वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-39, verse-7

ये चान्ये सुमहात्मानो मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः ।
पश्य त्वं प्रीतिसंयुक्तो मा चैषां विप्रियं कृथाः ॥७॥

7. ye cānye sumahātmāno madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ ,
paśya tvaṃ prītisaṃyukto mā caiṣāṃ vipriyaṃ kṛthāḥ.

7. ye ca anye sumahātmānaḥ madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ
paśya tvam prītisamyuktaḥ mā ca eṣām vipriyam kṛthāḥ

7. ca tvam prītisamyuktaḥ ye anye sumahātmānaḥ madarthe
tyaktajīvitāḥ paśya ca eṣām vipriyam mā kṛthāḥ

7. And you, filled with affection, behold those other great-souled (mahātman) individuals who have given up their lives for my sake. And do not cause any disservice to them.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• सुमहात्मानः (sumahātmānaḥ) - very great-souled, noble-minded

• मदर्थे (madarthe) - for my sake, for my purpose

• त्यक्तजीविताः (tyaktajīvitāḥ) - those who have given up their lives, who have sacrificed their lives

• पश्य (paśya) - behold, see, look

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रीतिसम्युक्तः (prītisamyuktaḥ) - filled with affection, united with joy

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - disservice, harm (disagreeable, unpleasant, harm, injury)

• कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should do, you might do

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

सुमहात्मानः (sumahātmānaḥ) - very great-souled, noble-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sumahātman

sumahātman - very great-souled, noble-minded

Compound of 'su' (good, very) and 'mahātman' (great soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahātman)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahātman – great soul, noble spirit, (mahātman)
  noun (masculine)
  From mahat (great) + ātman (soul)

Note: Refers to the warriors.

मदर्थे (madarthe) - for my sake, for my purpose

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madartha

madartha - for my sake, for my purpose

Compound of 'mad' (my/me) and 'artha' (purpose, sake).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+artha)

• mad – my, me
  pronoun
  Stem of 'aham' (I/me)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

त्यक्तजीविताः (tyaktajīvitāḥ) - those who have given up their lives, who have sacrificed their lives

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tyaktajīvita

tyaktajīvita - who have given up their lives, who have sacrificed their lives

Compound of 'tyakta' (given up) and 'jīvita' (life).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+jīvita)

• tyakta – abandoned, given up, renounced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'tyaj' (to abandon, to give up).
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• jīvita – life, livelihood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ye' and 'anye'.

पश्य (paśya) - behold, see, look

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Present Imperative

2nd person singular, present active imperative of the root dṛś, forming the stem paśya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Explicit subject for paśya and prītisamyuktaḥ.

प्रीतिसम्युक्तः (prītisamyuktaḥ) - filled with affection, united with joy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītisamyukta

prītisamyukta - united with affection, filled with joy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prīti+samyukta)

• prīti – affection, love, joy, pleasure
  noun (feminine)
• samyukta – joined, united, endowed with, connected with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix 'sam-' + root 'yuj' (to join).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

Used with injunctive or aorist to express prohibition.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the 'great-souled individuals'.

विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - disservice, harm (disagreeable, unpleasant, harm, injury)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipriya

vipriya - disagreeable, unpleasant, hostile (as adjective); disagreeable act, harm, injury (as noun)

Compound of 'vi' (negating/opposite) and 'priya' (dear, pleasant).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (vi+priya)

• vi – apart, asunder, away, dis-
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating separation or negation.
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Object of 'kṛthāḥ'.

कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should do, you might do

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (injunctive) (luṅ) of kṛ

Aorist (injunctive/precative)

2nd person singular, Aorist Middle, used with 'mā' for prohibition.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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