वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-24, verse-34

नैते धर्मं विजानन्ति राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः ।
ध्रुवं मां प्रातराशार्थे राक्षसः कल्पयिष्यति ॥३४॥

34. naite dharmaṃ vijānanti rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ ,
dhruvaṃ māṃ prātarāśārthe rākṣasaḥ kalpayiṣyati.

34. na ete dharmam vijānanti rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ
dhruvam mām prātarāśārthe rākṣasaḥ kalpayiṣyati

34. ete piśitāśanāḥ rākṣasāḥ dharmam na vijānanti
dhruvam rākṣasaḥ mām prātarāśārthe kalpayiṣyati

34. These flesh-eating demons (rākṣasāḥ) do not understand natural law (dharma). Surely, a demon will prepare me for their morning meal.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एते (ete) - these, them

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

• विजानन्ति (vijānanti) - they know, they understand

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, evil beings

• पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - flesh-eaters, carnivores

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - surely, certainly, indeed, firmly

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रातराशार्थे (prātarāśārthe) - for the sake of a morning meal, for breakfast

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon

• कल्पयिष्यति (kalpayiṣyati) - he will prepare, he will arrange

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: negation particle

एते (ete) - these, them

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: refers to rākṣasāḥ

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

विजानन्ति (vijānanti) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vijñā

present active

3rd plural present active indicative

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, evil beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil being, a class of mythological beings

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - flesh-eaters, carnivores

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of piśitāśana

piśitāśana - flesh-eater, carnivore

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piśita+aśana)

• piśita – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Adjective modifying rākṣasāḥ

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - surely, certainly, indeed, firmly

(indeclinable)

Root: dhru (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

प्रातराशार्थे (prātarāśārthe) - for the sake of a morning meal, for breakfast

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prātarāśārtha

prātarāśārtha - for the purpose of morning meal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prātarāśa+artha)

• prātarāśa – morning meal, breakfast
  noun (masculine)
  prātar (morning) + āśa (food)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil being, a class of mythological beings

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of kalpayiṣyati

कल्पयिष्यति (kalpayiṣyati) - he will prepare, he will arrange

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kalpayati

future active

3rd singular future active indicative

Root: kḷp (class 10)

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