वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-76, verse-13

अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यं कुर्यां पापमहं यदि ।
इक्ष्वाकूणामहं लोके भवेयं कुलपांसनः ॥१३॥

13. anāryajuṣṭamasvargyaṃ kuryāṃ pāpamahaṃ yadi ,
ikṣvākūṇāmahaṃ loke bhaveyaṃ kulapāṃsanaḥ.

13. anāryajuṣṭam asvargyam kuryām pāpam aham yadi
ikṣvākuṇām aham loke bhaveyam kulapāṃsanaḥ

13. yadi aham anāryajuṣṭam asvargyam pāpam kuryām
aham loke ikṣvākuṇām kulapāṃsanaḥ bhaveyam

13. If I were to commit such a sin — an act unbefitting for a noble person (anāryajuṣṭam) and one that would not lead to heaven (asvargyam) — then I would become a disgrace to the Ikṣvāku lineage in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• अनार्यजुष्टम् (anāryajuṣṭam) - an act unbefitting for a noble person (practiced by ignoble ones, unbefitting noble persons)

• अस्वर्ग्यम् (asvargyam) - one that would not lead to heaven (not leading to heaven, unheavenly)

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I were to commit (I should do, I would do)

• पापम् (pāpam) - such a sin, an evil act (sin, evil deed, wrong)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Bharata) (I)

• यदि (yadi) - if (introducing a condition) (if, whether)

• इक्ष्वाकुणाम् (ikṣvākuṇām) - of the Ikṣvāku lineage/dynasty (of the Ikṣvākus)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Bharata) (I)

• लोके (loke) - in this world, among mankind (in the world, among people)

• भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - I would become (I would become, I should become)

• कुलपांसनः (kulapāṁsanaḥ) - a disgrace to the family lineage (disgracer of the family, defiler of the lineage)

Words meanings and morphology

अनार्यजुष्टम् (anāryajuṣṭam) - an act unbefitting for a noble person (practiced by ignoble ones, unbefitting noble persons)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāryajuṣṭa

anāryajuṣṭa - practiced by ignoble ones, not fit for noble people

Compound of anārya (ignoble) and juṣṭa (practiced, served)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anārya+juṣṭa)

• anārya – ignoble, unworthy, not noble
  adjective (masculine)
  negative prefix an + ārya
  Prefix: an
• juṣṭa – served, liked, frequented, practiced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root juṣ (to be pleased, to frequent)
  Root: juṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies pāpam.

अस्वर्ग्यम् (asvargyam) - one that would not lead to heaven (not leading to heaven, unheavenly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asvargya

asvargya - not conducive to heaven, unheavenly

Gerundive

negative prefix a + svargya (conducive to heaven)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+svargya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• svargya – leading to heaven, heavenly
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (from svarga)

Note: Qualifies pāpam.

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I were to commit (I should do, I would do)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Optative Mood

1st person singular active optative of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies a conditional action.

पापम् (pāpam) - such a sin, an evil act (sin, evil deed, wrong)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, vice

Note: Object of kuryām.

अहम् (aham) - I (Bharata) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject of kuryām.

यदि (yadi) - if (introducing a condition) (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the conditional clause.

इक्ष्वाकुणाम् (ikṣvākuṇām) - of the Ikṣvāku lineage/dynasty (of the Ikṣvākus)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - Ikṣvāku (name of an ancient solar dynasty of kings, to which Rāma belonged)

Note: Possessive, referring to the family.

अहम् (aham) - I (Bharata) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject of bhaveyam.

लोके (loke) - in this world, among mankind (in the world, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind, realm

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Denotes location or sphere.

भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - I would become (I would become, I should become)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood

1st person singular active optative of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates a hypothetical consequence.

कुलपांसनः (kulapāṁsanaḥ) - a disgrace to the family lineage (disgracer of the family, defiler of the lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kulapāṃsana

kulapāṁsana - disgracer of the family, defiler of the lineage

Compound of kula (family) and pāṃsana (one who defiles/scatters dust)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+pāṃsana)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• pāṃsana – defiler, polluter, disgracer (from root pās- 'to scatter dust')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pās (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative for bhaveyam.

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