वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-37

नास्ति धर्मः कुतः सत्यं नार्जवं नानृशंसता ।
यत्र रामस्य वैदेहीं भार्यां हरति रावणः ॥३७॥

37. nāsti dharmaḥ kutaḥ satyaṃ nārjavaṃ nānṛśaṃsatā ,
yatra rāmasya vaidehīṃ bhāryāṃ harati rāvaṇaḥ.

37. na asti dharmaḥ kutaḥ satyam na ārjavam na anṛśaṃsatā
yatra rāmasya vaidehīm bhāryām harati rāvaṇaḥ

37. yatra rāvaṇaḥ rāmasya vaidehīm bhāryām harati
dharmaḥ na asti kutaḥ satyam na ārjavam na anṛśaṃsatā

37. There is no natural law (dharma); how then can there be truth, straightforwardness, or kindness, in a place where Ravana abducts Rama's wife, Vaidehi?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, constitution, duty)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - how then (from where, whence, why, how then)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality, honesty)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness (straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अनृशंसता (anṛśaṁsatā) - kindness (kindness, compassion, humanity (lit. 'non-cruelty'))

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which case)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sita (Sita, princess of Videha)

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife (wife, she who is to be supported)

• हरति (harati) - abducts (carries away, abducts, seizes)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (Ravana (name of the Rakshasa king of Lanka))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present 3rd singular

Root: as (class 2)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, constitution, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, constitution, duty, virtue, custom

From root √dhṛ (to uphold, support) + suffix man

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - how then (from where, whence, why, how then)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the interrogative pronoun kim

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality, honesty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, honesty, true, real

From root √as (to be) + suffix tya (being, existing)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness (straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity, rectitude

From ṛju (straight) + aṇ suffix

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अनृशंसता (anṛśaṁsatā) - kindness (kindness, compassion, humanity (lit. 'non-cruelty'))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anṛśaṃsatā

anṛśaṁsatā - kindness, humanity, compassion, non-cruelty

Derived from anṛśaṃsa (not cruel) + suffix tā (abstract noun)

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which case)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun ya (who, which) + suffix tra (indicating place)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated prince, son of Dasharatha, avatar of Vishnu)

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sita (Sita, princess of Videha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - a woman from Videha, a princess of Videha, Sita

Derived from videha (name of a kingdom) + feminine suffix ī

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife (wife, she who is to be supported)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, mistress of a house, she who is to be supported

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root √bhṛ (to bear, support) + suffix ya

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

हरति (harati) - abducts (carries away, abducts, seizes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Present 3rd singular

Root: hṛ (class 1)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (Ravana (name of the Rakshasa king of Lanka))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (king of Lanka, antagonist in Ramayana)