वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-98, verse-35

तं तु नैवं विधः कश्चित् प्राज्ञः शोचितुमर्हति ।
त्वद्विधो यद्विधश्चापि श्रुतवान्बुद्धिमत्तरः ॥३५॥

35. taṃ tu naivaṃ vidhaḥ kaścit prājñaḥ śocitumarhati ,
tvadvidho yadvidhaścāpi śrutavānbuddhimattaraḥ.

35. tam tu na evamvidhaḥ kaścit prājñaḥ śocitum arhati
tvadvidhaḥ yadvidhaḥ ca api śrutavān buddhimattaraḥ

35. tu kaścit evaṃvidhaḥ prājñaḥ tam śocitum na arhati,
ca api tvadvidhaḥ yadvidhaḥ śrutavān buddhimattaraḥ (tam śocitum na arhati)

35. But no wise person of this kind, nor indeed anyone like you—who is both learned and more intelligent—ought to grieve for him.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - for him (the deceased father) (him, that)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एवम्विधः (evamvidhaḥ) - such (a wise person) (such, of this kind)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (someone, anyone)

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - a wise person (wise, intelligent, a wise person)

• शोचितुम् (śocitum) - to grieve (to lament, to grieve)

• अर्हति (arhati) - ought (is worthy, ought, deserves)

• त्वद्विधः (tvadvidhaḥ) - one like you (like you, of your kind)

• यद्विधः (yadvidhaḥ) - and also of what kind (i.e., any other such person) (of what kind, of which kind)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - learned (learned, one who has heard (scriptures))

• बुद्धिमत्तरः (buddhimattaraḥ) - more intelligent (more intelligent, very intelligent)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - for him (the deceased father) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of grief (indirectly)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation for 'arhati'

एवम्विधः (evamvidhaḥ) - such (a wise person) (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evaṃvidha

evaṁvidha - such, of this kind, like this

Compound of 'evam' (thus) and 'vidha' (kind, sort).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (evam+vidha)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From root √dhā 'to place' with prefix vi-

Note: Agrees with 'prājñaḥ'

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (someone, anyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain person

Compound of kim (what) + cit (indefinite particle)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (kim+cit)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• cit – an indefinite particle, used with interrogative pronouns to make them indefinite (e.g., something, anything)
  indeclinable

Note: Subject

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - a wise person (wise, intelligent, a wise person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing, a wise person

Derived from prajñā (wisdom).

Note: Subject, qualified by 'evamvidhaḥ'

शोचितुम् (śocitum) - to grieve (to lament, to grieve)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root √śuc (to grieve, lament) + suffix -tum.

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Infinitive of purpose, object of 'arhati'

अर्हति (arhati) - ought (is worthy, ought, deserves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active

3rd person singular present active indicative of root √arh (to be worthy).

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'kaścit prājñaḥ'

त्वद्विधः (tvadvidhaḥ) - one like you (like you, of your kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvadvidha

tvadvidha - like you, of your kind

Compound of 'tvad' (from 'tvam' - you) and 'vidha' (kind, sort).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+vidha)

• tvad – from you
  pronoun
  Ablative stem of 'tvam' (you).
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From root √dhā 'to place' with prefix vi-

Note: Implied subject, referring to the person being addressed

यद्विधः (yadvidhaḥ) - and also of what kind (i.e., any other such person) (of what kind, of which kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yadvidha

yadvidha - of what kind, of which kind, such as

Compound of 'yad' (which, what) and 'vidha' (kind, sort).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yad+vidha)

• yad – which, what, that
  pronoun (neuter)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From root √dhā 'to place' with prefix vi-

Note: Implied subject, parallel to 'tvadvidhaḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects phrases

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - learned (learned, one who has heard (scriptures))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutavat

śrutavat - learned, one who has heard, possessing knowledge (esp. from tradition)

Past Active Participle

Derived from root √śru (to hear) with suffix -vat (from -kavatu).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with implied subject (tvadvidhaḥ)

बुद्धिमत्तरः (buddhimattaraḥ) - more intelligent (more intelligent, very intelligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimattara

buddhimattara - more intelligent, very intelligent

Comparative degree of 'buddhimat' (intelligent).

Note: Agrees with implied subject (tvadvidhaḥ)

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