वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-101, verse-18

हिरण्यं वा सुवर्णं वा रत्नानि विविधानि च ।
राज्यं वा त्रिषु लोकेषु नैतदर्हति भाषितुम् ॥१८॥

18. hiraṇyaṃ vā suvarṇaṃ vā ratnāni vividhāni ca ,
rājyaṃ vā triṣu lokeṣu naitadarhati bhāṣitum.

18. hiraṇyam vā suvarṇam vā ratnāni vividhāni ca
rājyam vā triṣu lokeṣu na etat arhati bhāṣitum

18. hiraṇyam vā suvarṇam vā vividhāni ratnāni ca
vā rājyam triṣu lokeṣu etat bhāṣitum na arhati

18. Neither gold nor suvarṇa (a type of pure gold), nor various jewels, nor even sovereignty (rājya) over the three worlds, is worthy to be mentioned (as a reward).

Words meanings summery:

• हिरण्यम् (hiraṇyam) - gold, wealth, treasure

• वा (vā) - or, either

• सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - fine gold, pure gold, excellent gold

• वा (vā) - or, either

• रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels, gems, treasures

• विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse, manifold

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - sovereignty (kingdom, sovereignty, kingship)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three (worlds) (in three)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds (in worlds, in realms)

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this (collection of items mentioned) (this, this one)

• अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy (is worthy, deserves, ought)

• भाषितुम् (bhāṣitum) - to be mentioned (to speak, to say, to mention)

Words meanings and morphology

हिरण्यम् (hiraṇyam) - gold, wealth, treasure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hiraṇya

hiraṇya - gold, wealth, treasure

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - fine gold, pure gold, excellent gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - good color, gold, fine gold

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+varṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, appearance, kind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels, gems, treasures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, precious object, treasure

Root: rā (class 1)

विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - sovereignty (kingdom, sovereignty, kingship)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, rule

Root: rāj (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three (worlds) (in three)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'lokeṣu'.

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds (in worlds, in realms)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (collection of items mentioned) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy (is worthy, deserves, ought)

(verb)

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

Root: arh (class 1)

भाषितुम् (bhāṣitum) - to be mentioned (to speak, to say, to mention)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

formed from root bhāṣ with suffix -tum

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Used here in a passive sense 'to be spoken/mentioned'.

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