वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-23, verse-10

अनागतविधानं तु कर्तव्यं शुभमिच्छता ।
आपदं शङ्कमानेन पुरुषेण विपश्चिता ॥१०॥

10. anāgatavidhānaṃ tu kartavyaṃ śubhamicchatā ,
āpadaṃ śaṅkamānena puruṣeṇa vipaścitā.

10. anāgatavidhānam tu kartavyam śubham icchata
āpadam śaṅkamānena puruṣeṇa vipaścitā

10. शुभम् इच्छता आपदम् शङ्कमानेन विपश्चिता
पुरुषेण तु अनागतविधानम् कर्तव्यम्

10. Indeed, a discerning person (puruṣa) who desires good fortune and anticipates misfortune, should make provisions for the unforeseen.

Words meanings summery:

• अनागतविधानम् (anāgatavidhānam) - provision for the unforeseen, arrangement for the future

• तु (tu) - indeed, but

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be performed

• शुभम् (śubham) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness

• इच्छता (icchatā) - by one wishing, by one desiring

• आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity, misfortune, distress

• शङ्कमानेन (śaṅkamānena) - by one apprehending, by one fearing, by one doubting

• पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a person, by a man

• विपश्चिता (vipaścitā) - by a discerning, wise, learned person

Words meanings and morphology

अनागतविधानम् (anāgatavidhānam) - provision for the unforeseen, arrangement for the future

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāgatavidhāna

anāgatavidhāna - provision for the unforeseen, arrangement for future

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anāgata+vidhāna)

• anāgata – not arrived, future, unforeseen
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefixes: an+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vidhāna – arrangement, provision, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

तु (tu) - indeed, but

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, duty, proper to be done

Gerundive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शुभम् (śubham) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, welfare, beauty

इच्छता (icchatā) - by one wishing, by one desiring

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - wishing, desiring

Present Active Participle

Root: iṣ (class 6)

आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity, misfortune, distress

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

शङ्कमानेन (śaṅkamānena) - by one apprehending, by one fearing, by one doubting

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaṅkamāna

śaṅkamāna - apprehending, fearing, doubting

Present Middle Participle

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a person, by a man

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, the Supreme Cosmic Person (puruṣa)

विपश्चिता (vipaścitā) - by a discerning, wise, learned person

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vipaścit

vipaścit - discerning, wise, learned

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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