वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-19

न रमे दारुणेनाहं न चाधर्मेण वै रमे ।
भ्रात्रा विषमशीलेन कथं भ्राता निरस्यते ॥१९॥

19. na rame dāruṇenāhaṃ na cādharmeṇa vai rame ,
bhrātrā viṣamaśīlena kathaṃ bhrātā nirasyate.

19. na rame dāruṇena aham na ca adharmeṇa vai rame
| bhrātrā viṣamaśīlena katham bhrātā nirasyate

19. aham dāruṇena na rame ca adharmeṇa vai na rame
viṣamaśīlena bhrātrā katham bhrātā nirasyate

19. I do not delight in cruelty, nor indeed do I delight in unrighteousness (adharma). How can a brother be cast out by a brother who has a perverse nature?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice

• दारुणेन (dāruṇena) - by harshness, by cruelty

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness, by injustice

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, truly

• रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by a brother

• विषमशीलेन (viṣamaśīlena) - by one with a perverse nature, by one of uneven character

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• निरस्यते (nirasyate) - is cast out, is expelled, is removed

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ram

present middle

Root 'ram' (to delight), present tense, Ātmanepada

Root: ram (class 1)

दारुणेन (dāruṇena) - by harshness, by cruelty

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - harsh, cruel, severe, dreadful

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness, by injustice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, that which is not (dharma)

Derived from 'dharma' (righteousness, natural law) with negative prefix 'a-'

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, truly

(indeclinable)

रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ram

present middle

Root 'ram' (to delight), present tense, Ātmanepada

Root: ram (class 1)

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by a brother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

विषमशीलेन (viṣamaśīlena) - by one with a perverse nature, by one of uneven character

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viṣamaśīla

viṣamaśīla - one of uneven or perverse nature, cruel-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṣama+śīla)

• viṣama – uneven, difficult, adverse, perverse
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• śīla – nature, character, habit, conduct
  noun (neuter)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

निरस्यते (nirasyate) - is cast out, is expelled, is removed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of nirasyate

present passive

Root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'nir-'. Present tense, passive voice, Ātmanepada.

Prefix: nir

Root: as (class 4)

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