वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-14

नैतच्छिथिलया बुद्ध्या त्वं वेत्सि महदन्तरम् ।
क्व च स्वजनसंवासः क्व च नीचपराश्रयः ॥१४॥

14. naitacchithilayā buddhyā tvaṃ vetsi mahadantaram ,
kva ca svajanasaṃvāsaḥ kva ca nīcaparāśrayaḥ.

14. na etat śithilayā buddhyā tvam vetsi mahat antaram
kva ca svajanasaṃvāsaḥ kva ca nīcaparāśrayaḥ

14. śithilayā buddhyā tvam etat mahat antaram na
vetsi kva ca svajanasaṃvāsaḥ kva ca nīcaparāśrayaḥ

14. With such a weak intellect, you do not understand this great difference: where is dwelling among one's own kin, and where is dependence upon base individuals?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this difference (this, that)

• शिथिलया (śithilayā) - by weak, by loose, by slack

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by mind

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know, you understand

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (between two situations) (difference, interval, interior, another)

• क्व (kva) - where (in what contrast) (where? to what extent?)

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्वजनसंवासः (svajanasaṁvāsaḥ) - dwelling with one's own people, cohabitation with kin

• क्व (kva) - where (in what contrast) (where? to what extent?)

• च (ca) - and, also

• नीचपराश्रयः (nīcaparāśrayaḥ) - dependence on low people, refuge with base individuals

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this difference (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

शिथिलया (śithilayā) - by weak, by loose, by slack

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śithila

śithila - loose, slack, weak, lax, feeble

From root śithil (to loosen)

Root: śithil (class 10)

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, mind

Root budh (to know, perceive) + -ti suffix

Root: budh (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know, you understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (between two situations) (difference, interval, interior, another)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, interval, difference, other, between

क्व (kva) - where (in what contrast) (where? to what extent?)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्वजनसंवासः (svajanasaṁvāsaḥ) - dwelling with one's own people, cohabitation with kin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svajanasaṃvāsa

svajanasaṁvāsa - dwelling with one's own people, cohabitation with kin

Compound type : tatpurusha (svajana+saṃvāsa)

• svajana – one's own people, kin, relative
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvāsa – dwelling, living together, cohabitation
  noun (masculine)
  From root vas (to dwell) with prefix saṃ
  Prefix: saṃ
  Root: vas (class 1)

क्व (kva) - where (in what contrast) (where? to what extent?)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नीचपराश्रयः (nīcaparāśrayaḥ) - dependence on low people, refuge with base individuals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīcaparāśraya

nīcaparāśraya - dependence on low people or base individuals

Compound type : tatpurusha (nīca+para+āśraya)

• nīca – low, base, vile, inferior
  adjective (masculine)
• para – other, another
  adjective (masculine)
• āśraya – refuge, dependence, support, dwelling place
  noun (masculine)
  From root śri (to lean on) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

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