वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-20, verse-13

नूनं न ते जनः कश्चिदसिन्निःश्रेयसे स्थितः ।
निवारयति यो न त्वां कर्मणो ऽस्माद्विगर्हितात् ॥१३॥

13. nūnaṃ na te janaḥ kaścidasinniḥśreyase sthitaḥ ,
nivārayati yo na tvāṃ karmaṇo'smādvigarhitāt.

13. nūnam na te janaḥ kaścit asmin niḥśreyase sthitaḥ
yaḥ na tvām karmaṇaḥ asmāt vigarhitāt nivārayati

13. Certainly, there is no one among your people (jana) who is established in ultimate welfare (niḥśreyasa) and who restrains you from this reprehensible deed (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, people, man

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• निःश्रेयसे (niḥśreyase) - in the highest good, ultimate welfare, liberation

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, established, firm, standing

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• न (na) - not, no

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - from action, from deed

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

• विगर्हितात् (vigarhitāt) - from the reprehensible, from the blameworthy

• निवारयति (nivārayati) - restrains, prevents, wards off

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Here used as a possessive pronoun, 'your'.

जनः (janaḥ) - person, people, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, anyone

Compound of interrogative pronoun kim (what, who) and particle cit (any).

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'no one'.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies niḥśreyase.

निःश्रेयसे (niḥśreyase) - in the highest good, ultimate welfare, liberation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of niḥśreyas

niḥśreyas - the highest good, ultimate bliss, liberation, ultimate welfare

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, established, firm, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, firm, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'janaḥ kaścit'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'janaḥ kaścit'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Direct object of 'nivārayati'.

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - from action, from deed

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate

Derived from root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'nivārayati' (to restrain from).

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies 'karmaṇaḥ'.

विगर्हितात् (vigarhitāt) - from the reprehensible, from the blameworthy

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vigarhita

vigarhita - blameworthy, reprehensible, despicable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root garh (to blame, reproach) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'karmaṇaḥ'.

निवारयति (nivārayati) - restrains, prevents, wards off

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Causative from root vṛ (to cover, restrain), with prefix ni. Present 3rd person singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛ (class 5)

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