वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-72

न पुत्रमरणं के चिद्द्रक्ष्यन्ति पुरुषाः क्व चित् ।
नार्यश्चाविधवा नित्यं भविष्यन्ति पतिव्रताः ॥७२॥

72. na putramaraṇaṃ ke ciddrakṣyanti puruṣāḥ kva cit ,
nāryaścāvidhavā nityaṃ bhaviṣyanti pativratāḥ.

72. na putramaraṇaṃ ke cit drakṣyanti puruṣāḥ kva cit
nāryaḥ ca avidhavāḥ nityaṃ bhaviṣyanti pativratāḥ

72. ke cit puruṣāḥ kva cit putramaraṇaṃ na drakṣyanti
ca nāryaḥ nityaṃ avidhavāḥ pativratāḥ bhaviṣyanti

72. No men will ever witness the death of a son anywhere. And women will always remain unwidowed and devoted to their husbands.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• पुत्रमरणं (putramaraṇaṁ) - the death of a son

• के (ke) - some, any (men)

• चित् (cit) - an indefinite particle

• द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - will see, will witness

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - Male inhabitants of the kingdom. (men, persons, human beings)

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place

• चित् (cit) - an indefinite particle

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

• च (ca) - and, also

• अविधवाः (avidhavāḥ) - unwidowed, not widowed

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always, constantly, perpetually

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be, will become

• पतिव्रताः (pativratāḥ) - devoted to their husbands

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पुत्रमरणं (putramaraṇaṁ) - the death of a son

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of putramaraṇa

putramaraṇa - the death of a son

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+maraṇa)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root mṛ (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

के (ke) - some, any (men)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used here as an indefinite pronoun in conjunction with 'cit'.

चित् (cit) - an indefinite particle

(indeclinable)

द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - will see, will witness

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Future (Lṛṭ)

3rd person plural Future tense form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - Male inhabitants of the kingdom. (men, persons, human beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

क्व (kva) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - an indefinite particle

(indeclinable)

नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अविधवाः (avidhavāḥ) - unwidowed, not widowed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of avidhavā

avidhavā - not a widow, unwidowed, having a living husband

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vidhavā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vidhavā – widow
  noun (feminine)

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be, will become

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future (Lṛṭ)

3rd person plural Future tense form of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पतिव्रताः (pativratāḥ) - devoted to their husbands

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pativratā

pativratā - devoted to one's husband, chaste, loyal wife

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pati+vrata)

• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)