वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-49

व्यसने कच्चिदाढ्यस्य दुगतस्य च राघव ।
अर्थं विरागाः पश्यन्ति तवामात्या बहुश्रुताः ॥४९॥

49. vyasane kaccidāḍhyasya dugatasya ca rāghava ,
arthaṃ virāgāḥ paśyanti tavāmātyā bahuśrutāḥ.

49. vyasane kaccit āḍhyasya durgatasya ca rāghava
artham virāgāḥ paśyanti tava amātyāḥ bahuśrutāḥ

49. rāghava kaccit tava bahuśrutāḥ virāgāḥ amātyāḥ
vyasane āḍhyasya durgatasya ca artham paśyanti

49. O Rāghava, I hope that your highly learned and impartial ministers consider the welfare of both the wealthy and the distressed during times of calamity.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यसने (vyasane) - in calamity, in distress, in difficulty

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, perhaps, surely (interrogative particle implying hope/doubt)

• आढ्यस्य (āḍhyasya) - of the rich person, of the wealthy

• दुर्गतस्य (durgatasya) - of the distressed, of the poor

• च (ca) - and, also

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rama (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rama))

• अर्थम् (artham) - welfare, interest (purpose, meaning, welfare, interest, object)

• विरागाः (virāgāḥ) - impartial (detached, dispassionate, impartial)

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they consider (they see, they consider)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers, counselors

• बहुश्रुताः (bahuśrutāḥ) - highly learned, very educated

Words meanings and morphology

व्यसने (vyasane) - in calamity, in distress, in difficulty

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyasana

vyasana - calamity, misfortune, distress, addiction

Prefixes: vi+as

Root: as (class 4)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, perhaps, surely (interrogative particle implying hope/doubt)

(indeclinable)

आढ्यस्य (āḍhyasya) - of the rich person, of the wealthy

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āḍhya

āḍhya - rich, wealthy, opulent

Note: Used substantively to mean "of the wealthy one"

दुर्गतस्य (durgatasya) - of the distressed, of the poor

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durgata

durgata - distressed, poor, unfortunate, one who has gone to a bad state

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root gam with upasarga dur

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+gata)

• dur – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, attained, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used substantively to mean "of the distressed one"

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rama (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rama))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rama

अर्थम् (artham) - welfare, interest (purpose, meaning, welfare, interest, object)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, interest

विरागाः (virāgāḥ) - impartial (detached, dispassionate, impartial)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of virāga

virāga - dispassionate, detached, free from passion/desire, impartial

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vi+rāga)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• rāga – color, passion, desire, attachment
  noun (masculine)
  From root rañj (to color, dye)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'amātyāḥ'

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they consider (they see, they consider)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice, P-class conjugation

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion

Note: Subject of 'paśyanti'

बहुश्रुताः (bahuśrutāḥ) - highly learned, very educated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahuśruta

bahuśruta - much heard, highly learned, well-read

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+śruta)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective (masculine)
• śruta – heard, learned, knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying 'amātyāḥ'

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