वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-52, verse-6

यांस्तु धर्मार्थकामांस्त्वं ब्रवीषि पृथगाश्रयान् ।
अनुबोद्धुं स्वभावेन न हि लक्षणमस्ति ते ॥६॥

6. yāṃstu dharmārthakāmāṃstvaṃ bravīṣi pṛthagāśrayān ,
anuboddhuṃ svabhāvena na hi lakṣaṇamasti te.

6. yān tu dharmārthakāmān tvam bravīṣi pṛthagāśrayān
anuboddhum svabhāvena na hi lakṣaṇam asti te

6. tvam yān dharmārthakāmān pṛthagāśrayān bravīṣi
hi te svabhāvena anuboddhum lakṣaṇam na asti

6. But those human aims—namely, natural law (dharma), prosperity (artha), and sensual pleasure (kāma)—which you declare to have separate foundations, indeed have no intrinsic characteristic by which they can be comprehended.

Words meanings summery:

• यान् (yān) - those which, whom

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• धर्मार्थकामान् (dharmārthakāmān) - `dharma`, `artha`, and `kāma` (as human aims)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you say, you declare

• पृथगाश्रयान् (pṛthagāśrayān) - having separate foundations/supports

• अनुबोद्धुम् (anuboddhum) - to understand, to comprehend, to know

• स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by nature, intrinsically, naturally

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, definition, mark, sign

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• ते (te) - for them, their

Words meanings and morphology

यान् (yān) - those which, whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

धर्मार्थकामान् (dharmārthakāmān) - `dharma`, `artha`, and `kāma` (as human aims)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharmārthakāma

dharmārthakāma - the three aims of human life: natural law (dharma), wealth (artha), and desire (kāma)

Compound type : dvandva (dharma+artha+kāma)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, moral principles, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – wealth, prosperity, purpose, meaning
  noun (masculine)
• kāma – desire, sensual pleasure, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you say, you declare

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

पृथगाश्रयान् (pṛthagāśrayān) - having separate foundations/supports

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pṛthagāśraya

pṛthagāśraya - having separate bases, depending on different things

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛthak+āśraya)

• pṛthak – separately, apart, distinct
  indeclinable
• āśraya – foundation, support, refuge, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

अनुबोद्धुम् (anuboddhum) - to understand, to comprehend, to know

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root budh with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: budh (class 1)

स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by nature, intrinsically, naturally

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic quality, inherent disposition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine/neuter)
• bhāva – being, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, definition, mark, sign

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - characteristic, definition, mark, sign, attribute

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - for them, their

(pronoun)

masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those