वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-38, verse-11

सावमर्दं तु यद्वाक्यं मारीच हितमुच्यते ।
नाभिनन्दति तद् राजा मानार्हो मानवर्जितम् ॥११॥

11. sāvamardaṃ tu yadvākyaṃ mārīca hitamucyate ,
nābhinandati tad rājā mānārho mānavarjitam.

11. sāvamardam tu yat vākyam mārīca hitam ucyate
na abhinandati tat rājā mānārhaḥ mānavarjitam

11. mārīca mānārhaḥ rājā yat sāvamardam mānavarjitam
hitam vākyam ucyate tat na abhinandati tu

11. O Maricha, a king who is deserving of respect does not welcome advice, even if it is beneficial, if it is uttered contemptuously and without proper deference.

Words meanings summery:

• सावमर्दम् (sāvamardam) - insultingly, contemptuously (with contempt, insultingly, disrespectfully)

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

• यत् (yat) - which (advice) (which, what, that)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - advice (word, speech, statement, advice)

• मारीच (mārīca) - O Maricha (O Maricha (name of a Rakshasa))

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, good, suitable)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is uttered, is spoken (is spoken, is said, is told)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अभिनन्दति (abhinandati) - welcomes, approves (welcomes, approves, rejoices in, delights in)

• तत् (tat) - that (advice) (that, it)

• राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)

• मानार्हः (mānārhaḥ) - deserving of respect (worthy of honor, deserving of respect)

• मानवर्जितम् (mānavarjitam) - devoid of proper deference (devoid of honor, lacking respect, disrespectful)

Words meanings and morphology

सावमर्दम् (sāvamardam) - insultingly, contemptuously (with contempt, insultingly, disrespectfully)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāvamarda

sāvamarda - contemptuous, insulting, disrespectful, humiliating

Derived from 'avamarda' (contempt, crushing) with 'sa-' (with).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+avamarda)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• avamarda – crushing, rubbing, destroying, contempt, humiliation
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'ava-' and root 'mṛd' (to crush, rub).
  Prefix: ava
  Root: mṛd (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially here.

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

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which (advice) (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - advice (word, speech, statement, advice)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement, advice

Derived from 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

मारीच (mārīca) - O Maricha (O Maricha (name of a Rakshasa))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of Mārīca

Mārīca - Maricha (a proper name, particularly of a Rākṣasa)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, good, suitable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, suitable, proper, salutary

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'dhā' (to place, lay), implying 'what is placed well' or 'suitable'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is uttered, is spoken (is spoken, is said, is told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Root verb 'vac' in the passive voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अभिनन्दति (abhinandati) - welcomes, approves (welcomes, approves, rejoices in, delights in)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of abhinand

From prefix 'abhi-' and root 'nand' (to rejoice).

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (advice) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this, he, she

राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

मानार्हः (mānārhaḥ) - deserving of respect (worthy of honor, deserving of respect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānārha

mānārha - worthy of honor, respectable, deserving of reverence

Compound of 'māna' (honor) and 'arha' (deserving).

Compound type : tatpurusha (māna+arha)

• māna – honor, respect, pride, measure
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'man' (to think, to respect).
  Root: man (class 4)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit, capable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'arh' (to deserve).
  Root: arh (class 1)

मानवर्जितम् (mānavarjitam) - devoid of proper deference (devoid of honor, lacking respect, disrespectful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānavarjita

mānavarjita - devoid of honor, disrespected, abandoned by honor, disrespectful

Compound of 'māna' (honor) and 'varjita' (devoid of, abandoned by).

Compound type : tatpurusha (māna+varjita)

• māna – honor, respect, pride, measure
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'man' (to think, to respect).
  Root: man (class 4)
• varjita – abandoned, excluded, deprived of, free from
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'vṛj' (to avoid, abandon).
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.