वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-49, verse-24

यथा त्वया कृतं कर्म भीरुणा लोकगर्हितम् ।
तस्कराचरितो मार्गो नैष वीरनिषेवितः ॥२४॥

24. yathā tvayā kṛtaṃ karma bhīruṇā lokagarhitam ,
taskarācarito mārgo naiṣa vīraniṣevitaḥ.

24. yathā tvayā kṛtam karma bhīruṇā lokagarhitam
taskarācaritaḥ mārgaḥ na eṣa vīraniṣevitaḥ

24. tvayā bhīruṇā kṛtam lokagarhitam karma eṣaḥ
taskarācaritaḥ mārgaḥ vīraniṣevitaḥ na

24. The action (karma) you committed, like a coward, is condemned by all people. This path, which is practiced by thieves, is certainly not followed by heroes.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - in the manner that (as, like, in the manner that)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - committed, performed (done, made, performed)

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed (action, deed, work, destiny)

• भीरुणा (bhīruṇā) - by a coward (by a coward, by the fearful one)

• लोकगर्हितम् (lokagarhitam) - condemned by all people (despised by people, condemned by the world)

• तस्कराचरितः (taskarācaritaḥ) - practiced by thieves (practiced by thieves, trodden by robbers)

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (path, way, road)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एष (eṣa) - this (path) (this, he)

• वीरनिषेवितः (vīraniṣevitaḥ) - followed by heroes (served by heroes, frequented by brave ones)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - in the manner that (as, like, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Instrumental singular of yuṣmad (you)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - committed, performed (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ- 'to do, make'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Past Passive Participle, nominative singular neuter, agreeing with karma

कर्म (karma) - action, deed (action, deed, work, destiny)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Nominative singular neuter

भीरुणा (bhīruṇā) - by a coward (by a coward, by the fearful one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīru

bhīru - cowardly, timid, fearful (as adjective); a coward, a timid person (as noun)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Instrumental singular masculine, functioning as an attribute of the agent 'tvayā'

लोकगर्हितम् (lokagarhitam) - condemned by all people (despised by people, condemned by the world)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lokagarhita

lokagarhita - despised by people, condemned by the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+garhita)

• loka – people, world, realm
  noun (masculine)
• garhita – blamed, censured, despised
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root garh- 'to blame'
  Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular neuter, qualifying karma

तस्कराचरितः (taskarācaritaḥ) - practiced by thieves (practiced by thieves, trodden by robbers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taskarācarita

taskarācarita - practiced/followed by thieves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taskara+ācarita)

• taskara – thief, robber
  noun (masculine)
• ācarita – practiced, observed, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root car- 'to move, practice' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, qualifying mārgaḥ

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

Note: Nominative singular masculine

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this (path) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Nominative singular masculine, referring to mārgaḥ

वीरनिषेवितः (vīraniṣevitaḥ) - followed by heroes (served by heroes, frequented by brave ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīraniṣevita

vīraniṣevita - frequented by heroes, served by brave ones

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīra+niṣevita)

• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• niṣevita – served, frequented, honored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sev- 'to serve, frequent' with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, qualifying mārgaḥ