वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-98, verse-56

क्व चारण्यं क्व च क्षात्रं क्व जटाः क्व च पालनम् ।
ईदृशं व्याहतं कर्म न भवान् कर्तुमर्हति ॥५६॥

56. kva cāraṇyaṃ kva ca kṣātraṃ kva jaṭāḥ kva ca pālanam ,
īdṛśaṃ vyāhataṃ karma na bhavān kartumarhati.

56. kva ca araṇyam kva ca kṣātram kva jaṭāḥ kva ca
pālanam īdṛśam vyāhatam karma na bhavān kartum arhati

56. kva araṇyam ca kva kṣātram ca kva jaṭāḥ ca kva
pālanam bhavān īdṛśam vyāhatam karma kartum na arhati

56. Where is the forest and where is the rule of a warrior (kṣātra)? Where are matted locks and where is protection? You ought not to perform such a contradictory action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

• च (ca) - and, also

• अरण्यम् (araṇyam) - forest, wilderness

• क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - the rule of a warrior (kṣātra) (royal power, warrior's duty, valor)

• क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

• जटाः (jaṭāḥ) - matted locks, ascetic's hair

• क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

• च (ca) - and, also

• पालनम् (pālanam) - protection/governance (protection, governing, nourishing)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

• व्याहतम् (vyāhatam) - contradictory (contradictory, inconsistent, struck down)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work)

• न (na) - not, no

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

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

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अरण्यम् (araṇyam) - forest, wilderness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, solitary place

क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - the rule of a warrior (kṣātra) (royal power, warrior's duty, valor)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣātra

kṣātra - royal power, valor, warlike nature, duty of a kṣatriya

Derived from 'kṣatra' (warrior class, dominion).

क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

(indeclinable)

जटाः (jaṭāḥ) - matted locks, ascetic's hair

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jaṭā

jaṭā - matted hair, tangled locks (especially of ascetics)

क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पालनम् (pālanam) - protection/governance (protection, governing, nourishing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pālana

pālana - protecting, guarding, preserving, ruling

Action noun

Derived from the root 'pāl' (to protect).

Root: pāl (class 10)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

व्याहतम् (vyāhatam) - contradictory (contradictory, inconsistent, struck down)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyāhata

vyāhata - struck, smitten, contradictory, inconsistent

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: han (class 2)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action, consequence of actions

From root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you

Present active participle of 'bhū' (to be) used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(noun)

of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Infinitive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(verb)

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

Present 3rd singular active

Root: arh (class 1)

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