वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-51, verse-9

धर्ममर्थं च कामं च सर्वान् वा रक्षसां पते ।
भजते पुरुषः काले त्रीणि द्वन्द्वानि वा पुनः ॥९॥

9. dharmamarthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca sarvān vā rakṣasāṃ pate ,
bhajate puruṣaḥ kāle trīṇi dvandvāni vā punaḥ.

9. dharmam artham ca kāmam ca sarvān vā rakṣasām pate
bhajate puruṣaḥ kāle trīṇi dvandvāni vā punaḥ

9. O lord of the rākṣasas! A person (puruṣa), in due course of time, cultivates (the aims of) natural law (dharma), prosperity, and pleasure, all of them, or alternatively, the three pairs of opposites (dvandvas).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution)

• अर्थम् (artham) - prosperity (purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, advantage)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कामम् (kāmam) - pleasure (desire, pleasure, love)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (referring to dharma, artha, kāma) (all, every)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of demons, of rākṣasas)

• पते (pate) - O lord (of rākṣasas) (O lord, O master)

• भजते (bhajate) - he cultivates/attains (he serves, he worships, he attains, he cultivates)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person (puruṣa) (person, man, spiritual being, cosmic person)

• काले (kāle) - in due course of time (in time, at the right moment)

• त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

• द्वन्द्वानि (dvandvāni) - pairs of opposites (dvandvas) (pairs, couples, dualities, pairs of opposites)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, alternatively (again, further, moreover, on the other hand)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religious merit

from √dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अर्थम् (artham) - prosperity (purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, advantage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, prosperity, advantage, cause

from √ṛ (to go, move)

Root: ṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कामम् (kāmam) - pleasure (desire, pleasure, love)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, pleasure, love

from √kam (to desire, love)

Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (referring to dharma, artha, kāma) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

pronominal adjective

Note: Agrees with dharmam, artham, kāmam which are masculine

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of demons, of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, rākṣasa, fiend, evil being

s-stem noun

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Used in a compound (rakṣasām pate)

पते (pate) - O lord (of rākṣasas) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner

i-stem noun

भजते (bhajate) - he cultivates/attains (he serves, he worships, he attains, he cultivates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhaj

root bhaj (class 1)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person (puruṣa) (person, man, spiritual being, cosmic person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, soul, the supreme cosmic person

काले (kāle) - in due course of time (in time, at the right moment)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time, destiny

त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with dvandvāni

द्वन्द्वानि (dvandvāni) - pairs of opposites (dvandvas) (pairs, couples, dualities, pairs of opposites)

(noun)

neuter, plural of dvandva

dvandva - pair, couple, duality, pair of opposites

derived from dva (two)

Note: Agrees with trīṇi

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, alternatively (again, further, moreover, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)