वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-109, verse-26

न त्वेवमवगच्छन्ति गुण दोषमसत् स्त्रियः ।
कामवक्तव्यहृदया भर्तृनाथाश्चरन्ति याः ॥२६॥

26. na tvevamavagacchanti guṇa doṣamasat striyaḥ ,
kāmavaktavyahṛdayā bhartṛnāthāścaranti yāḥ.

26. na tu evam avagacchanti guṇadoṣam asat striyaḥ
kāmavaktavyahṛdayāḥ bhartṛnāthāḥ caranti yāḥ

26. yāḥ asat striyaḥ kāmavaktavyahṛdayāḥ bhartṛnāthāḥ
caranti tu guṇadoṣam evam na avagacchanti

26. However, those wicked women, whose hearts are swayed by desire and who act with their husbands as their masters, do not comprehend merits and demerits in this manner.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (referring to the noble conduct in previous verses) (thus, in this manner, so)

• अवगच्छन्ति (avagacchanti) - they understand, comprehend, know

• गुणदोषम् (guṇadoṣam) - merits and demerits, good and bad qualities

• असत् (asat) - wicked (women) (bad, wicked, evil, non-existent)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• कामवक्तव्यहृदयाः (kāmavaktavyahṛdayāḥ) - whose hearts are swayed by desire, whose hearts are susceptible to lust

• भर्तृनाथाः (bhartṛnāthāḥ) - whose husbands are their lords, having husbands as masters

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they behave / conduct themselves (they move, they roam, they behave, they live)

• याः (yāḥ) - who, which (feminine plural)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation

तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction particle

Note: Connects ideas with a slight contrast

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (referring to the noble conduct in previous verses) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the way noble women view their husbands.

अवगच्छन्ति (avagacchanti) - they understand, comprehend, know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present active indicative, 3rd person plural

From prefix 'ava' + root '√gam' (to go, to understand). Present stem 'gaccha'.

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'striyaḥ'

गुणदोषम् (guṇadoṣam) - merits and demerits, good and bad qualities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇadoṣa

guṇadoṣa - merits and demerits, good and bad qualities, advantages and disadvantages

Dvandva compound of 'guṇa' (merit) and 'doṣa' (demerit)

Compound type : dvandva (guṇa+doṣa)

• guṇa – quality, merit, virtue, excellence
  noun (masculine)
• doṣa – fault, defect, demerit, vice
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'avagacchanti'

असत् (asat) - wicked (women) (bad, wicked, evil, non-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, bad, evil, wicked, untrue

From 'a' (not) + 'sat' (existent, good)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, good, virtuous, true
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From √as 'to be'
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'striyaḥ'

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Subject of 'avagacchanti'

कामवक्तव्यहृदयाः (kāmavaktavyahṛdayāḥ) - whose hearts are swayed by desire, whose hearts are susceptible to lust

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kāmavaktavyahṛdaya

kāmavaktavyahṛdaya - whose hearts are dictated by desire/lust

Bahuvrihi compound: 'kāma' (desire) + 'vaktavya' (to be spoken/dictated) + 'hṛdaya' (heart)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+vaktavya+hṛdaya)

• kāma – desire, lust, love
  noun (masculine)
• vaktavya – to be spoken, to be dictated, to be controlled
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √vac (to speak) + tavya suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'yāḥ'

भर्तृनाथाः (bhartṛnāthāḥ) - whose husbands are their lords, having husbands as masters

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhartṛnātha

bhartṛnātha - having husbands as lords/masters

Bahuvrihi compound: 'bhartṛ' (husband) + 'nātha' (lord, master)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhartṛ+nātha)

• bhartṛ – husband, maintainer, supporter, lord
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from √bhṛ
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• nātha – lord, master, protector, refuge
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'yāḥ'

चरन्ति (caranti) - they behave / conduct themselves (they move, they roam, they behave, they live)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car

Present active indicative, 3rd person plural

From root '√car' (to move)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'yāḥ'

याः (yāḥ) - who, which (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'asat striyaḥ'