वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-8, verse-26

धर्मादर्थः प्रभवति धर्मात् प्रभवते सुखम् ।
धर्मेण लभते सर्वं धर्मसारमिदं जगत् ॥२६॥

26. dharmādarthaḥ prabhavati dharmāt prabhavate sukham ,
dharmeṇa labhate sarvaṃ dharmasāramidaṃ jagat.

26. dharmāt arthaḥ prabhavati dharmāt prabhavate sukham
dharmeṇa labhate sarvam dharma-sāram idam jagat

26. dharmāt arthaḥ prabhavati dharmāt sukham prabhavate
dharmeṇa sarvam labhate idam jagat dharma-sāram

26. From natural law (dharma) comes prosperity, and from natural law (dharma) comes happiness. Through natural law (dharma), one obtains everything. This world (jagat) has natural law (dharma) as its very essence.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law (dharma) (from dharma, from duty, from righteousness)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - prosperity (purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, object)

• प्रभवति (prabhavati) - comes (arises, originates, proceeds from, is powerful)

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law (dharma) (from dharma, from duty, from righteousness)

• प्रभवते (prabhavate) - comes (arises, originates, proceeds from, is powerful)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure)

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - through natural law (dharma) (by dharma, through dharma)

• लभते (labhate) - one obtains (one obtains, gets, gains, achieves)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, whole, everything)

• धर्म-सारम् (dharma-sāram) - has natural law (dharma) as its very essence (whose essence is dharma, having dharma as its core)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

• जगत् (jagat) - world (jagat) (world, universe, moving)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law (dharma) (from dharma, from duty, from righteousness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - prosperity (purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, object)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, prosperity, object

प्रभवति (prabhavati) - comes (arises, originates, proceeds from, is powerful)

(verb)

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

present active third singular

From root bhū (class 1, bhvādi) with prefix pra, parasmaipada, present tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law (dharma) (from dharma, from duty, from righteousness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रभवते (prabhavate) - comes (arises, originates, proceeds from, is powerful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhū

present middle third singular

From root bhū (class 1, bhvādi) with prefix pra, ātmanepada, present tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort, ease

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - through natural law (dharma) (by dharma, through dharma)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

लभते (labhate) - one obtains (one obtains, gets, gains, achieves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

present middle third singular

From root labh (class 1, bhvādi), ātmanepada, present tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Implies an indefinite agent ('one')

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, whole, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to all desired things

धर्म-सारम् (dharma-sāram) - has natural law (dharma) as its very essence (whose essence is dharma, having dharma as its core)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharma-sāra

dharma-sāra - whose essence is dharma, having dharma as its core/substance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+sāra)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• sāra – essence, core, substance, strength, best part
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to jagat

इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (neuter)

Nominative singular neuter of idam (this)

Note: Refers to jagat

जगत् (jagat) - world (jagat) (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, living beings, moving, terrestrial

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) as a present active participle, used substantively as 'world'

Root: gam (class 1)