unproductive, vain

• आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - undertaken, begun, commenced

• केवलानर्थसंहितम् (kevalānarthasaṁhitam) - fraught with mere misfortune, connected solely with calamity

• न (na) - not, no

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - no one (someone, anyone, a certain, no one (with na))

• साधु (sādhu) - proper (adverbial sense) (good, proper, virtuous, righteous; well, properly (adverb))

• मन्येत (manyeta) - would think, would consider, should consider

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• एव (eva) - just (emphasizing the comparison) (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• गुरुतल्पगम् (gurutalpagam) - the sin of one who violates the guru's bed (one who goes to the guru's bed, a violator of the guru's bed, a grave sinner)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

निष्फलम् (niṣphalam) - fruitless, useless, unproductive, vain

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, useless, unproductive, vain

derived from nis (without) + phala (fruit)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nis+phala)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  prefix/indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - undertaken, begun, commenced

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - undertaken, begun, commenced

Past Passive Participle

formed from ā + root rabh (to seize, begin) + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

केवलानर्थसंहितम् (kevalānarthasaṁhitam) - fraught with mere misfortune, connected solely with calamity

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kevalānarthasaṃhita

kevalānarthasaṁhita - associated purely with misfortune, fraught with mere harm

compound of kevala, anartha, and saṃhita

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kevala+anartha+saṃhita)

• kevala – mere, only, sole, pure, unmixed
  adjective
• anartha – misfortune, calamity, harm, evil, uselessness
  noun (masculine)
  a (negation) + artha (purpose, wealth, meaning)
• saṃhita – joined, connected, combined, fraught with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from sam (with) + root dhā (to place, put) + kta suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - no one (someone, anyone, a certain, no one (with na))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone

formed from ka (who) and cid (an indefinite particle)

साधु (sādhu) - proper (adverbial sense) (good, proper, virtuous, righteous; well, properly (adverb))

(indeclinable)

मन्येत (manyeta) - would think, would consider, should consider

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of man

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

Root man (class 4, manyate) + optative suffix īta (ātmanepada)

Root: man (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just (emphasizing the comparison) (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

गुरुतल्पगम् (gurutalpagam) - the sin of one who violates the guru's bed (one who goes to the guru's bed, a violator of the guru's bed, a grave sinner)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gurutalpaga

gurutalpaga - one who goes to the guru's bed, a violator of the guru's bed, a grave sinner

Compound of guru (teacher), talpa (bed), ga (one who goes)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (guru+talpa+ga)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, heavy, venerable
  noun (masculine)
• talpa – bed, couch
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, one who goes
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun suffix
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

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