वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-21, verse-4

कच्चित् क्षेमं नु देवर्षे कच्चिद्धर्मो न नश्यति ।
किमागमनकृत्यं ते देवगन्धर्वसेवित ॥४॥

4. kaccit kṣemaṃ nu devarṣe kacciddharmo na naśyati ,
kimāgamanakṛtyaṃ te devagandharvasevita.

4. kaccit kṣemam nu devarṣe kaccit dharmaḥ na
naśyati kim āgamanakṛtyam te devagandharvasevita

4. O divine sage (devarṣe), honored by gods and gandharvas, I hope you are well. I hope that your natural law (dharma) is not diminishing. What is the purpose of your arrival?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope (I hope, perhaps, whether)

• क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - well-being, safety (welfare, well-being, security)

• नु (nu) - indeed, certainly (particle for emphasis) (now, indeed, certainly, then)

• देवर्षे (devarṣe) - O divine sage (referring to Narada) (O divine sage)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope (I hope, perhaps, whether)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, intrinsic nature (righteousness, duty, natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, virtue)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - is perishing, is declining (perishes, is lost, disappears)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

• आगमनकृत्यम् (āgamanakṛtyam) - purpose of arrival (purpose of coming, reason for arrival)

• ते (te) - your (referring to the sage) (to you, your)

• देवगन्धर्वसेवित (devagandharvasevita) - O you who are attended by gods and gandharvas (vocative) (attended/honored by gods and gandharvas)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope (I hope, perhaps, whether)

(indeclinable)

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - well-being, safety (welfare, well-being, security)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣema

kṣema - welfare, well-being, security, tranquility

From √kṣi (to dwell, to be quiet)

Root: √kṣi (class 1)

Note: Can also be nominative neuter. Here implies 'Is there welfare?'

नु (nu) - indeed, certainly (particle for emphasis) (now, indeed, certainly, then)

(indeclinable)

देवर्षे (devarṣe) - O divine sage (referring to Narada) (O divine sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage (a ṛṣi belonging to the class of devas)

Compound of deva (god) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope (I hope, perhaps, whether)

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, intrinsic nature (righteousness, duty, natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, custom, intrinsic nature, constitution, support

From √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - is perishing, is declining (perishes, is lost, disappears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naśyati

Present active indicative

4th class verb

Root: √naś (class 4)

किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

Interrogative pronoun/adverb

Note: Functions as interrogative pronoun here.

आगमनकृत्यम् (āgamanakṛtyam) - purpose of arrival (purpose of coming, reason for arrival)

(noun)

neuter, singular of āgamanakṛtya

āgamanakṛtya - purpose of coming, reason for arrival

Compound of āgamana (coming, arrival) and kṛtya (act, duty, purpose)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āgamana+kṛtya)

• āgamana – coming, arrival
  noun (neuter)
  From ā-√gam (to come)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √gam (class 1)
• kṛtya – act, deed, duty, purpose, what is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √kṛ (to do)
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as nominative here.

ते (te) - your (referring to the sage) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Enclitic form of yuṣmad

Note: Here functions as genitive 'your'.

देवगन्धर्वसेवित (devagandharvasevita) - O you who are attended by gods and gandharvas (vocative) (attended/honored by gods and gandharvas)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devagandharvasevita

devagandharvasevita - attended/honored by gods and gandharvas

Past Passive Participle

Compound ending in sevita (PPP of √sev, to serve)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+gandharva+sevita)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – a class of celestial musicians and spirits
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – served, attended, honored
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √sev (to serve, attend)
  Root: √sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'devarṣe'.