वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-21

नैतच्चित्रं सपत्नेषु पापं लक्ष्मण यद्भवेत् ।
त्वद्विधेषु नृशंसेषु नित्यं प्रच्छन्नचारिषु ॥२१॥

21. naitaccitraṃ sapatneṣu pāpaṃ lakṣmaṇa yadbhavet ,
tvadvidheṣu nṛśaṃseṣu nityaṃ pracchannacāriṣu.

21. na etat citram sapatneṣu pāpam lakṣmaṇa yat bhavet
tvadvidheṣu nṛśaṃseṣu nityam pracchannacāriṣu

21. lakṣmaṇa! etat citram na (asti),
yat pāpam sapatneṣu bhavet; (api ca) tvadvidheṣu nṛśaṃseṣu nityam pracchannacāriṣu (api etat na citram).

21. O Lakṣmaṇa, it is not surprising that such wickedness should occur among rivals, especially among cruel individuals like you, who always move about secretly.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this

• चित्रम् (citram) - surprising, wonderful, strange

• सपत्नेषु (sapatneṣu) - among rivals, among enemies

• पापम् (pāpam) - evil, sin, wickedness

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

• यत् (yat) - that which, what

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may happen, should be

• त्वद्विधेषु (tvadvidheṣu) - among those like you

• नृशंसेषु (nṛśaṁseṣu) - among the cruel, among the wicked

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• प्रच्छन्नचारिषु (pracchannacāriṣu) - among those who move in disguise, among secret agents

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the occurring wickedness.

चित्रम् (citram) - surprising, wonderful, strange

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - bright, clear, variegated, wonderful, strange

Note: Predicative adjective.

सपत्नेषु (sapatneṣu) - among rivals, among enemies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sapatna

sapatna - a rival, an enemy, one having a common husband or father

Note: Denotes the group among whom the evil occurs.

पापम् (pāpam) - evil, sin, wickedness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, wicked deed, misfortune

Note: Subject of the 'yat bhavet' clause.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

Note: Address to Lakṣmaṇa.

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Conjunction introducing a subordinate clause.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may happen, should be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Potential mood.

त्वद्विधेषु (tvadvidheṣu) - among those like you

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of tvadvidha

tvadvidha - like you, of your kind

Compound of 'tvad' (you, ablative of yuṣmad) and 'vidha' (kind, sort).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tvad+vidha)

• tvad – you
  pronoun
  Ablative form of yuṣmad, used as the first member of a compound.
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'nṛśaṃseṣu'.

नृशंसेषु (nṛśaṁseṣu) - among the cruel, among the wicked

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, malicious, inhuman

Note: Used as a substantive, referring to 'cruel people'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

प्रच्छन्नचारिषु (pracchannacāriṣu) - among those who move in disguise, among secret agents

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of pracchannacārin

pracchannacārin - moving secretly, disguised, a secret agent

Compound of 'pracchanna' (hidden, disguised) and 'cārin' (moving, acting).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pracchanna+cārin)

• pracchanna – hidden, disguised, secret
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'chad' (to cover) with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: chad (class 1)
• cārin – moving, walking, going, behaving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Suffix -in from root 'car' (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nṛśaṃseṣu'.

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