वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-18

राक्षसेन्द्रसुतासाधो पारुष्यं त्यज गौरवात् ।
कुले यद्यप्यहं जातो रक्षसां क्रूरकर्मणाम् ।
गुणो ऽयं प्रथमो नॄणां तन्मे शीलमराक्षसं ॥१८॥

18. rākṣasendrasutāsādho pāruṣyaṃ tyaja gauravāt ,
kule yadyapyahaṃ jāto rakṣasāṃ krūrakarmaṇām ,
guṇo'yaṃ prathamo nṝṇāṃ tanme śīlamarākṣasaṃ.

18. rākṣasendra sutā asādho pāruṣyam tyaja
gauravāt | kule yadi api aham jātaḥ
rakṣasām krūrakarmaṇām | guṇaḥ ayam
prathamaḥ nṛṇām tat me śīlam arākṣasam

18. rākṣasendrasuta asādho gauravāt pāruṣyam
tyaja yadi api aham krūrakarmaṇām
rakṣasām kule jātaḥ ayam nṛṇām
prathamaḥ guṇaḥ tat me śīlam arākṣasam

18. O ignoble son of the lord of the *rakṣasas*, abandon harshness out of respect. Even though I was born into the family of cruel-acting *rakṣasas*, this quality is the foremost among humans (nṛṇām). Therefore, my character (śīlam) is not demonic.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसेन्द्रसुतासाधो (rākṣasendrasutāsādho) - O ignoble son of the lord of demons

• पारुष्यम् (pāruṣyam) - harshness, roughness, cruelty

• त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, renounce

• गौरवात् (gauravāt) - from respect, due to reverence, out of deference

• कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अपि (api) - even if (even, also, too)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of demons, of *rakṣasas*

• क्रूरकर्मणाम् (krūrakarmaṇām) - of those with cruel deeds, of the cruel-acting

• गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, virtue, good quality

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first, foremost, principal

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of humans

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• शीलम् (śīlam) - my true nature or character (nature, character, habit, conduct)

• अराक्षसम् (arākṣasam) - not demonic, non-*rakṣasa*

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसेन्द्रसुतासाधो (rākṣasendrasutāsādho) - O ignoble son of the lord of demons

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendrasutāsādhu

rākṣasendrasutāsādhu - ignoble son of the lord of *rakṣasas*

Compound type : tatpuruṣa-karmadhāraya (rākṣasa+indra+suta+asādhu)

• rākṣasa – demon, *rakṣasa*
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, king
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
• asādhu – ignoble, wicked, bad
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'sādhu' (good, noble) with negative prefix 'a-'
  Prefix: a

पारुष्यम् (pāruṣyam) - harshness, roughness, cruelty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāruṣya

pāruṣya - harshness, roughness, cruelty

Abstract noun derived from 'paruṣa' (harsh)

त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, renounce

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of tyaj

imperative active

Root 'tyaj' (to abandon), imperative mood, Parasmaipada

Root: tyaj (class 1)

गौरवात् (gauravāt) - from respect, due to reverence, out of deference

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gaurava

gaurava - respect, reverence, dignity, importance

कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even if (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

past passive participle

From root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of demons, of *rakṣasas*

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, *rakṣasa*, a type of mythological being

क्रूरकर्मणाम् (krūrakarmaṇām) - of those with cruel deeds, of the cruel-acting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of krūrakarman

krūrakarman - one whose deeds are cruel, cruel-acting

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krūra+karman)

• krūra – cruel, fierce, harsh
  adjective (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, virtue, good quality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, good quality, attribute

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first, foremost, principal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, principal, chief

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of humans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it; therefore

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

शीलम् (śīlam) - my true nature or character (nature, character, habit, conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - nature, character, habit, custom, conduct

अराक्षसम् (arākṣasam) - not demonic, non-*rakṣasa*

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arākṣasa

arākṣasa - not demonic, non-*rakṣasa*

Derived from 'rākṣasa' (demonic) with negative prefix 'a-'

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