वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-106, verse-12

बालिशः खलु कामात्मा रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
इति वक्ष्यन्ति मां सन्तो जानकीमविशोध्य हि ॥१२॥

12. bāliśaḥ khalu kāmātmā rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ ,
iti vakṣyanti māṃ santo jānakīmaviśodhya hi.

12. bāliśaḥ khalu kāmātmā rāmaḥ daśarathātmajaḥ
iti vakṣyanti mām santaḥ jānakīm aviśodhya hi

12. For, if I do not purify Janaki (Sita), good people will indeed say of me, 'Rama, the son of Dasaratha, is foolish and driven by desire (kāmātmā).'

Words meanings summery:

• बालिशः (bāliśaḥ) - foolish, childish, ignorant, silly

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly, for

• कामात्मा (kāmātmā) - one whose mind is controlled by desire, lustful, sensual

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of the protagonist)

• दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ) - son of Dasaratha

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so saying

• वक्ष्यन्ति (vakṣyanti) - they will say, they will speak

• माम् (mām) - me

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous people, holy men

• जानकीम् (jānakīm) - Janaki (Sita, daughter of Janaka)

• अविशोध्य (aviśodhya) - without having purified, without having tested

• हि (hi) - for, because, indeed, surely

Words meanings and morphology

बालिशः (bāliśaḥ) - foolish, childish, ignorant, silly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāliśa

bāliśa - childish, foolish, ignorant

From bāla (child) + śa (suffix).

Note: Predicative adjective for Rama.

खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

कामात्मा (kāmātmā) - one whose mind is controlled by desire, lustful, sensual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmātman

kāmātman - one whose self is desire, lustful, sensual

Compound of kāma (desire) and ātman (self/mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+ātman)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for Rama.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of the protagonist)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasant, beautiful, dark-colored

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the imagined criticism.

दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ) - son of Dasaratha

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśarathātmaja

daśarathātmaja - son of Dasaratha

Compound of Daśaratha and ātmaja (son).

Compound type : śaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (daśaratha+ātmaja)

• daśaratha – Dasaratha (father of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, daughter (lit. born from oneself)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ātman (self) and ja (born from).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Epithet for Rama.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so saying

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यन्ति (vakṣyanti) - they will say, they will speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of vac

Future tense form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'santaḥ'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Object of 'vakṣyanti' (they will say about me).

सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous people, holy men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

From root AS (to be) + śatṛ.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'vakṣyanti'.

जानकीम् (jānakīm) - Janaki (Sita, daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - Janaki, daughter of Janaka, Sita

Patronymic from Janaka.

Note: Object of 'aviśodhya'.

अविशोध्य (aviśodhya) - without having purified, without having tested

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (negative)

Formed with 'a' (negation) + vi-śudh + -ya (absolutive suffix).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viśodhya)

• a – not, un-, in-, without
  prefix
• viśodhya – having purified, having cleansed, having examined
  indeclinable
  Absolutive
  From vi (prefix) + root śudh (to purify/cleanse/examine) + ya (absolutive suffix).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Acts as an adverbial clause, 'if I do not purify...'

हि (hi) - for, because, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

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