वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-14, verse-5

प्रशमश्च क्षमा चैव आर्जवं प्रियवादिता ।
असामर्थ्यं फलन्त्येते निर्गुणेषु सतां गुणाः ॥५॥

5. praśamaśca kṣamā caiva ārjavaṃ priyavāditā ,
asāmarthyaṃ phalantyete nirguṇeṣu satāṃ guṇāḥ.

5. praśamaḥ ca kṣamā ca eva ārjavam priyavāditā
asāmarthyam phalanti ete nirguṇeṣu satām guṇāḥ

5. ete satām guṇāḥ praśamaḥ ca kṣamā ca eva ārjavam
priyavāditā nirguṇeṣu asāmarthyam phalanti

5. Among the unworthy, the virtues of the good—such as peacefulness, forgiveness, straightforwardness, and pleasant speech—simply result in weakness.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रशमः (praśamaḥ) - peacefulness (peacefulness, tranquility, quietude)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness (forgiveness, patience, endurance)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, just, only, also)

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness (straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity)

• प्रियवादिता (priyavāditā) - pleasant speech (pleasant speech, amiability in speech)

• असामर्थ्यम् (asāmarthyam) - weakness (inability, powerlessness, weakness)

• फलन्ति (phalanti) - they result in (they bear fruit, they result in)

• एते (ete) - these (these (masculine plural))

• निर्गुणेषु (nirguṇeṣu) - among the unworthy (among those without qualities, among the undeserving)

• सताम् (satām) - of the good (of the good, of the virtuous)

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - virtues (qualities, virtues, attributes)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रशमः (praśamaḥ) - peacefulness (peacefulness, tranquility, quietude)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśama

praśama - peacefulness, tranquility, quietude

Derived from pra-śam (to be calm)

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness (forgiveness, patience, endurance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, endurance, earth

Derived from root kṣam (to be patient)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, just, only, also)

(indeclinable)

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness (straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity, rectitude

Derived from ṛju (straight) with aṇ suffix

प्रियवादिता (priyavāditā) - pleasant speech (pleasant speech, amiability in speech)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priyavāditā

priyavāditā - pleasant speech, amiability in speech

Compound type : tatpurusha (priya+vādin+tā)

• priya – dear, pleasant, beloved
  adjective (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, saying, speaker
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)
• tā – suffix for abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns

असामर्थ्यम् (asāmarthyam) - weakness (inability, powerlessness, weakness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asāmarthya

asāmarthya - inability, powerlessness, weakness, incompetence

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sāmarthya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sāmarthya – ability, power, strength, competence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from samartha (capable)

फलन्ति (phalanti) - they result in (they bear fruit, they result in)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of phal

Root: phal (class 1)

एते (ete) - these (these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

निर्गुणेषु (nirguṇeṣu) - among the unworthy (among those without qualities, among the undeserving)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, devoid of merit, undeserving

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+guṇa)

• nir – without, devoid of
  prefix
  Prefix meaning 'out, without, away'
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)

सताम् (satām) - of the good (of the good, of the virtuous)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - virtues (qualities, virtues, attributes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, thread