वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-53, verse-20

धर्मकामः पितृव्यस्ते प्रीतिकामो दृढव्रतः ।
शुचिः सत्यप्रतिज्ञश्च ना त्वां जातु जिघांसति ॥२०॥

20. dharmakāmaḥ pitṛvyaste prītikāmo dṛḍhavrataḥ ,
śuciḥ satyapratijñaśca nā tvāṃ jātu jighāṃsati.

20. dharmakāmaḥ pitṛvyaḥ te prītikāmaḥ dṛḍhavrataḥ
śuciḥ satyapratijñaḥ ca na tvām jātu jighāṃsati

20. te pitṛvyaḥ dharmakāmaḥ prītikāmaḥ dṛḍhavrataḥ
śuciḥ satyapratijñaḥ ca jātu tvām na jighāṃsati

20. Your paternal uncle, desirous of righteousness (dharma), seeking goodwill, firm in his vows, pure, and truthful in his promises, will certainly never desire to kill you.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मकामः (dharmakāmaḥ) - desirous of what is right (dharma) (desirous of (dharma), righteous, virtuous)

• पितृव्यः (pitṛvyaḥ) - paternal uncle

• ते (te) - your, to you

• प्रीतिकामः (prītikāmaḥ) - desirous of affection, seeking goodwill

• दृढव्रतः (dṛḍhavrataḥ) - firm in vows, steadfast in resolve

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, righteous

• सत्यप्रतिज्ञः (satyapratijñaḥ) - true to one's promise, truthful

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - never (not, no)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• जातु (jātu) - ever (ever, at any time, certainly)

• जिघांसति (jighāṁsati) - he desires to kill, he wishes to slay

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मकामः (dharmakāmaḥ) - desirous of what is right (dharma) (desirous of (dharma), righteous, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmakāma

dharmakāma - desirous of righteousness/ (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+kāma)

• dharma – (natural law), duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with pitṛvyaḥ.

पितृव्यः (pitṛvyaḥ) - paternal uncle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛvya

pitṛvya - paternal uncle

Note: Subject.

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, 'your'.

प्रीतिकामः (prītikāmaḥ) - desirous of affection, seeking goodwill

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītikāma

prītikāma - desirous of affection/love/goodwill

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prīti+kāma)

• prīti – affection, love, goodwill
  noun (feminine)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with pitṛvyaḥ.

दृढव्रतः (dṛḍhavrataḥ) - firm in vows, steadfast in resolve

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhavrata

dṛḍhavrata - firm in vows, steadfast in resolve

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+vrata)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, steadfast
  adjective
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, resolve
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with pitṛvyaḥ.

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, righteous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, righteous

Note: Agrees with pitṛvyaḥ.

सत्यप्रतिज्ञः (satyapratijñaḥ) - true to one's promise, truthful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyapratijña

satyapratijña - true to one's promise, truthful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+pratijñā)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• pratijñā – promise, vow, agreement
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: prati

Note: Agrees with pitṛvyaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects attributes.

न (na) - never (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of jighāṃsati.

जातु (jātu) - ever (ever, at any time, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Reinforces negation with na.

जिघांसति (jighāṁsati) - he desires to kill, he wishes to slay

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice, Third Person Singular (Desiderative)

Desiderative from root √han (Class 2)

Root: han (class 2)

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