वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-65, verse-23

ममैव दुष्कृतं किं चिन्महदस्ति न संशयः ।
समर्थौ सहितौ यन्मां नापेक्षेते परंतपौ ॥२३॥

23. mamaiva duṣkṛtaṃ kiṃ cinmahadasti na saṃśayaḥ ,
samarthau sahitau yanmāṃ nāpekṣete paraṃtapau.

23. mama eva duṣkṛtam kiñcit mahat asti na saṃśayaḥ
samarthau sahitau yat mām na apekṣete paraṃtapau

23. mama eva kiñcit mahat duṣkṛtam asti na saṃśayaḥ
yat samarthau sahitau paraṃtapau mām na apekṣete

23. Without a doubt, some great misdeed (duṣkṛta) of mine must exist, because those two tormentors of foes, though capable and united, do not protect me.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (emphasizing 'my') (only, certainly, indeed)

• दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - misdeed (karma) of mine (misdeed, evil action, sin)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, a little, something

• महत् (mahat) - great (qualifying misdeed) (great, large)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• समर्थौ (samarthau) - capable (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (capable, able (dual))

• सहितौ (sahitau) - united (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (accompanied, united, together (dual))

• यत् (yat) - that (conjunction) (that, because, which)

• माम् (mām) - me

• न (na) - not

• अपेक्षेते (apekṣete) - they do not protect (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (they look after, they protect, they expect (dual))

• परंतपौ (paraṁtapau) - tormentors of foes (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (tormentors of foes (dual))

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (emphasizing 'my') (only, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - misdeed (karma) of mine (misdeed, evil action, sin)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - misdeed, evil action, sin

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

formed from dus- (bad) + kṛta (done)

Compound type : prādi (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, a little, something

(indeclinable)

महत् (mahat) - great (qualifying misdeed) (great, large)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: "na saṃśayaḥ" means "no doubt"

समर्थौ (samarthau) - capable (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (capable, able (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samartha

samartha - capable, able, fit, competent

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

सहितौ (sahitau) - united (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (accompanied, united, together (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, united, together

Past Passive Participle

from sa- (with) + hi (to send, join)

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

यत् (yat) - that (conjunction) (that, because, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yad

yad - which, that, because

Note: Used here as a conjunction 'that' or 'because'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अपेक्षेते (apekṣete) - they do not protect (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (they look after, they protect, they expect (dual))

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of apekṣ

Prefix: apa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

परंतपौ (paraṁtapau) - tormentors of foes (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (tormentors of foes (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of enemies, subduer of foes

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+tapa)

• para – enemy, other
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – burning, tormenting
  noun (masculine)
  derived from tap (to burn, torment)
  Root: tap (class 1)