वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-35, verse-8

न च पित्रा परित्यक्तो नामर्यादः कथं चन ।
न लुब्धो न च दुःशीलो न च क्षत्रियपांसनः ॥८॥

8. na ca pitrā parityakto nāmaryādaḥ kathaṃ cana ,
na lubdho na ca duḥśīlo na ca kṣatriyapāṃsanaḥ.

8. na ca pitrā parityaktaḥ na amaryādaḥ katham cana
na lubdhaḥ na ca duḥśīlaḥ na ca kṣatriyapāṃsanaḥ

8. ca na pitrā parityaktaḥ,
ca katham cana na amaryādaḥ.
ca na lubdhaḥ,
ca na duḥśīlaḥ,
ca na kṣatriyapāṃsanaḥ

8. He was neither abandoned by his father nor in any way unrestrained. He was neither greedy nor ill-natured, nor was he a disgrace to the warriors (kṣatriya).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - negates the following adjective/participle (not, no)

• च (ca) - connects negative clauses (and, also)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by his (Rama's) father, Dasharatha (by the father)

• परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - refers to Rama's exile, not abandonment in a negative sense (abandoned, forsaken, given up)

• न (na) - negates the following adjective/state (not, no)

• अमर्यादः (amaryādaḥ) - Rama was not lacking in moral boundaries (without limits, unrestrained, boundless, disrespectful of bounds)

• कथम् (katham) - 'in any way' when combined with cana (how, in what way, why)

• चन (cana) - 'in any way' when combined with katham (even, also, any (when combined with interrogatives or negatives))

• न (na) - negates the following adjective/state (not, no)

• लुब्धः (lubdhaḥ) - Rama was not greedy (greedy, covetous, eager)

• न (na) - negates the following adjective/state (not, no)

• च (ca) - connects negative clauses (and, also)

• दुःशीलः (duḥśīlaḥ) - Rama was not of bad character (ill-natured, wicked, depraved)

• न (na) - negates the following noun/state (not, no)

• च (ca) - connects negative clauses (and, also)

• क्षत्रियपांसनः (kṣatriyapāṁsanaḥ) - Rama was not a stain on the warrior class (disgrace to kṣatriyas, defiler of warriors)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - negates the following adjective/participle (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated negation for emphasis

च (ca) - connects negative clauses (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used multiple times in the verse

पित्रा (pitrā) - by his (Rama's) father, Dasharatha (by the father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Agent of parityaktaḥ

परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - refers to Rama's exile, not abandonment in a negative sense (abandoned, forsaken, given up)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parityakta

parityakta - abandoned, forsaken

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √tyaj (to abandon) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rama, implied subject.

न (na) - negates the following adjective/state (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अमर्यादः (amaryādaḥ) - Rama was not lacking in moral boundaries (without limits, unrestrained, boundless, disrespectful of bounds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amaryāda

amaryāda - without limits, unrestrained, boundless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+maryādā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• maryādā – boundary, limit, moral law, propriety
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to Rama, implied subject.

कथम् (katham) - 'in any way' when combined with cana (how, in what way, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms part of the emphatic negation katham cana

चन (cana) - 'in any way' when combined with katham (even, also, any (when combined with interrogatives or negatives))

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms part of the emphatic negation katham cana

न (na) - negates the following adjective/state (not, no)

(indeclinable)

लुब्धः (lubdhaḥ) - Rama was not greedy (greedy, covetous, eager)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lubdha

lubdha - greedy, covetous

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √lubh (to covet, to be greedy)

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Refers to Rama, implied subject.

न (na) - negates the following adjective/state (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - connects negative clauses (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used multiple times in the verse

दुःशीलः (duḥśīlaḥ) - Rama was not of bad character (ill-natured, wicked, depraved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥśīla

duḥśīla - ill-natured, wicked

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+śīla)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'bad' or 'difficult'
• śīla – nature, character, conduct
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Rama, implied subject.

न (na) - negates the following noun/state (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - connects negative clauses (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used multiple times in the verse

क्षत्रियपांसनः (kṣatriyapāṁsanaḥ) - Rama was not a stain on the warrior class (disgrace to kṣatriyas, defiler of warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyapāṃsana

kṣatriyapāṁsana - disgrace to kṣatriyas, defiler of warriors

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+pāṃsana)

• kṣatriya – warrior, of the kṣatriya class
  noun (masculine)
• pāṃsana – dusty, defiling, disgraceful
  adjective (masculine)
  From √pāṃs (to make dusty, defile)
  Root: pāṃs (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rama, implied subject.