वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-15

गुणवान् वा परजनः स्वजनो निर्गुणो ऽपि वा ।
निर्गुणः स्वजनः श्रेयान्यः परः पर एव सः ॥१५॥

15. guṇavān vā parajanaḥ svajano nirguṇo'pi vā ,
nirguṇaḥ svajanaḥ śreyānyaḥ paraḥ para eva saḥ.

15. guṇavān vā parajanaḥ svajanaḥ nirguṇaḥ api vā
nirguṇaḥ svajanaḥ śreyān yaḥ paraḥ paraḥ eva saḥ

15. parajanaḥ guṇavān vā svajanaḥ nirguṇaḥ api vā
nirguṇaḥ svajanaḥ śreyān yaḥ paraḥ saḥ paraḥ eva

15. Whether another person is virtuous, or one's own kin is even devoid of virtues, one's own kin, even if devoid of virtues, is superior. For he who is an outsider is truly just an outsider.

Words meanings summery:

• गुणवान् (guṇavān) - virtuous, possessed of good qualities, able

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• परजनः (parajanaḥ) - another person, stranger, outsider

• स्वजनः (svajanaḥ) - one's own kin, one's own people/family

• निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - devoid of virtues, without qualities

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - devoid of virtues, without qualities

• स्वजनः (svajanaḥ) - one's own kin, one's own people/family

• श्रेयान् (śreyān) - superior, better, more excellent

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• परः (paraḥ) - other, another, stranger, outsider

• परः (paraḥ) - other, another, stranger, outsider

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

Words meanings and morphology

गुणवान् (guṇavān) - virtuous, possessed of good qualities, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇavat

guṇavat - possessed of good qualities, virtuous, endowed with properties

Derived from guṇa (quality, virtue) + -vat (possessive suffix)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

परजनः (parajanaḥ) - another person, stranger, outsider

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parajana

parajana - another person, stranger, outsider

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+jana)

• para – other, another
  adjective (masculine)
• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
  Root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

स्वजनः (svajanaḥ) - one's own kin, one's own people/family

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svajana

svajana - one's own people, kin, relative

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+jana)

• sva – one's own
  adjective
• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
  Root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - devoid of virtues, without qualities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, devoid of virtues or attributes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+guṇa)

• nis – without, out of, free from
  indeclinable
  prefix
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - devoid of virtues, without qualities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, devoid of virtues or attributes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+guṇa)

• nis – without, out of, free from
  indeclinable
  prefix
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

स्वजनः (svajanaḥ) - one's own kin, one's own people/family

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svajana

svajana - one's own people, kin, relative

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+jana)

• sva – one's own
  adjective
• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
  Root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

श्रेयान् (śreyān) - superior, better, more excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, more excellent, superior, auspicious, good fortune

Comparative form of praśasya (praiseworthy) or derived from śrī (wealth, prosperity)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

परः (paraḥ) - other, another, stranger, outsider

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, foreign, stranger, supreme

परः (paraḥ) - other, another, stranger, outsider

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, foreign, stranger, supreme

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

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