वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-70, verse-14

शुभे वर्त्मनि तिष्ठन्तं त्वामार्यविजितेन्द्रियम् ।
अनर्थेभ्यो न शक्नोति त्रातुं धर्मो निरर्थकः ॥१४॥

14. śubhe vartmani tiṣṭhantaṃ tvāmāryavijitendriyam ,
anarthebhyo na śaknoti trātuṃ dharmo nirarthakaḥ.

14. śubhe vartmani tiṣṭhantam tvām āryavijitendriyam
anarthebhyaḥ na śaknoti trātum dharmaḥ nirarthakaḥ

14. nirarthakaḥ dharmaḥ śubhe vartmani tiṣṭhantam
āryavijitendriyam tvām anarthebhyaḥ trātum na śaknoti

14. Your intrinsic nature (dharma), which is ineffective, cannot protect you—the noble one who abides on a virtuous path and has conquered his senses—from calamities.

Words meanings summery:

• शुभे (śubhe) - on the virtuous path (on the auspicious, beautiful, proper)

• वर्त्मनि (vartmani) - on the path of righteous conduct (on the path, way)

• तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - abiding (on the path) (standing, abiding, remaining)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - Rāma (you)

• आर्यविजितेन्द्रियम् (āryavijitendriyam) - you who are noble and have mastered your senses (noble, with conquered senses)

• अनर्थेभ्यः (anarthebhyaḥ) - from misfortunes, from calamities, from evils

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

• त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect, to save

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Rāma's righteous conduct/intrinsic nature (natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

• निरर्थकः (nirarthakaḥ) - ineffective (in providing protection) (useless, meaningless, ineffective, vain)

Words meanings and morphology

शुभे (śubhe) - on the virtuous path (on the auspicious, beautiful, proper)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, good, proper

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies vartmani.

वर्त्मनि (vartmani) - on the path of righteous conduct (on the path, way)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vartman

vartman - path, road, way, course

From root vṛt (to turn, exist) + manin suffix.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - abiding (on the path) (standing, abiding, remaining)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, abiding, being, remaining

Present Active Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tvām.

त्वाम् (tvām) - Rāma (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Object of trātum.

आर्यविजितेन्द्रियम् (āryavijitendriyam) - you who are noble and have mastered your senses (noble, with conquered senses)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āryavijitendriya

āryavijitendriya - noble, having conquered senses

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ārya+vijitendriya)

• ārya – noble, honorable, respected
  adjective (masculine)
• vijitendriya – having conquered the senses
  adjective (masculine)
  Bahuvrihi compound: vijita (conquered) + indriya (senses).

Note: Qualifies tvām.

अनर्थेभ्यः (anarthebhyaḥ) - from misfortunes, from calamities, from evils

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of anartha

anartha - misfortune, calamity, evil, aimless

From negative prefix 'a' + artha (meaning, purpose, wealth, thing).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Indicates separation/protection from these things.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the verb śaknoti.

शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Follows the nu class (5th conjugation).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Its subject is dharmaḥ.

त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect, to save

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root trā (to protect) + tumun suffix.

Root: trā (class 2)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Rāma's righteous conduct/intrinsic nature (natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, moral law

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb śaknoti.

निरर्थकः (nirarthakaḥ) - ineffective (in providing protection) (useless, meaningless, ineffective, vain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirarthaka

nirarthaka - useless, meaningless, ineffective, vain, purposeless

From prefix nis (without) + artha (purpose, meaning) + -ka (suffix).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+artha)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies dharmaḥ.