वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-47

कच्चिदार्यो विशुद्धात्मा क्षारितश्चोरकर्मणा ।
अपृष्टः शास्त्रकुशलैर्न लोभाद्बध्यते शुचिः ॥४७॥

47. kaccidāryo viśuddhātmā kṣāritaścorakarmaṇā ,
apṛṣṭaḥ śāstrakuśalairna lobhādbadhyate śuciḥ.

47. kaccit āryaḥ viśuddhātmā kṣāritaḥ corakarmaṇā
apṛṣṭaḥ śāstrakuśalaiḥ na lobhāt badhyate śuciḥ

47. kaccit āryaḥ viśuddhātmā śuciḥ corakarmaṇā kṣāritaḥ,
śāstrakuśalaiḥ apṛṣṭaḥ (san),
lobhāt na badhyate?

47. I hope that a noble, pure-souled (ātman) person, accused of a crime of theft, is not punished out of greed without being properly questioned by those skilled in legal texts (śāstra).

Words meanings summery:

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

• आर्यः (āryaḥ) - noble, respectable, honorable, a gentleman

• विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - pure-souled, pure-hearted, having a pure self (ātman)

• क्षारितः (kṣāritaḥ) - accused (of a crime) (accused, charged, made to flow away)

• चोरकर्मणा (corakarmaṇā) - by a deed of theft, by the crime of a thief

• अपृष्टः (apṛṣṭaḥ) - unexamined, unquestioned, unasked

• शास्त्रकुशलैः (śāstrakuśalaiḥ) - by those skilled in legal texts, by experts in scriptures (śāstra)

• न (na) - not, no

• लोभात् (lobhāt) - out of greed, from covetousness

• बध्यते (badhyate) - is bound, is tied, is imprisoned, is punished

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, innocent, clean, bright, honest

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express hope, expectation, or to ask a question anticipating a positive answer.

आर्यः (āryaḥ) - noble, respectable, honorable, a gentleman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable, honorable, an Arya, a gentleman, master

From `ṛ` (to go) with `ṇya` suffix.

Root: ṛ (class 3)

विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - pure-souled, pure-hearted, having a pure self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśuddhātman

viśuddhātman - one whose soul/self (ātman) is pure

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (viśuddha+ātman)

• viśuddha – purified, pure, clear
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `śudh` with `vi`
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

क्षारितः (kṣāritaḥ) - accused (of a crime) (accused, charged, made to flow away)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣārita

kṣārita - caused to flow, purified, accused, slandered

Past Passive Participle (causative)

From causative of `kṣar` (to flow, leak, perish), meaning "to accuse, to purge".

Root: kṣar (class 1)

चोरकर्मणा (corakarmaṇā) - by a deed of theft, by the crime of a thief

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of corakarman

corakarman - act of theft, thieving

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cora+karman)

• cora – thief, robber
  noun (masculine)
  From `cur` (to steal)
  Root: cur (class 10)
• karman – action, deed, work, fate, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From `kṛ` (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपृष्टः (apṛṣṭaḥ) - unexamined, unquestioned, unasked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apṛṣṭa

apṛṣṭa - unexamined, unquestioned, unasked

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negation of `pṛṣṭa` (asked, questioned), which is from `pṛcch` (to ask).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pṛṣṭa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pṛṣṭa – asked, questioned, inquired
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `pṛcch` (to ask)
  Root: pṛcch (class 6)

शास्त्रकुशलैः (śāstrakuśalaiḥ) - by those skilled in legal texts, by experts in scriptures (śāstra)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śāstrakuśala

śāstrakuśala - skilled in scriptures, adept in law/science

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śāstra+kuśala)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, science, rule, law (śāstra)
  noun (neuter)
  From `śās` (to teach, rule)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• kuśala – skilled, expert, clever, well-being
  adjective (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लोभात् (lobhāt) - out of greed, from covetousness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness, desire, avarice

From `lubh` (to covet).

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Ablative case indicates source or cause ('out of', 'from').

बध्यते (badhyate) - is bound, is tied, is imprisoned, is punished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bandh

Present passive indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice. Root `bandh` is 9th class in active.

Root: bandh (class 9)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, innocent, clean, bright, honest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, innocent, honest, sacred

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `āryaḥ viśuddhātmā`.

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