वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-35, verse-21

यस्मान्निवारिता चैव संगता पुत्रकाम्यया ।
अपत्यं स्वेषु दारेषु नोत्पादयितुमर्हथ ।
अद्य प्रभृति युष्माकमप्रजाः सन्तु पत्नयः ॥२१॥

21. yasmānnivāritā caiva saṃgatā putrakāmyayā ,
apatyaṃ sveṣu dāreṣu notpādayitumarhatha ,
adya prabhṛti yuṣmākamaprajāḥ santu patnayaḥ.

21. yasmāt nivāritā ca eva saṅgatā
putrakāmyayā apatyam sveṣu dāreṣu na
utpādayitum arhatha adya prabhṛti
yuṣmākam aprajāḥ santu patnayaḥ

21. yasmāt nivāritā ca eva putrakāmyayā
saṅgatā na arhatha utpādayitum
apatyam sveṣu dāreṣu adya prabhṛti
yuṣmākam patnayaḥ aprajāḥ santu

21. Because she was prevented from uniting [with you] even though she desired a son, you shall not be able to produce offspring with your own wives. From today onwards, your wives shall be childless.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because of which (reason) (from whom, because of which, from which)

• निवारिता (nivāritā) - prevented (from uniting) (prevented, restrained, stopped)

• च (ca) - even (and, also, even)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (reinforces ca) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• सङ्गता (saṅgatā) - having united (with the intention of having a son) (united, met, joined, associated)

• पुत्रकाम्यया (putrakāmyayā) - by her desire for a son (by the desire for a son)

• अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring (offspring, progeny, child)

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in your own (in one's own, among one's own)

• दारेषु (dāreṣu) - in (with) your wives (in wives, among wives)

• न (na) - not

• उत्पादयितुम् (utpādayitum) - to produce (offspring) (to produce, to generate, to create)

• अर्हथ (arhatha) - you (plural) are able (you are able, you are worthy)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from (today) onwards (beginning from, onwards from, etc.)

• युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - your (plural) (of you (plural), your)

• अप्रजाः (aprajāḥ) - childless (childless, without offspring)

• सन्तु (santu) - shall be (let them be, may they be)

• पत्नयः (patnayaḥ) - wives

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because of which (reason) (from whom, because of which, from which)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: used adverbially to mean 'because'

निवारिता (nivāritā) - prevented (from uniting) (prevented, restrained, stopped)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nivārita

nivārita - prevented, restrained

Past Passive Participle

from ni-vṛ (to stop, to prevent)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: referring to the female

च (ca) - even (and, also, even)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (reinforces ca) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

सङ्गता (saṅgatā) - having united (with the intention of having a son) (united, met, joined, associated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṅgata

saṅgata - united, joined, met

Past Passive Participle

from sam-gam (to come together, unite)

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: feminine form, refers to the female seeking a son.

पुत्रकाम्यया (putrakāmyayā) - by her desire for a son (by the desire for a son)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of putrakāmyā

putrakāmyā - desire for a son

from putra (son) + kāmyā (desire)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+kāmyā)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• kāmyā – desire, wish, longing
  noun (feminine)
  from root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring (offspring, progeny, child)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, progeny, child

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in your own (in one's own, among one's own)

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: declined as an adjective here, agreeing with dāreṣu

दारेषु (dāreṣu) - in (with) your wives (in wives, among wives)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उत्पादयितुम् (utpādayitum) - to produce (offspring) (to produce, to generate, to create)

(verb)

active, infinitive of utpādaya

Infinitive

from ut-pad (to spring up, to produce), causative form

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: infinitive of purpose/capability

अर्हथ (arhatha) - you (plural) are able (you are able, you are worthy)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from (today) onwards (beginning from, onwards from, etc.)

(indeclinable)

Note: used here to mean 'from... onwards'

युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - your (plural) (of you (plural), your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

अप्रजाः (aprajāḥ) - childless (childless, without offspring)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aprajā

aprajā - childless, without progeny

from a- (negation) + prajā (offspring)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+prajā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• prajā – offspring, progeny, subjects
  noun (feminine)

Note: agrees with patnayaḥ

सन्तु (santu) - shall be (let them be, may they be)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पत्नयः (patnayaḥ) - wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress, lady