वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-88

नात्र जीवेन्मृषावादी क्रूरो वा यदि वा शठः ।
नृशंसः कामवृत्तो वा मुनिरेष तथाविधः ॥८८॥

88. nātra jīvenmṛṣāvādī krūro vā yadi vā śaṭhaḥ ,
nṛśaṃsaḥ kāmavṛtto vā munireṣa tathāvidhaḥ.

88. na atra jīvet mṛṣāvādī krūraḥ vā yadi vā śaṭhaḥ
nṛśaṃsaḥ kāmavṛttaḥ vā muniḥ eṣaḥ tathāvidhaḥ

88. mṛṣāvādī vā krūraḥ vā yadi vā śaṭhaḥ nṛśaṃsaḥ vā
kāmavṛttaḥ atra na jīvet eṣaḥ muniḥ tathāvidhaḥ

88. Here, a liar, a cruel person, a deceitful person, a ruthless person, or one who acts impulsively, should not live. This sage is of such a disposition.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• जीवेत् (jīvet) - should live [here] (should live, may live)

• मृषावादी (mṛṣāvādī) - liar, speaker of falsehoods

• क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel, fierce, harsh person

• वा (vā) - or, either

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• वा (vā) - or, either

• शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - rogue, cunning person, deceitful

• नृशंसः (nṛśaṁsaḥ) - cruel, ruthless, wicked person

• कामवृत्तः (kāmavṛttaḥ) - acting as one wishes, self-willed, impulsive

• वा (vā) - or, either

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - this sage [Agastya] (sage, ascetic, recluse)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this [sage] (this (masculine singular nominative))

• तथाविधः (tathāvidhaḥ) - such, of such a kind, of such a nature

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun `idam` (this) and suffix `-tra`.

जीवेत् (jīvet) - should live [here] (should live, may live)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jīv

Optative

Root `jīv` (cl. 1, to live), optative suffix `yāt/eta`, 3rd person singular ending.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Expresses a command or injunction.

मृषावादी (mṛṣāvādī) - liar, speaker of falsehoods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛṣāvādin

mṛṣāvādin - speaking falsely, a liar

Agent Noun

Compound. `mṛṣā` (falsely) + `vādin` (speaker, from `vad` to speak).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛṣā+vādin)

• mṛṣā – falsely, in vain
  indeclinable
• vādin – speaker, one who says
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root `vad` (to speak) with suffix `ṇin`.
  Root: vad (class 1)

क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel, fierce, harsh person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh, ruthless

From root `krū` (to hurt).

Root: krū

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - rogue, cunning person, deceitful

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - rogue, cunning, sly, deceitful person

Root: śaṭh (class 10)

नृशंसः (nṛśaṁsaḥ) - cruel, ruthless, wicked person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, fierce, wicked, pitiless; a cruel person

Compound: `nṛ` (man) + `śaṃsa` (praise/curse, here implies 'harmful to men').

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+śaṃsa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śaṃsa – praise, eulogy; also imprecation, curse; here implies 'harmful'
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From root `śaṃs` (to praise, to declare). The 'wicked' meaning is idiomatic.
  Root: śaṃs (class 1)

कामवृत्तः (kāmavṛttaḥ) - acting as one wishes, self-willed, impulsive

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmavṛtta

kāmavṛtta - acting according to one's desire, self-willed, licentious, arbitrary

Bahuvrīhi compound. "whose conduct is according to desire."

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+vṛtta)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kam` (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, course, passed, happened
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `vṛt` (to turn, to exist, to behave).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - this sage [Agastya] (sage, ascetic, recluse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, inspired person

Often associated with silence and contemplation.

Root: man (class 4)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this [sage] (this (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

तथाविधः (tathāvidhaḥ) - such, of such a kind, of such a nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tathāvidha

tathāvidha - such, of such a kind, like that

Compound of `tathā` (thus) and `vidha` (kind, sort).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+vidha)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, form
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dhā` (to place) with `vi` (special kind).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying `muniḥ`.