वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-37

नापराध्यन्ति मे कामं वानरा वनचारिणः ।
जातिरस्मद्विधानां सा पुरोद्यानविभूषणम् ॥३७॥

37. nāparādhyanti me kāmaṃ vānarā vanacāriṇaḥ ,
jātirasmadvidhānāṃ sā purodyānavibhūṣaṇam.

37. na aparādhyanti me kāmam vānarāḥ vanacāriṇaḥ
jātiḥ asmatvidhānām sā purodyānavibhūṣaṇam

37. vanacāriṇaḥ vānarāḥ me kāmam na aparādhyanti.
asmatvidhānām sā jātiḥ purodyānavibhūṣaṇam.

37. These forest-dwelling Vānaras do not offend me in the least. For those of our kind, their species is merely an embellishment for our royal gardens.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अपराध्यन्ति (aparādhyanti) - they offend, they transgress

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• कामम् (kāmam) - in the least (in combination with 'na') (as much as one desires, indeed, at all)

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys, Vānaras

• वनचारिणः (vanacāriṇaḥ) - forest-dwellers, moving in the forest

• जातिः (jātiḥ) - species, kind, race

• अस्मद्विधानाम् (asmadvidhānām) - For us (Rākṣasas) (of those of our kind/species)

• सा (sā) - that, she

• पुरोद्यानविभूषणम् (purodyānavibhūṣaṇam) - an ornament for the royal garden

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negating particle.

अपराध्यन्ति (aparādhyanti) - they offend, they transgress

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of aparādh

Present tense, 3rd person plural. From √rādh (to succeed, accomplish, also to offend) with prefixes apa-ā-.

Prefixes: apa+ā

Root: rādh (class 4)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Pronominal stem of 1st person singular.

कामम् (kāmam) - in the least (in combination with 'na') (as much as one desires, indeed, at all)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of 'kāma' (desire) used adverbially.

Root: kam (class 1)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys, Vānaras

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape, Vānara (a race of forest-dwellers)

वनचारिणः (vanacāriṇaḥ) - forest-dwellers, moving in the forest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanacārin

vanacārin - forest-dweller, roaming in the forest

Compound of 'vana' and 'cārin'. From √car (to move) with 'vana'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+cārin)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, going, dweller
  adjective
  Agent noun from root
  From √car (to move), suffix -in.
  Root: car (class 1)

जातिः (jātiḥ) - species, kind, race

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāti

jāti - birth, lineage, species, kind, caste

From √jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

अस्मद्विधानाम् (asmadvidhānām) - For us (Rākṣasas) (of those of our kind/species)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asmatvidha

asmatvidha - of our kind, like us

Compound of 'asmat' (from 'aham', we) and 'vidha' (kind, sort).

Compound type : tatpurusha (asmat+vidha)

• asmat – from us, our (oblique stem of 1st plural pronoun)
  pronoun
  Genitive plural stem of 'aham' (I/we). Used as 'our' in compounds.
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  Often used as suffix for 'like, of the nature of'.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the Rākṣasas.

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Feminine nominative singular.

पुरोद्यानविभूषणम् (purodyānavibhūṣaṇam) - an ornament for the royal garden

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of purodyānavibhūṣaṇa

purodyānavibhūṣaṇa - an ornament for the front garden / royal garden

Compound of 'pura', 'udyāna', and 'vibhūṣaṇa'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pura+udyāna+vibhūṣaṇa)

• pura – city, citadel, royal residence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pur
• udyāna – garden, park
  noun (neuter)
  From ut-√yā (to go out).
  Prefix: ut
  Root: yā (class 2)
• vibhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration, embellishment
  noun (neuter)
  From vi-√bhūṣ (to adorn).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 1)

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