वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-103, verse-6

वृद्धाया धर्मशीलाया मातुर्नार्हस्यवर्तितुम् ।
अस्यास्तु वचनं कुर्वन्नातिवर्तेः सतां गतिम् ॥६॥

6. vṛddhāyā dharmaśīlāyā māturnārhasyavartitum ,
asyāstu vacanaṃ kurvannātivarteḥ satāṃ gatim.

6. vṛddhāyāḥ dharmaśīlāyāḥ mātuḥ na arhasi avartitum
| asyāḥ tu vacanam kurvan na ativarteḥ satām gatim

6. tvam vṛddhāyāḥ dharmaśīlāyāḥ mātuḥ avartitum na arhasi
tu asyāḥ vacanam kurvan satām gatim na ativarteḥ

6. You ought not to disregard your aged, virtuous mother. By obeying her word, you will certainly not deviate from the path of the righteous.

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धायाः (vṛddhāyāḥ) - of the aged, of the elderly

• धर्मशीलायाः (dharmaśīlāyāḥ) - of the virtuous, of one whose conduct is righteous

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• अवर्तितुम् (avartitum) - to turn away, to disobey, to disregard

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, by her

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command, saying

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making, obeying

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिवर्तेः (ativarteḥ) - you would transgress, you would abandon, you should not deviate

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

• गतिम् (gatim) - path, course, destination, state

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धायाः (vṛddhāyāḥ) - of the aged, of the elderly

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vṛddhā

vṛddhā - aged, old, grown, venerable

Past Passive Participle

Feminine form of vṛddha, derived from the root √vṛdh (to grow).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

धर्मशीलायाः (dharmaśīlāyāḥ) - of the virtuous, of one whose conduct is righteous

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dharmaśīlā

dharmaśīlā - virtuous, righteous, having a virtuous nature/conduct

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+śīla)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• śīla – nature, conduct, character, habit, virtue
  noun (neuter)

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √arh

Root: arh (class 1)

अवर्तितुम् (avartitum) - to turn away, to disobey, to disregard

(verb)

infinitive of ava-vṛt

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root √vṛt with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, by her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, saying, command

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making, obeying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, acting

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अतिवर्तेः (ativarteḥ) - you would transgress, you would abandon, you should not deviate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ati-vṛt

Optative 2nd person singular, Middle Voice (ātmanepada).

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, righteous

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

गतिम् (gatim) - path, course, destination, state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, destination, state, condition