वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-12

त्वं तु संक्लिष्टधर्मा च कर्मणा च विगर्हितः ।
कामतन्त्रप्रधानश्च न स्थितो राजवर्त्मनि ॥१२॥

12. tvaṃ tu saṃkliṣṭadharmā ca karmaṇā ca vigarhitaḥ ,
kāmatantrapradhānaśca na sthito rājavartmani.

12. tvam tu saṃkliṣṭadharmā ca karmaṇā ca vigarhitaḥ
kāmatantrapradhānaḥ ca na sthitaḥ rājavartmani

12. tvam tu saṃkliṣṭadharmā ca karmaṇā ca vigarhitaḥ
ca kāmatantrapradhānaḥ rājavartmani na sthitaḥ

12. But you, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is corrupted and who are censured by your actions (karma), being primarily governed by desire, are not established on the royal path.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• संक्लिष्टधर्मा (saṁkliṣṭadharmā) - whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is corrupted, having a corrupted intrinsic nature

• च (ca) - and, also

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed

• च (ca) - and, also

• विगर्हितः (vigarhitaḥ) - censured, blamed, reproached

• कामतन्त्रप्रधानः (kāmatantrapradhānaḥ) - governed primarily by desire, whose chief principle is desire

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, established

• राजवर्त्मनि (rājavartmani) - on the path of righteous conduct for a king (on the royal path, on the path of kings)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

संक्लिष्टधर्मा (saṁkliṣṭadharmā) - whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is corrupted, having a corrupted intrinsic nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkliṣṭadharma

saṁkliṣṭadharma - having a corrupted dharma, whose nature is defiled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃkliṣṭa+dharma)

• saṃkliṣṭa – corrupted, defiled, troubled, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kliś (to suffer, torment) with prefix sam (with, together, completely)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kliś (class 4)
• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `tvam`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, destiny (as result of actions)

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विगर्हितः (vigarhitaḥ) - censured, blamed, reproached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigarhita

vigarhita - censured, blamed, reproached, despicable

Past Passive Participle

From root garh (to blame, censure) with prefix vi (away, apart)

Prefix: vi

Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tvam`.

कामतन्त्रप्रधानः (kāmatantrapradhānaḥ) - governed primarily by desire, whose chief principle is desire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmatantrapradhāna

kāmatantrapradhāna - whose primary principle is desire, governed chiefly by desire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+tantra+pradhāna)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
• tantra – doctrine, system, rule, primary principle
  noun (neuter)
• pradhāna – chief, principal, main, dominant
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

Note: Agrees with `tvam`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `sthitaḥ`.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

From verb root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tvam`.

राजवर्त्मनि (rājavartmani) - on the path of righteous conduct for a king (on the royal path, on the path of kings)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājavartman

rājavartman - royal path, highway, path of righteous conduct for a king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+vartman)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• vartman – path, road, way
  noun (neuter)