वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-30, verse-6

न हि वै त्वद्विधो लोके पापमेवं समाचरेत् ।
पापमार्येण यो हन्ति स वीरः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥६॥

6. na hi vai tvadvidho loke pāpamevaṃ samācaret ,
pāpamāryeṇa yo hanti sa vīraḥ puruṣottamaḥ.

6. na hi vai tvadvidhaḥ loke pāpam evam samācaret
pāpam āryeṇa yaḥ hanti saḥ vīraḥ puruṣottamaḥ

6. hi vai loke tvadvidhaḥ evam pāpam na samācaret
yaḥ āryeṇa pāpam hanti saḥ vīraḥ puruṣottamaḥ

6. Indeed, one like you should certainly not commit such an evil act in the world. He who eradicates evil by noble means is a hero, the supreme person (puruṣottama).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• त्वद्विधः (tvadvidhaḥ) - one like you, a person of your kind

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• पापम् (pāpam) - evil act (sin, evil, wrong)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should commit (an act) (should commit, should practice, should behave)

• पापम् (pāpam) - evil (sin, evil, wrong)

• आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by noble means (by a noble person, by noble means)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• हन्ति (hanti) - eradicates, destroys (kills, destroys, strikes down)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

• पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the best of men, supreme person (puruṣottama)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

त्वद्विधः (tvadvidhaḥ) - one like you, a person of your kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvadvidha

tvadvidha - one like you, of your kind

Tatpuruṣa compound: tvat (from you) + vidha (kind).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+vidha)

• tvat – you (ablative of yuṣmad)
  pronoun
  Ablative singular form of yuṣmad, used as the first member of a compound.
• vidha – kind, sort, type
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

पापम् (pāpam) - evil act (sin, evil, wrong)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sin, wrong

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should commit (an act) (should commit, should practice, should behave)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of samācar

From root car (to move, to go) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)

पापम् (pāpam) - evil (sin, evil, wrong)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sin, wrong

आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by noble means (by a noble person, by noble means)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, honorable, respectable

Note: Refers to the quality or means used by a virtuous person.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun introducing a clause.

हन्ति (hanti) - eradicates, destroys (kills, destroys, strikes down)

(verb)

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

Root: han (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to yaḥ.

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the best of men, supreme person (puruṣottama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, supreme being

Tatpuruṣa compound: puruṣa + uttama.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: A standard epithet for heroes and divine beings, here referring to the ideal person.

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