वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-75, verse-6

तस्यैषा धर्मराजस्य धर्ममूला महात्मनः ।
परिभ्रमति राजश्रीर्नौरिवाकर्णिका जले ॥६॥

6. tasyaiṣā dharmarājasya dharmamūlā mahātmanaḥ ,
paribhramati rājaśrīrnaurivākarṇikā jale.

6. tasya eṣā dharmarājasya dharmamūlā mahātmanaḥ
paribhramati rājaśrīḥ nauḥ iva akarṇikā jale

6. tasya mahātmanaḥ dharmarājasya dharmamūlā eṣā
rājaśrīḥ jale akarṇikā nauḥ iva paribhramati

6. This royal glory (rājaśrī) of that great-souled (mahātman) King, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) was righteousness, is adrift like a rudderless boat in the water.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, that

• एषा (eṣā) - this

• धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of the king of righteousness, of the king whose constitution is natural law

• धर्ममूला (dharmamūlā) - rooted in righteousness, whose foundation is natural law (dharma)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one

• परिभ्रमति (paribhramati) - wanders, drifts, revolves

• राजश्रीः (rājaśrīḥ) - royal glory, royal fortune

• नौः (nauḥ) - boat, ship

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अकर्णिका (akarṇikā) - without a rudder, hence drifting aimlessly (rudderless)

• जले (jale) - in water

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

एषा (eṣā) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of the king of righteousness, of the king whose constitution is natural law

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness; Yama, the god of dharma and death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

धर्ममूला (dharmamūlā) - rooted in righteousness, whose foundation is natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmamūla

dharmamūla - rooted in righteousness/dharma, having natural law as its foundation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+mūla)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, foundation, origin
  noun (neuter)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; the supreme spirit (ātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

परिभ्रमति (paribhramati) - wanders, drifts, revolves

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: bhram (class 1)

राजश्रीः (rājaśrīḥ) - royal glory, royal fortune

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājaśrī

rājaśrī - royal glory, majesty, royal fortune

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+śrī)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śrī – glory, prosperity, wealth, beauty
  noun (feminine)

नौः (nauḥ) - boat, ship

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अकर्णिका (akarṇikā) - without a rudder, hence drifting aimlessly (rudderless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akarṇikā

akarṇikā - rudderless (from karṇikā 'rudder')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+karṇikā)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
• karṇikā – rudder, helm
  noun (feminine)

जले (jale) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

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