वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-82, verse-20

न च प्रार्थयते कश्चिन्मनसापि वसुंधराम् ।
वने ऽपि वसतस्तस्य बाहुवीर्याभिरक्षिताम् ॥२०॥

20. na ca prārthayate kaścinmanasāpi vasuṃdharām ,
vane'pi vasatastasya bāhuvīryābhirakṣitām.

20. na ca prārthayate kaścit manasā api vasundharām
vane api vasatas tasya bāhuvīryābhirakṣitām

20. kaścit manasā api vasundharām na ca prārthayate,
tasya vane api vasatas bāhuvīryābhirakṣitām

20. No one, not even mentally, would covet the earth, even if he were living in a forest, as long as it is protected by the might of his arms.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - seeks, desires, requests

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone, whoever

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, mentally, with the mind

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth, the bearer of wealth

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वसतस् (vasatas) - of one dwelling, of one living, while living

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, that

• बाहुवीर्याभिरक्षिताम् (bāhuvīryābhirakṣitām) - protected by the strength of his arms, guarded by his might

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - seeks, desires, requests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of prārthay

present indicative

10th class derivative from √arth 'to ask, to obtain', with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, whoever

Formed from kim (interrogative pronoun) + cit (indefinite particle)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, mentally, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth, the bearer of wealth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - the earth, land, the one who holds wealth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasu+dhara)

• vasu – wealth, treasure, riches
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting (agent noun from √dhṛ)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root √dhṛ 'to hold, to bear'
  Root: dhṛ

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

वसतस् (vasatas) - of one dwelling, of one living, while living

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, living, residing

present active participle

Present active participle from root √vas 'to dwell'

Root: vas (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बाहुवीर्याभिरक्षिताम् (bāhuvīryābhirakṣitām) - protected by the strength of his arms, guarded by his might

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bāhuvīryābhirakṣitā

bāhuvīryābhirakṣitā - protected by the strength of arms

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (bāhu+vīrya+abhirakṣitā)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• vīrya – strength, valor, might
  noun (neuter)
• abhirakṣitā – protected, guarded
  adjective (feminine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of abhi-√rakṣ 'to guard, protect'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

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