वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-54

कच्चिदर्थं च धर्मं च कामं च जयतां वर ।
विभज्य काले कालज्ञ सर्वान्भरत सेवसे ॥५४॥

54. kaccidarthaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca jayatāṃ vara ,
vibhajya kāle kālajña sarvānbharata sevase.

54. kaccit artham ca dharmam ca kāmam ca jayatām
vara kāle vibhajya kālajña sarvān bharata sevase

54. kaccit he jayatām vara,
he kālajña,
he bharata,
(tvam) artham ca dharmam ca kāmam ca sarvān kāle vibhajya sevase

54. O best among conquerors, O knower of time, O Bharata, I hope that, having appropriately allocated (your efforts towards) all three—material prosperity (artha), natural law (dharma), and desire (kāma)—you pursue them at the right times.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अर्थम् (artham) - material gain, purpose, wealth (accusative singular)

• च (ca) - and

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

• च (ca) - and

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish, sensual pleasure (accusative singular)

• च (ca) - and

• जयताम् (jayatām) - of those who conquer, among conquerors

• वर (vara) - O best one (best, excellent, boon, suitor (vocative singular))

• काले (kāle) - at the proper time (at the time, in time (locative singular))

• विभज्य (vibhajya) - having appropriately allocated (having divided, having distributed, having allocated)

• कालज्ञ (kālajña) - knower of time, one who understands opportunity (vocative singular)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - refers to `artha`, `dharma`, and `kāma` (all (masculine accusative plural))

• भरत (bharata) - A common epithet for a king, referring to the lineage of Bharata. (O Bharata (vocative singular))

• सेवसे (sevase) - you cultivate/pursue (the three goals of life) (you serve, you attend to, you cultivate, you practice)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, perhaps

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - material gain, purpose, wealth (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

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

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish, sensual pleasure (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

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

Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

जयताम् (jayatām) - of those who conquer, among conquerors

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jayat

jayat - conquering, victorious

present active participle

From root `ji` (to conquer), present active participle, genitive plural.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Acts as a noun in "best among conquerors".

वर (vara) - O best one (best, excellent, boon, suitor (vocative singular))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choose, boon, suitor

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Often used as an honorific suffix.

काले (kāle) - at the proper time (at the time, in time (locative singular))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, fate, death

विभज्य (vibhajya) - having appropriately allocated (having divided, having distributed, having allocated)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root `bhaj` (to divide, distribute) with prefix `vi-`.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

कालज्ञ (kālajña) - knower of time, one who understands opportunity (vocative singular)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kālajña

kālajña - knower of time, one who understands opportunity

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+jña)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `jñā` (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - refers to `artha`, `dharma`, and `kāma` (all (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the trio `artha`, `dharma`, `kāma`.

भरत (bharata) - A common epithet for a king, referring to the lineage of Bharata. (O Bharata (vocative singular))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - a descendant of Bharata, a king, a ruler

Note: Royal address.

सेवसे (sevase) - you cultivate/pursue (the three goals of life) (you serve, you attend to, you cultivate, you practice)

(verb)

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

present

2nd person singular, middle voice

Root: sev (class 1)

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