वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-101, verse-36

पापानां वा शुभानां वा वधार्हाणां प्लवंगम ।
कार्यं कारुण्यमार्येण न कश्चिन्नापराध्यति ॥३६॥

36. pāpānāṃ vā śubhānāṃ vā vadhārhāṇāṃ plavaṃgama ,
kāryaṃ kāruṇyamāryeṇa na kaścinnāparādhyati.

36. pāpānām vā śubhānām vā vadhārhāṇām plavaṅgama
kāryam kāruṇyam āryeṇa na kaścit na aparādhyati

36. plavaṅgama pāpānām vā śubhānām vā vadhārhāṇām
āryeṇa kāruṇyam kāryam na kaścit na aparādhyati

36. O monkey (plavaṅgama)! Whether towards those who are sinful or virtuous, or those deserving of death, compassion should be shown by a noble person. No one is without fault.

Words meanings summery:

• पापानाम् (pāpānām) - of those who are sinful (of the sinful, of evil persons/deeds)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• शुभानाम् (śubhānām) - of those who are virtuous (of the good, of the auspicious)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• वधार्हाणाम् (vadhārhāṇām) - of those deserving of death (of those deserving death, worthy of being killed)

• प्लवङ्गम (plavaṅgama) - O monkey (plavaṅgama, referring to Hanumān) (O monkey (one who goes by leaping), O Hanuman)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be shown (referring to compassion) (to be done, proper to be done, duty)

• कारुण्यम् (kāruṇyam) - compassion (compassion, pity, mercy)

• आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by a noble person (by the noble, by a respectable person)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone, any)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अपराध्यति (aparādhyati) - commits an offense, is at fault (offends, errs, commits a fault)

Words meanings and morphology

पापानाम् (pāpānām) - of those who are sinful (of the sinful, of evil persons/deeds)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, evil; a sin, an evil person

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

शुभानाम् (śubhānām) - of those who are virtuous (of the good, of the auspicious)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, pure, beautiful

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

वधार्हाणाम् (vadhārhāṇām) - of those deserving of death (of those deserving death, worthy of being killed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadhārha

vadhārha - deserving death, worthy of being killed

compound of vadha (killing) and arha (deserving)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+arha)

• vadha – killing, slaughter, death
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: arh (class 1)

प्लवङ्गम (plavaṅgama) - O monkey (plavaṅgama, referring to Hanumān) (O monkey (one who goes by leaping), O Hanuman)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (literally 'one who goes by leaping')

compound of plava (leaping) and gama (going)

Compound type : upapada (plava+gama)

• plava – leaping, jumping
  noun (masculine)
  from root plu (to float, to swim, to leap)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Suffix -a
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be shown (referring to compassion) (to be done, proper to be done, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be performed, duty, business

Gerundive

from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कारुण्यम् (kāruṇyam) - compassion (compassion, pity, mercy)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāruṇya

kāruṇya - compassion, pity, mercy

from karuṇā (pity)

आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by a noble person (by the noble, by a respectable person)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable, honorable

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, any

from kim (who) + cit (indefinite particle)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अपराध्यति (aparādhyati) - commits an offense, is at fault (offends, errs, commits a fault)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of aparādh

Present Active Indicative

root rādh (5th class) with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 5)

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