वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-13, verse-9

वृद्धाश्च व्याधिताश्चैव स्त्रियो बालास्तथैव च ।
अनिशं भुञ्जमानानां न तृप्तिरुपलभ्यते ॥९॥

9. vṛddhāśca vyādhitāścaiva striyo bālāstathaiva ca ,
aniśaṃ bhuñjamānānāṃ na tṛptirupalabhyate.

9. vṛddhāḥ ca vyādhitāḥ ca eva striyaḥ bālāḥ tathā
eva ca aniśam bhuñjamānānām na tṛptiḥ upalabhyate

9. vṛddhāḥ ca vyādhitāḥ ca eva striyaḥ bālāḥ tathā
eva ca aniśam bhuñjamānānām tṛptiḥ na upalabhyate

9. The elderly, the sick, women, and children alike—even while eating continuously—never reached a point of satiety (tṛpti).

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - old, elderly

• च (ca) - and, also

• व्याधिताः (vyādhitāḥ) - sick, diseased

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, young ones

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, perpetually, without ceasing

• भुञ्जमानानाम् (bhuñjamānānām) - of those who are eating/enjoying

• न (na) - not, no

• तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction, contentment, satiety

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is obtained, is found, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - old, elderly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

from √vṛdh (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

व्याधिताः (vyādhitāḥ) - sick, diseased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyādhita

vyādhita - sick, ill, diseased

Past Passive Participle

from vi-ā-√dhā (to inflict, to become ill)

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, young ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young, inexperienced

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, perpetually, without ceasing

(indeclinable)

Compound: a (not) + niśa (end, pause). 'Without pause'. Used adverbially here.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+niśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• niśa – end, cessation, pause
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here.

भुञ्जमानानाम् (bhuñjamānānām) - of those who are eating/enjoying

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhuñjamāna

bhuñjamāna - eating, enjoying, experiencing

Present Middle Participle

from √bhuj (to eat, enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Often used as a substantive, 'of those eating'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction, contentment, satiety

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛpti

tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment, satiety, gratification

from √tṛp (to be satisfied)

Root: tṛp (class 4)

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is obtained, is found, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upalabh

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)