वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-2, verse-4

धृतिमाञ् शास्त्रवित् प्राज्ञः पण्डितश्चासि राघव ।
त्यजेमां पापिकां बुद्धिं कृत्वात्मेवार्थदूषणीम् ॥४॥

4. dhṛtimāñ śāstravit prājñaḥ paṇḍitaścāsi rāghava ,
tyajemāṃ pāpikāṃ buddhiṃ kṛtvātmevārthadūṣaṇīm.

4. dhṛtimān śāstravit prājñaḥ paṇḍitaḥ ca asi rāghava
tyaja imām pāpikām buddhim kṛtvā ātmā iva arthadūṣaṇīm

4. rāghava dhṛtimān śāstravit prājñaḥ paṇḍitaḥ ca asi
imām pāpikām buddhim tyaja kṛtvā ātmā iva arthadūṣaṇīm

4. O Rāghava, you are resolute, knowledgeable in scriptures, wise, and learned. Abandon this sinful thought, which is like a flaw that corrupts your own inner self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - resolute, firm-minded, patient, courageous

• शास्त्रवित् (śāstravit) - knowledgeable in scriptures, expert in sciences

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, intelligent, clever

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - learned, scholar, wise man

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• असि (asi) - you are, you exist

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma)

• त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, renounce

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• पापिकाम् (pāpikām) - sinful, wicked, evil

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, thought, mind, understanding

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having caused

• आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, mind, spirit

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्थदूषणीम् (arthadūṣaṇīm) - detrimental to your purpose (destroying one's purpose, detrimental to interests, corrupting meaning)

Words meanings and morphology

धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - resolute, firm-minded, patient, courageous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtimat

dhṛtimat - resolute, firm, patient, courageous, endowed with firmness

From `dhṛti` (firmness, resolution) + `matup` suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शास्त्रवित् (śāstravit) - knowledgeable in scriptures, expert in sciences

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstravid

śāstravid - knowing the śāstras (scriptures/sciences), learned, expert

Compound of `śāstra` (scripture, science) and `vid` (knower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstra+vid)

• śāstra – scripture, science, rule, teaching
  noun (neuter)
  From root `śās` (to teach, rule).
  Root: śās (class 2)
• vid – knower, learned
  noun (masculine)
  From root `vid` (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, intelligent, clever

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, clever, knowing

From `pra` + root `jñā` (to know).

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - learned, scholar, wise man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, scholar, wise, skilled

From `paṇḍā` (wisdom) or root `paṇḍ` (to collect).

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are, you exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active indicative, 2nd person singular.

Root `as` (class 2).

Root: as (class 2)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rāma

Formed with `aṇ` suffix from `raghu`.

त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, renounce

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of tyaj

Imperative active, 2nd person singular.

Root `tyaj` (class 1).

Root: tyaj (class 1)

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with `buddhim`.

पापिकाम् (pāpikām) - sinful, wicked, evil

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāpika

pāpika - sinful, wicked, evil, bad

From `pāpa` (sin) + `ika` suffix.

Note: Agrees with `buddhim`.

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, thought, mind, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, mind, understanding, perception, thought

From root `budh` (to know, awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having caused

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund).

Formed with `ktvā` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, mind, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman), mind

Root: an

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्थदूषणीम् (arthadūṣaṇīm) - detrimental to your purpose (destroying one's purpose, detrimental to interests, corrupting meaning)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arthadūṣaṇī

arthadūṣaṇī - ruining purpose, detrimental to one's interests, corrupting meaning

Feminine form of `arthadūṣaṇa` (destroying purpose/meaning). Compound of `artha` (purpose, meaning) and `dūṣaṇī` (that which corrupts/spoils).

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+dūṣaṇī)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, interest, affair
  noun (masculine)
• dūṣaṇī – that which spoils, corrupts, defiles
  adjective (feminine)
  From root `dūṣ` (to corrupt, spoil) + `ana` + `ī` (feminine suffix).
  Root: dūṣ (class 10)

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