वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-70, verse-8

कच्चित्ते नियतः कोप आहारश्च तपोधने ।
कच्चित्ते नियमाः प्राप्ताः कच्चित्ते मनसः सुखम् ।
कच्चित्ते गुरुशुश्रूषा सफला चारुभाषिणि ॥८॥

8. kaccitte niyataḥ kopa āhāraśca tapodhane ,
kaccitte niyamāḥ prāptāḥ kaccitte manasaḥ sukham ,
kaccitte guruśuśrūṣā saphalā cārubhāṣiṇi.

8. kaccit te niyataḥ kopaḥ āhāraḥ ca
tapodhane kaccit te niyamāḥ prāptāḥ
kaccit te manasaḥ sukham kaccit
te guruśuśrūṣā saphalā cārubhāṣiṇi

8. tapodhane,
te kopaḥ niyataḥ kaccit? ca āhāraḥ kaccit (niyataḥ)? te niyamāḥ kaccit prāptāḥ? te manasaḥ sukham kaccit (asti)? cārubhāṣiṇi,
te guruśuśrūṣā कच्चित् safalā (asti)?

8. O ascetic, is your anger controlled and your diet regulated? Have your observances been achieved? Is there peace of mind for you? O sweet-speaking one, has your service to your guru been fruitful?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

• ते (te) - your (to you, your)

• नियतः (niyataḥ) - controlled, restrained, fixed

• कोपः (kopaḥ) - anger, wrath

• आहारः (āhāraḥ) - diet (food, diet, collection)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तपोधने (tapodhane) - O ascetic (O ascetic (lit. one whose wealth is asceticism))

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

• ते (te) - your (to you, your)

• नियमाः (niyamāḥ) - religious observances (observances, rules, restraints)

• प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - attained, achieved, obtained

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

• ते (te) - your (to you, your)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• सुखम् (sukham) - peace or comfort (happiness, comfort, ease)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

• ते (te) - your (to you, your)

• गुरुशुश्रूषा (guruśuśrūṣā) - service to a teacher

• सफला (saphalā) - fruitful, successful, effective

• चारुभाषिणि (cārubhāṣiṇi) - O sweet-speaking one, O charming speaker

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad'

नियतः (niyataḥ) - controlled, restrained, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, controlled, fixed, regulated

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root yam (to restrain) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

कोपः (kopaḥ) - anger, wrath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, rage

आहारः (āhāraḥ) - diet (food, diet, collection)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, diet, collection, bringing near

Derived from root hṛ (to take) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तपोधने (tapodhane) - O ascetic (O ascetic (lit. one whose wealth is asceticism))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism; an ascetic

Compound noun referring to someone whose wealth (dhana) is asceticism (tapas)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – heat, asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad'

नियमाः (niyamāḥ) - religious observances (observances, rules, restraints)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyama

niyama - restraint, rule, ordinance, religious observance

Derived from root yam (to restrain) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - attained, achieved, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, reached, acquired

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used as an adjective agreeing with 'niyamāḥ'

कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad'

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, conscience

सुखम् (sukham) - peace or comfort (happiness, comfort, ease)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, ease

कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad'

गुरुशुश्रूषा (guruśuśrūṣā) - service to a teacher

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of guruśuśrūṣā

guruśuśrūṣā - service to a spiritual teacher or guru

Compound noun indicating service (śuśrūṣā) to a guru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+śuśrūṣā)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, heavy, important
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service, attendance
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun from root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

सफला (saphalā) - fruitful, successful, effective

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful, effective, accomplished

Bahuvrīhi compound 'with fruit'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

चारुभाषिणि (cārubhāṣiṇi) - O sweet-speaking one, O charming speaker

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of cārubhāṣiṇī

cārubhāṣiṇī - a charming speaker, sweet-spoken (feminine)

Compound adjective formed from cāru (charming) and bhāṣiṇī (speaking)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cāru+bhāṣiṇī)

• cāru – beautiful, charming, lovely
  adjective
• bhāṣiṇī – speaking, talking, a female speaker
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun / Participle
  Feminine of bhāṣin (from root bhāṣ, to speak)
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)