वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-12

न ज्ञातित्वं न सौहार्दं न जातिस्तव दुर्मते ।
प्रमाणं न च सोदर्यं न धर्मो धर्मदूषण ॥१२॥

12. na jñātitvaṃ na sauhārdaṃ na jātistava durmate ,
pramāṇaṃ na ca sodaryaṃ na dharmo dharmadūṣaṇa.

12. na jñātitvam na sauhārdam na jātiḥ tava durmate
pramāṇam na ca sodaryam na dharmaḥ dharmadūṣaṇa

12. durmate tava jñātitvam na pramāṇam na sauhārdam
na jātiḥ na ca sodaryam dharmadūṣaṇa na dharmaḥ

12. O evil-minded one, neither kinship, friendship, lineage, nor brotherhood is a valid consideration for you. O defiler of (natural law) dharma, even (natural law) dharma itself holds no authority for you.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• ज्ञातित्वम् (jñātitvam) - kinship, relationship, affinity

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• सौहार्दम् (sauhārdam) - friendship, goodwill, affection

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• जातिः (jātiḥ) - birth, lineage, caste, kind

• तव (tava) - your, for you

• दुर्मते (durmate) - O evil-minded one, O foolish one

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - a valid consideration, a standard of importance (authority, proof, valid means of knowledge, standard)

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• च (ca) - and, also

• सोदर्यम् (sodaryam) - brotherhood, born of the same womb

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (natural law) dharma as a principle of conduct ((natural law) dharma, duty, righteousness, constitution)

• धर्मदूषण (dharmadūṣaṇa) - O defiler of (natural law) dharma, O corruptor of righteousness

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

ज्ञातित्वम् (jñātitvam) - kinship, relationship, affinity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñātitva

jñātitva - kinship, relationship, affinity

Derived from jñāti (kinsman) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

सौहार्दम् (sauhārdam) - friendship, goodwill, affection

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sauhārda

sauhārda - friendship, goodwill, affection

Derived from suhṛd (friend) + -a (secondary suffix)

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

जातिः (jātiḥ) - birth, lineage, caste, kind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāti

jāti - birth, lineage, caste, kind, species

Root jan (to be born) + -ti suffix

Root: jan (class 4)

तव (tava) - your, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

दुर्मते (durmate) - O evil-minded one, O foolish one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, foolish, having bad intentions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root man (to think) + -ti suffix
  Root: man (class 4)

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - a valid consideration, a standard of importance (authority, proof, valid means of knowledge, standard)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, authority, proof, valid means of knowledge

From pra- (prefix) + root mā (to measure)

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सोदर्यम् (sodaryam) - brotherhood, born of the same womb

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sodarya

sodarya - born of the same womb, brotherhood, relationship between siblings

Derived from sa-udara (of the same womb)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+udara)

• sa – with, together
  indeclinable
  prefix
• udara – womb, belly
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (natural law) dharma as a principle of conduct ((natural law) dharma, duty, righteousness, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain) + -ma suffix

Root: dhṛ (class 3)

धर्मदूषण (dharmadūṣaṇa) - O defiler of (natural law) dharma, O corruptor of righteousness

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmadūṣaṇa

dharmadūṣaṇa - defiling (natural law) dharma, corrupting righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+dūṣaṇa)

• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, virtue, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain) + -ma suffix
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)
• dūṣaṇa – defiling, polluting, corrupting, injuring
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundial noun
  Root dūṣ (to spoil, corrupt) + -ana suffix
  Root: dūṣ (class 4)

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