वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-105

अतिथिः किल पूजार्हः प्राकृतो ऽपि विजानता ।
धर्मं जिज्ञासमानेन किं पुनर्यादृशो भवान् ॥१०५॥

105. atithiḥ kila pūjārhaḥ prākṛto'pi vijānatā ,
dharmaṃ jijñāsamānena kiṃ punaryādṛśo bhavān.

105. atithiḥ kila pūjārhaḥ prākṛtaḥ api vijānatā
dharmam jijñāsamānena kim punaḥ yādṛśaḥ bhavān

105. kila vijānatā dharmam jijñāsamānena prākṛtaḥ
api atithiḥ pūjārhaḥ punaḥ yādṛśaḥ bhavān kim

105. Indeed, even an ordinary guest is worthy of respect by a discerning person and by one who seeks (dharma). How much more, then, is someone like you!

Words meanings summery:

• अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - guest, visitor

• किल (kila) - indeed, verily, certainly

• पूजार्हः (pūjārhaḥ) - worthy of respect, deserving honor

• प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - ordinary, common, natural

• अपि (api) - even, also

• विजानता (vijānatā) - by one who knows, by a discerning person

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness

• जिज्ञासमानेन (jijñāsamānena) - by one seeking to know, by one wishing to understand

• किम् (kim) - what, how much more

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then

• यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - such a person as you (such as, of what kind, like whom)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (polite form), sir

Words meanings and morphology

अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - guest, visitor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger (literally 'one who has no fixed date')

किल (kila) - indeed, verily, certainly

(indeclinable)

पूजार्हः (pūjārhaḥ) - worthy of respect, deserving honor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjārha

pūjārha - deserving of worship or honor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūjā+arha)

• pūjā – worship, honor, respect
  noun (feminine)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective

प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - ordinary, common, natural

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prākṛta

prākṛta - natural, common, ordinary, vulgar

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

विजानता (vijānatā) - by one who knows, by a discerning person

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vijānat

vijānat - knowing, discerning, wise

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'jñā' with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

जिज्ञासमानेन (jijñāsamānena) - by one seeking to know, by one wishing to understand

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jijñāsamāna

jijñāsamāna - desiring to know, inquisitive

Present Middle Participle (Desiderative)

Instrumental singular of the present middle participle of the desiderative form of the root 'jñā'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

किम् (kim) - what, how much more

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here idiomatically as 'how much more'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then

(indeclinable)

यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - such a person as you (such as, of what kind, like whom)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - such, of what appearance, of what kind

भवान् (bhavān) - you (polite form), sir

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite second person pronoun), being, existing

Present Active Participle (for adjectival sense)

Root: bhū (class 1)