वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-57, verse-5

न तदग्निशिखा कुर्यात् संस्पृष्टा पाणिना सती ।
जनकस्यात्मजा कुर्यादुत्क्रोधकलुषीकृता ॥५॥

5. na tadagniśikhā kuryāt saṃspṛṣṭā pāṇinā satī ,
janakasyātmajā kuryādutkrodhakaluṣīkṛtā.

5. na tat agniśikhā kuryāt saṃspṛṣṭā pāṇinā satī
janakasyātmajā kuryāt utkrodhakaluṣīkṛtā

5. pāṇinā saṃspṛṣṭā satī agniśikhā tat na kuryāt
utkrodhakaluṣīkṛtā janakasyātmajā kuryāt

5. Even a flame, when touched by hand, would not do that (damage). But Janaka's daughter, when made impure by immense anger, could do it.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तत् (tat) - that (damage/destruction) (that, it)

• अग्निशिखा (agniśikhā) - a flame (flame of fire)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do (might do, should do, would do)

• संस्पृष्टा (saṁspṛṣṭā) - (even if) touched (touched, come into contact with)

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by hand

• सती (satī) - while being (so) / indeed (being, existing, true, virtuous, chaste (feminine))

• जनकस्यात्मजा (janakasyātmajā) - Sītā, Janaka's daughter (Janaka's daughter)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - could do (might do, should do, would do)

• उत्क्रोधकलुषीकृता (utkrodhakaluṣīkṛtā) - made impure by immense anger (made impure/stained by intense anger)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the first kuryāt.

तत् (tat) - that (damage/destruction) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of kuryāt.

अग्निशिखा (agniśikhā) - a flame (flame of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of agniśikhā

agniśikhā - flame of fire, tongue of fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+śikhā)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – flame, crest, tuft, peak
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do (might do, should do, would do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

From root kṛ (class 8).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate for agniśikhā.

संस्पृष्टा (saṁspṛṣṭā) - (even if) touched (touched, come into contact with)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃspṛṣṭa

saṁspṛṣṭa - touched, joined, combined, tainted

Past Passive Participle

From root spṛś (class 6) with prefix sam- + kta suffix.

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (sam+spṛṣṭa)

• sam – together, with, completely
  indeclinable
• spṛṣṭa – touched, felt
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root spṛś (to touch) with -ta suffix.
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with agniśikhā.

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

Note: Agent of saṃspṛṣṭā.

सती (satī) - while being (so) / indeed (being, existing, true, virtuous, chaste (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, true, good, real

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be) + śatṛ suffix. Feminine form of sat.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with agniśikhā.

जनकस्यात्मजा (janakasyātmajā) - Sītā, Janaka's daughter (Janaka's daughter)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - Janaka's daughter (i.e., Sītā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – father, producer, King Janaka
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ātmajā – daughter (lit. 'born of oneself')
  noun (feminine)
  From ātman (self) + jan (to be born) + ā (feminine suffix).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - could do (might do, should do, would do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

From root kṛ (class 8).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate for janakasyātmajā.

उत्क्रोधकलुषीकृता (utkrodhakaluṣīkṛtā) - made impure by immense anger (made impure/stained by intense anger)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utkrodhakaluṣīkṛta

utkrodhakaluṣīkṛta - made impure or defiled by intense anger/wrath

Compound. kaluṣīkṛta is formed from kaluṣa + kṛ (to make).

Compound type : tatpurusha (utkrodha+kaluṣīkṛta)

• utkrodha – intense anger, violent wrath
  noun (masculine)
  From ut- (up, out) + krodha (anger).
  Prefix: ut
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• kaluṣīkṛta – made impure, defiled, stained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From kaluṣa (impure) + -īkṛta (made, formed from kṛ).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with janakasyātmajā.