वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-20

अनार्य करुणारम्भ नृशंस कुलपांसन ।
अहं तव प्रियं मन्ये तेनैतानि प्रभाषसे ॥२०॥

20. anārya karuṇārambha nṛśaṃsa kulapāṃsana ,
ahaṃ tava priyaṃ manye tenaitāni prabhāṣase.

20. anārya karuṇārambha nṛśaṃsa kulapāṃsana aham
tava priyam manye tena etāni prabhāṣase

20. anārya karuṇārambha nṛśaṃsa kulapāṃsana! aham tava priyam manye,
tena etāni prabhāṣase.

20. O ignoble one, feigning compassion, cruel, and a disgrace to your family! I believe that these words you speak are pleasing to you, which is why you utter them.

Words meanings summery:

• अनार्य (anārya) - ignoble, not noble, unworthy

• करुणारम्भ (karuṇārambha) - one who begins with compassion, feigning compassion

• नृशंस (nṛśaṁsa) - cruel, wicked, malicious

• कुलपांसन (kulapāṁsana) - disgracer of the family, defiler of the lineage

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• प्रियम् (priyam) - that which is agreeable or pleasing to you (agreeable, pleasing, dear)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, on that account

• एतानि (etāni) - these words (these)

• प्रभाषसे (prabhāṣase) - you speak, you utter

Words meanings and morphology

अनार्य (anārya) - ignoble, not noble, unworthy

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anārya

anārya - ignoble, unworthy, not Arya

Compound of 'an' (not) and 'ārya' (noble).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ārya)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used here as a vocative.

करुणारम्भ (karuṇārambha) - one who begins with compassion, feigning compassion

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of karuṇārambha

karuṇārambha - beginning with compassion, feigning compassion

Compound of 'karuṇā' (compassion) and 'ārambha' (beginning).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (karuṇā+ārambha)

• karuṇā – compassion, pity
  noun (feminine)
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā-rabh' (to begin)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Used here as a vocative.

नृशंस (nṛśaṁsa) - cruel, wicked, malicious

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, malicious, inhuman

Note: Used here as a vocative.

कुलपांसन (kulapāṁsana) - disgracer of the family, defiler of the lineage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kulapāṃsana

kulapāṁsana - disgracer of the family, family-defiler

Compound of 'kula' (family) and 'pāṃsana' (defiler).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kula+pāṃsana)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• pāṃsana – defiler, polluter, disgracer
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pāṃs' (to defile).
  Root: pāṃs (class 10)

Note: Used here as a vocative.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: First person singular pronoun.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Second person singular genitive pronoun.

प्रियम् (priyam) - that which is agreeable or pleasing to you (agreeable, pleasing, dear)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Note: Here treated as a neuter noun 'that which is pleasing' or an adjective modifying an implied noun.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Atmanepada verb.

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, on that account

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as an adverbial 'therefore' or 'by that (reason)'.

एतानि (etāni) - these words (these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the words being spoken.

प्रभाषसे (prabhāṣase) - you speak, you utter

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhāṣ

Prefix: pra

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada verb with prefix 'pra'.

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