वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-113, verse-31

न हि ते राजपुत्रं तं चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरम् ।
परिमोक्तुं व्यवस्यन्ति पौरा वै धर्मवत्सलाः ॥३१॥

31. na hi te rājaputraṃ taṃ cīrakṛṣṇājināmbaram ,
parimoktuṃ vyavasyanti paurā vai dharmavatsalāḥ.

31. na hi te rājaputram tam cīrakṛṣṇājināmbaram
parimoktum vyavasyanti paurāḥ vai dharmavatsalāḥ

31. te paurāḥ vai dharmavatsalāḥ hi tam rājaputram
cīrakṛṣṇājināmbaram parimoktum na vyavasyanti

31. Indeed, the citizens, devoted to (dharma), were surely not able to abandon that prince, who was dressed in bark and black deerskin garments.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• ते (te) - they (the citizens) (they)

• राजपुत्रम् (rājaputram) - the prince (Bharata/Rama) (the prince)

• तम् (tam) - that (prince) (him, that)

• चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरम् (cīrakṛṣṇājināmbaram) - who was dressed in bark and black deerskin garments (wearing garments of bark and black deerskin)

• परिमोक्तुम् (parimoktum) - to abandon (to abandon, to release, to give up)

• व्यवस्यन्ति (vyavasyanti) - they resolve (to abandon), they are able (to abandon) (they endeavor, they resolve, they are able)

• पौराः (paurāḥ) - the citizens (citizens, townspeople)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

• धर्मवत्सलाः (dharmavatsalāḥ) - devoted to (dharma) (devoted to dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'vyavasyanti'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the negation.

ते (te) - they (the citizens) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'paurāḥ'.

राजपुत्रम् (rājaputram) - the prince (Bharata/Rama) (the prince)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - king's son, prince

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the infinitive 'parimoktum'.

तम् (tam) - that (prince) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, agreeing with 'rājaputram'.

चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरम् (cīrakṛṣṇājināmbaram) - who was dressed in bark and black deerskin garments (wearing garments of bark and black deerskin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cīrakṛṣṇājināmbara

cīrakṛṣṇājināmbara - garment made of bark and black deerskin (worn by ascetics)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cīra+kṛṣṇājina+ambara)

• cīra – bark garment, ragged cloth
  noun (neuter)
• kṛṣṇājina – black deerskin
  noun (neuter)
• ambara – garment, cloth, sky
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound noun describing the attire, agreeing with 'rājaputram'.

परिमोक्तुम् (parimoktum) - to abandon (to abandon, to release, to give up)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From root muc (to release) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Serves as the object of 'vyavasyanti'.

व्यवस्यन्ति (vyavasyanti) - they resolve (to abandon), they are able (to abandon) (they endeavor, they resolve, they are able)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vyavasya

From root so (to decide, determine) with prefixes vi- and ava-

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

पौराः (paurāḥ) - the citizens (citizens, townspeople)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, townsperson, urbanite

Note: Subject of 'vyavasyanti'.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

धर्मवत्सलाः (dharmavatsalāḥ) - devoted to (dharma) (devoted to dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmavatsala

dharmavatsala - affectionate towards dharma, devoted to righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vatsala)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vatsala – affectionate, fond, loving, devoted
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'paurāḥ'.