वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-116, verse-85

निर्दस्युरभवल् लोको नानर्थः कं चिदस्पृशत् ।
न च स्म वृद्धा बालानां प्रेतकार्याणि कुर्वते ॥८५॥

85. nirdasyurabhaval loko nānarthaḥ kaṃ cidaspṛśat ,
na ca sma vṛddhā bālānāṃ pretakāryāṇi kurvate.

85. nirdasyuḥ abhavat lokaḥ na anarthaḥ kam cit aspṛśat
na ca sma vṛddhāḥ bālānām pretakāryāṇi kurvate

85. The world became free of bandits. No misfortune afflicted anyone. Nor did elders perform the funeral rites for their children, indicating that children did not die before their parents.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्दस्युः (nirdasyuḥ) - free from robbers, devoid of bandits

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, existed

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - the populace, the people (of the realm) (world, people, realm)

• न (na) - not, no

• अनर्थः (anarthaḥ) - misfortune, evil, adversity, calamity

• कम् (kam) - anyone (whom, what, any (with cit))

• चित् (cit) - even, any (particle)

• अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - afflicted (touched, afflicted, reached)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

• वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - old people, elders, grown up

• बालानाम् (bālānām) - of children, of boys, of young ones

• प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, obsequies

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - perform, do

Words meanings and morphology

निर्दस्युः (nirdasyuḥ) - free from robbers, devoid of bandits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdasyu

nirdasyu - free from robbers, devoid of bandits

Compound of 'nir' (without) and 'dasyu' (robber)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+dasyu)

• nir – without, out of
  indeclinable
• dasyu – robber, bandit
  noun (masculine)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - the populace, the people (of the realm) (world, people, realm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm, space

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनर्थः (anarthaḥ) - misfortune, evil, adversity, calamity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - misfortune, evil, adversity, calamity, useless

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'artha' (purpose, meaning, wealth, good).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object, good
  noun (masculine)

कम् (kam) - anyone (whom, what, any (with cit))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Functions as indefinite pronoun 'anyone' when combined with 'cit'.

चित् (cit) - even, any (particle)

(indeclinable)

अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - afflicted (touched, afflicted, reached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

(indeclinable)

वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - old people, elders, grown up

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown up, wise, venerable

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛdh' (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

बालानाम् (bālānām) - of children, of boys, of young ones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, innocent

प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, obsequies

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pretakārya

pretakārya - funeral rites, duties concerning the deceased

Compound of 'preta' (departed spirit) and 'kārya' (deed, work, duty).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (preta+kārya)

• preta – departed, deceased, ghost
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-i (to go forth, die)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• kārya – work, action, duty, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From kṛ (to do), meaning 'that which is to be done'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुर्वते (kurvate) - perform, do

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'sma' to denote past tense.