वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-53

कच्चिदर्थेन वा धर्मं धर्मं धर्मेण वा पुनः ।
उभौ वा प्रीतिलोभेन कामेन न विबाधसे ॥५३॥

53. kaccidarthena vā dharmaṃ dharmaṃ dharmeṇa vā punaḥ ,
ubhau vā prītilobhena kāmena na vibādhase.

53. kaccit arthena vā dharmam dharmam dharmeṇa vā
punaḥ ubhau vā prīti-lobhena kāmena na vibādhase

53. kaccit (tvam) arthena dharmam na vibādhase vā,
punaḥ dharmeṇa dharmam na vibādhase vā,
vā prīti-lobhena kāmena ubhau na vibādhase

53. I hope that you do not obstruct your natural law (dharma) by material gain, nor (do you obstruct material gain) by natural law (dharma). I also hope you do not hinder both (natural law and material gain) through affection, greed, or excessive desire.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, perhaps

• अर्थेन (arthena) - by means of wealth, by material gain, by purpose

• वा (vā) - or, either

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution (accusative singular)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - While the text literally says 'dharma', context suggests it implicitly refers to 'artha' (material gain) as the object being obstructed in this part, aligning with the balance of `trivarga`. (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution (accusative singular))

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by means of duty, by righteousness, by natural law, by constitution

• वा (vā) - or, either

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, but, on the other hand

• उभौ (ubhau) - refers to both `artha` (material gain) and `dharma` (natural law) (both (masculine/dual/nominative or accusative))

• वा (vā) - or, either

• प्रीति-लोभेन (prīti-lobhena) - by affection and greed

• कामेन (kāmena) - by excessive desire (kāma) (by desire, by lust)

• न (na) - not, no

• विबाधसे (vibādhase) - you obstruct, you hinder, you oppress

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, perhaps

(indeclinable)

अर्थेन (arthena) - by means of wealth, by material gain, by purpose

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, material prosperity, interest

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution, virtue, religion, custom, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - While the text literally says 'dharma', context suggests it implicitly refers to 'artha' (material gain) as the object being obstructed in this part, aligning with the balance of `trivarga`. (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution (accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution, virtue, religion, custom, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by means of duty, by righteousness, by natural law, by constitution

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution, virtue, religion, custom, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

उभौ (ubhau) - refers to both `artha` (material gain) and `dharma` (natural law) (both (masculine/dual/nominative or accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

प्रीति-लोभेन (prīti-lobhena) - by affection and greed

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prīti-lobha

prīti-lobha - affection and greed

Compound type : dvandva (prīti+lobha)

• prīti – affection, love, joy
  noun (feminine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• lobha – greed, covetousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Compound in singular instrumental, functioning as 'by affection and greed'.

कामेन (kāmena) - by excessive desire (kāma) (by desire, by lust)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, sensual pleasure, love, object of desire

Root: kam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विबाधसे (vibādhase) - you obstruct, you hinder, you oppress

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of badh

present

2nd person singular, middle voice

Prefix: vi

Root: badh (class 1)

Note: Root `badh` with prefix `vi-`.

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