वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-22, verse-23

न चातिप्रणयः कार्यः कर्तव्यो ऽप्रणयश्च ते ।
उभयं हि महादोषं तस्मादन्तरदृग्भव ॥२३॥

23. na cātipraṇayaḥ kāryaḥ kartavyo'praṇayaśca te ,
ubhayaṃ hi mahādoṣaṃ tasmādantaradṛgbhava.

23. na ca atipraṇayaḥ kāryaḥ kartavyaḥ apraṇayaḥ ca
te ubhayaṃ hi mahādoṣaṃ tasmāt antaradṛk bhava

23. te ca atipraṇayaḥ na kāryaḥ ca apraṇayaḥ na
kartavyaḥ hi ubhayaṃ mahādoṣaṃ tasmāt antaradṛk bhava

23. Neither excessive familiarity should be shown by you, nor should a complete lack of familiarity be displayed. For both of these are indeed great flaws. Therefore, be discerning.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, neither

• च (ca) - and, also

• अतिप्रणयः (atipraṇayaḥ) - excessive intimacy, over-friendliness

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be shown (or made) (to be done, should be done, proper to be done)

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be shown (or made) (to be done, should be done, ought to be done)

• अप्रणयः (apraṇayaḥ) - lack of intimacy, unfriendliness, disdain

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• ते (te) - by you (as agent of the gerundive) (by you, to you, for you)

• उभयं (ubhayaṁ) - both (excessive intimacy and its lack) (both, both things)

• हि (hi) - for (as a causal particle) (indeed, for, because)

• महादोषं (mahādoṣaṁ) - a great fault, a serious defect

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• अन्तरदृक् (antaradṛk) - discerning, perceptive, having inner vision

• भव (bhava) - be, become

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'kāryaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अतिप्रणयः (atipraṇayaḥ) - excessive intimacy, over-friendliness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atipraṇaya

atipraṇaya - excessive intimacy, over-affection, great attachment

Compound: ati (excessive) + praṇaya (affection, intimacy, love).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+praṇaya)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excess.
• praṇaya – affection, love, intimacy, friendship
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra-ṇī (to lead forward)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: ṇī (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kāryaḥ'.

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be shown (or made) (to be done, should be done, proper to be done)

(gerundive)

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be shown (or made) (to be done, should be done, ought to be done)

(gerundive)

अप्रणयः (apraṇayaḥ) - lack of intimacy, unfriendliness, disdain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apraṇaya

apraṇaya - absence of affection, unfriendliness, disdain, coldness

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a (not) + praṇaya (affection, intimacy).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+praṇaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• praṇaya – affection, love, intimacy, friendship
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra-ṇī (to lead forward)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: ṇī (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kartavyaḥ'.

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

ते (te) - by you (as agent of the gerundive) (by you, to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Genitive of agent with gerundives.

उभयं (ubhayaṁ) - both (excessive intimacy and its lack) (both, both things)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ubhaya

ubhaya - both, of both kinds

Demonstrative pronoun, used as a collective noun.

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

हि (hi) - for (as a causal particle) (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

महादोषं (mahādoṣaṁ) - a great fault, a serious defect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahādoṣa

mahādoṣa - a great fault, a serious defect, a grave error

Tatpuruṣa compound: mahā (great) + doṣa (fault, defect).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+doṣa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• doṣa – fault, defect, error, sin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'ubhayam'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of tad, used adverbially.

अन्तरदृक् (antaradṛk) - discerning, perceptive, having inner vision

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaradṛś

antaradṛś - seeing into the interior, having inner vision, discerning, perceptive

From root dṛś (to see)

Tatpuruṣa compound: antara (inner, internal) + dṛś (seeing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antara+dṛś)

• antara – inner, internal, interval, space between
  adjective (neuter)
• dṛś – seeing, vision, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'you'.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)