वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-15

कच्चित्तु सुकृतान्येव कृतरूपाणि वा पुनः ।
विदुस्ते सर्वकार्याणि न कर्तव्यानि पार्थिवाः ॥१५॥

15. kaccittu sukṛtānyeva kṛtarūpāṇi vā punaḥ ,
viduste sarvakāryāṇi na kartavyāni pārthivāḥ.

15. kaccit tu sukṛtāni eva kṛtarūpāṇi vā punaḥ
viduḥ te sarvakāryāṇi na kartavyāni pārthivāḥ

15. kaccit tu pārthivāḥ te sarvakāryāṇi sukṛtāni eva
vā kṛtarūpāṇi vā punaḥ na kartavyāni (ca) viduḥ

15. Surely, the rulers (pārthivāḥ) do not know all your undertakings, whether those well-executed, or those merely appearing to be executed, or even those that are not to be undertaken/revealed?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it that, surely, perhaps

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, an emphatic particle

• सुकृतानि (sukṛtāni) - well-done, accomplished deeds

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• कृतरूपाणि (kṛtarūpāṇi) - having the appearance of being done, seemingly done

• वा (vā) - or

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover, but

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

• ते (te) - your

• सर्वकार्याणि (sarvakāryāṇi) - all undertakings, all affairs

• न (na) - not, no

• कर्तव्यानि (kartavyāni) - what should be done, what should not be done (with 'na')

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers, princes

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it that, surely, perhaps

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, an emphatic particle

(indeclinable)

सुकृतानि (sukṛtāni) - well-done, accomplished deeds

(adjective)

neuter, plural of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, good deed, virtuous act

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: su

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

कृतरूपाणि (kṛtarūpāṇi) - having the appearance of being done, seemingly done

(adjective)

neuter, plural of kṛtarūpa

kṛtarūpa - having the appearance of being done, seemingly done

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kṛta+rūpa)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover, but

(indeclinable)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

सर्वकार्याणि (sarvakāryāṇi) - all undertakings, all affairs

(noun)

neuter, plural of sarvakārya

sarvakārya - all undertakings, all affairs, all duties

Compound type : Karmahārya (sarva+kārya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• kārya – deed, undertaking, what is to be done, duty
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यानि (kartavyāni) - what should be done, what should not be done (with 'na')

(adjective)

neuter, plural of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty

Gerundive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers, princes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - belonging to the earth, earthy; a king, ruler, prince

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

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