वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-25

मूलमर्थस्य संरक्ष्यमेष कार्यविदां नयः ।
मूले हि सति सिध्यन्ति गुणाः पुष्पफलादयः ॥२५॥

25. mūlamarthasya saṃrakṣyameṣa kāryavidāṃ nayaḥ ,
mūle hi sati sidhyanti guṇāḥ puṣpaphalādayaḥ.

25. mūlam arthasya saṃrakṣyam eṣaḥ kāryavidām nayaḥ
mūle hi sati sidhyanti guṇāḥ puṣpaphalādayaḥ

25. arthasya mūlam saṃrakṣyam eṣaḥ kāryavidām nayaḥ
hi mūle sati guṇāḥ puṣpaphalādayaḥ sidhyanti

25. The foundation of any undertaking must be protected; this is the principle of those who understand affairs. For indeed, when the root is present, secondary outcomes like flowers and fruits thrive.

Words meanings summery:

• मूलम् (mūlam) - the essential foundation or core element of an objective (root, foundation, source)

• अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of the objective or undertaking (of the purpose, of the goal, of the matter)

• संरक्ष्यम् (saṁrakṣyam) - must be carefully protected (to be protected, to be guarded)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• कार्यविदाम् (kāryavidām) - of those who know the task, of those skilled in affairs

• नयः (nayaḥ) - policy, rule, principle, conduct

• मूले (mūle) - when the basis or origin exists (in the root, at the foundation)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सति (sati) - when it exists, when it is present (being, existing (locative absolute))

• सिध्यन्ति (sidhyanti) - they succeed, they are accomplished, they thrive

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - secondary benefits or results derived from the foundation (qualities, virtues, attributes, secondary products)

• पुष्पफलादयः (puṣpaphalādayaḥ) - various good results, symbolized by flowers and fruits (flowers, fruits, and so on)

Words meanings and morphology

मूलम् (mūlam) - the essential foundation or core element of an objective (root, foundation, source)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation, source, cause, basis

अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of the objective or undertaking (of the purpose, of the goal, of the matter)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, object, meaning, wealth, matter, affair

संरक्ष्यम् (saṁrakṣyam) - must be carefully protected (to be protected, to be guarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃrakṣya

saṁrakṣya - to be protected, to be guarded, defensible

Gerundive

Derived from sam-√rakṣ (to protect, guard) with the suffix -ya.

Prefix: sam

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

कार्यविदाम् (kāryavidām) - of those who know the task, of those skilled in affairs

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kāryavid

kāryavid - one who knows the business, skilled in affairs

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+vid)

• kārya – task, business, undertaking
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from √kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vid – knower, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from √vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

नयः (nayaḥ) - policy, rule, principle, conduct

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naya

naya - leading, conduct, policy, rule, system, principle

Derived from √nī (to lead).

Root: nī (class 1)

मूले (mūle) - when the basis or origin exists (in the root, at the foundation)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation, source, cause, basis

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सति (sati) - when it exists, when it is present (being, existing (locative absolute))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true, real

Present Active Participle

Derived from √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'mūle'.

सिध्यन्ति (sidhyanti) - they succeed, they are accomplished, they thrive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of sidh

Present Active

Root: sidh (class 4)

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - secondary benefits or results derived from the foundation (qualities, virtues, attributes, secondary products)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, secondary strand, secondary product

पुष्पफलादयः (puṣpaphalādayaḥ) - various good results, symbolized by flowers and fruits (flowers, fruits, and so on)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṣpaphalādi

puṣpaphalādi - flowers, fruits, and the like

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (puṣpa+phala+ādi)

• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

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