वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-27, verse-44

उपकारेण वीरो हि प्रतिकारेण युज्यते ।
अकृतज्ञो ऽप्रतिकृतो हन्ति सत्त्ववतां मनः ॥४४॥

44. upakāreṇa vīro hi pratikāreṇa yujyate ,
akṛtajño'pratikṛto hanti sattvavatāṃ manaḥ.

44. upakāreṇa vīraḥ hi pratikāreṇa yujyate
akṛtajñaḥ apratikṛtaḥ hanti sattvavatām manaḥ

44. hi vīraḥ upakāreṇa pratikāreṇa yujyate
akṛtajñaḥ apratikṛtaḥ sattvavatām manaḥ hanti

44. Indeed, a brave person is bound to a return favor by a good deed. An ungrateful individual, who does not reciprocate, hurts the heart of noble persons.

Words meanings summery:

• उपकारेण (upakāreṇa) - by help, by a good deed, by kindness

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

• प्रतिकारेण (pratikāreṇa) - by a return for a favor, by retaliation

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is bound to reciprocate (is joined, is united, is connected, is rewarded)

• अकृतज्ञः (akṛtajñaḥ) - ungrateful, unthankful

• अप्रतिकृतः (apratikṛtaḥ) - who does not return a favor (unreturned, unrepaid, unrequited)

• हन्ति (hanti) - wounds, deeply affects (kills, strikes, hurts, destroys)

• सत्त्ववताम् (sattvavatām) - of those possessing goodness, courage, or strength; of the noble-minded

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, intellect, spirit

Words meanings and morphology

उपकारेण (upakāreṇa) - by help, by a good deed, by kindness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upakāra

upakāra - help, assistance, kindness, benefit

From root 'kṛ' with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - man, hero, brave, powerful

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

प्रतिकारेण (pratikāreṇa) - by a return for a favor, by retaliation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pratikāra

pratikāra - return for a benefit, retaliation, recompense

From root 'kṛ' with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युज्यते (yujyate) - is bound to reciprocate (is joined, is united, is connected, is rewarded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present (lat) of yuj

Root 'yuj', class 7, present middle/passive

Root: yuj (class 7)

अकृतज्ञः (akṛtajñaḥ) - ungrateful, unthankful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṛtajña

akṛtajña - ungrateful, one who does not acknowledge kindness

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛtajña)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kṛtajña – grateful, knowing what has been done
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' + 'jñā'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अप्रतिकृतः (apratikṛtaḥ) - who does not return a favor (unreturned, unrepaid, unrequited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apratikṛta

apratikṛta - unreturned, unrepaid, unrequited

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From root 'kṛ' with prefix 'prati' and negative 'a'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratikṛta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pratikṛta – returned, repaid, requited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' with prefix 'prati'
  Prefix: prati
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the person who has not returned a favor.

हन्ति (hanti) - wounds, deeply affects (kills, strikes, hurts, destroys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of han

Root 'han', class 2, present tense

Root: han (class 2)

सत्त्ववताम् (sattvavatām) - of those possessing goodness, courage, or strength; of the noble-minded

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sattvavat

sattvavat - possessing goodness (sattva), brave, strong, noble-minded

From 'sattva' with suffix '-vat'

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, intellect, spirit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

Root: man (class 4)