वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-109, verse-24

दुःशीलः कामवृत्तो वा धनैर्वा परिवर्जितः ।
स्त्रीणामार्य स्वभावानां परमं दैवतं पतिः ॥२४॥

24. duḥśīlaḥ kāmavṛtto vā dhanairvā parivarjitaḥ ,
strīṇāmārya svabhāvānāṃ paramaṃ daivataṃ patiḥ.

24. duḥśīlaḥ kāmavṛttaḥ vā dhanaiḥ vā parivarjitaḥ
strīṇām āryasvabhāvānām paramam daivatam patiḥ

24. strīṇām āryasvabhāvānām patiḥ duḥśīlaḥ kāmavṛttaḥ
vā dhanaiḥ vā parivarjitaḥ paramam daivatam

24. For women of noble character, a husband, even if he is ill-behaved, acts as he pleases, or is deprived of wealth, is the supreme divinity.

Words meanings summery:

• दुःशीलः (duḥśīlaḥ) - ill-mannered, of bad conduct, immoral

• कामवृत्तः (kāmavṛttaḥ) - acting as one pleases, self-willed, wanton, unrestrained

• वा (vā) - or

• धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - by wealth, by riches, by possessions

• वा (vā) - or

• परिवर्जितः (parivarjitaḥ) - abandoned, deprived of, destitute, forsaken

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• आर्यस्वभावानाम् (āryasvabhāvānām) - of noble character, of noble nature

• परमम् (paramam) - highest, supreme, principal

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, divinity, god

• पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, lord, master, owner

Words meanings and morphology

दुःशीलः (duḥśīlaḥ) - ill-mannered, of bad conduct, immoral

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥśīla

duḥśīla - ill-mannered, of bad conduct, immoral

From 'dus' (bad) + 'śīla' (character)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+śīla)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• śīla – conduct, character, habit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'patiḥ'

कामवृत्तः (kāmavṛttaḥ) - acting as one pleases, self-willed, wanton, unrestrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmavṛtta

kāmavṛtta - acting as one pleases, self-willed, wanton

From 'kāma' (desire) + 'vṛtta' (conduct)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāma+vṛtta)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtta – conduct, behaviour, course
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of vṛt
  From √vṛt 'to turn, to exist'
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'patiḥ'

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - by wealth, by riches, by possessions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Note: Used with 'parivarjitaḥ'

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

परिवर्जितः (parivarjitaḥ) - abandoned, deprived of, destitute, forsaken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivarjita

parivarjita - abandoned, deprived of, destitute

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'pari' + root '√vṛj' (to abandon, forsake)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'patiḥ'

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Connects to 'āryasvabhāvānām'

आर्यस्वभावानाम् (āryasvabhāvānām) - of noble character, of noble nature

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of āryasvabhāva

āryasvabhāva - of noble character, having an Aryan nature

Compound of 'ārya' (noble) and 'svabhāva' (one's own nature)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ārya+svabhāva)

• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable
  adjective (masculine)
• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'sva' (own) + 'bhāva' (state of being)

Note: Qualifies 'strīṇām'

परमम् (paramam) - highest, supreme, principal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Superlative form of 'para'

Note: Qualifies 'daivatam'

दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, divinity, god

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - deity, divinity, a god, a sacred object

From 'deva' (god) with '-ta' suffix

Note: Predicate nominative for 'patiḥ' (implied 'asti')

पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, lord, master, owner

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master, owner

Note: Subject of the sentence

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