वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-70, verse-30

मम चेदं मतं तात धर्मो ऽयमिति राघव ।
धर्ममूलं त्वया छिन्नं राज्यमुत्सृजता तदा ॥३०॥

30. mama cedaṃ mataṃ tāta dharmo'yamiti rāghava ,
dharmamūlaṃ tvayā chinnaṃ rājyamutsṛjatā tadā.

30. mama ca idam matam tāta dharmaḥ ayam iti rāghava
dharmamūlam tvayā chinnam rājyam utsṛjatā tadā

30. tāta rāghava mama ca idam matam ayam dharmaḥ iti
tadā rājyam utsṛjatā tvayā dharmamūlam chinnam

30. O dear one, O Rāghava, this is my opinion, 'this is natural law (dharma)'. Yet, by abandoning the kingdom then, you yourself cut off the very root of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• च (ca) - (connective particle) (and, also, moreover)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the opinion) (this, this one)

• मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, thought, belief, view)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (dear one, father (term of endearment or respect))

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to Rama's action) (this, this one)

• इति (iti) - 'this is' (introduces the content of the opinion) (thus, in this manner, indicates direct speech or thought)

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

• धर्ममूलम् (dharmamūlam) - the very root of natural law (dharma) (root of dharma, foundation of righteousness)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut off (cut off, severed, destroyed)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, reign)

• उत्सृजता (utsṛjatā) - by abandoning (by abandoning, by giving up, by renouncing)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

च (ca) - (connective particle) (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the opinion) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, thought, belief, view)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, thought, belief, view

Past Passive Participle

from man (to think) + kta suffix; here used as a noun

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for `idam`.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (dear one, father (term of endearment or respect))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father (term of endearment or respect)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative for `ayam`.

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to Rama's action) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

इति (iti) - 'this is' (introduces the content of the opinion) (thus, in this manner, indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

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

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

धर्ममूलम् (dharmamūlam) - the very root of natural law (dharma) (root of dharma, foundation of righteousness)

(noun)

neuter, singular of dharmamūla

dharmamūla - root of dharma, foundation of righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+mūla)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)
• mūla – root, foundation, origin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `chinnam`.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in passive constructions.

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut off (cut off, severed, destroyed)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut off, severed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from chid (to cut, sever) + kta suffix

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Predicate adjective for `dharmamūlam` and `rājyam`.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, reign)

(noun)

neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of the action of abandoning; implied subject for `chinnam`.

उत्सृजता (utsṛjatā) - by abandoning (by abandoning, by giving up, by renouncing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of utsṛjat

utsṛjat - abandoning, giving up, renouncing

Present Active Participle

from ut-sṛj (to abandon, give up)

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Used here instrumentally, indicating the agent of the action of abandoning, implicitly modifying `tvayā`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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