वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-110, verse-10

सावित्री पतिशुश्रूषां कृत्वा स्वर्गे महीयते ।
तथा वृत्तिश्च याता त्वं पतिशुश्रूषया दिवम् ॥१०॥

10. sāvitrī patiśuśrūṣāṃ kṛtvā svarge mahīyate ,
tathā vṛttiśca yātā tvaṃ patiśuśrūṣayā divam.

10. sāvitrī patiśuśrūṣām kṛtvā svarge mahīyate
tathā vṛttiḥ ca yātā tvam patiśuśrūṣayā divam

10. sāvitrī patiśuśrūṣām kṛtvā svarge mahīyate
tathā ca tvam vṛttiḥ patiśuśrūṣayā divam yātā

10. Savitri, having performed service to her husband, is honored in heaven. Likewise, you, (being of such) conduct (vṛtti), have attained heaven by serving your husband.

Words meanings summery:

• सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri (Savitri (name of a legendary devoted wife))

• पतिशुश्रूषाम् (patiśuśrūṣām) - service to her husband (service of the husband)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having performed)

• स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven

• महीयते (mahīyate) - is honored (is honored, is glorified, is magnified)

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct, way of life (conduct, mode of life, behavior, state)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• याता (yātā) - have attained, have gone (gone, arrived, attained)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (the addressed wife) (you)

• पतिशुश्रूषया (patiśuśrūṣayā) - by your service to your husband (by the service of the husband)

• दिवम् (divam) - to heaven (to heaven, to the sky)

Words meanings and morphology

सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri (Savitri (name of a legendary devoted wife))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - Savitri (daughter of Savitṛ, the Sun god); name of a devoted wife

Note: Subject of the first clause.

पतिशुश्रूषाम् (patiśuśrūṣām) - service to her husband (service of the husband)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of patiśuśrūṣā

patiśuśrūṣā - service of the husband, devotion to husband

Compound type : tatpurusha (pati+śuśrūṣā)

• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service, attendance
  noun (feminine)
  From desiderative of √śru (to hear).
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Object of the gerund 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, abode of the gods

Note: Location where Savitri is honored.

महीयते (mahīyate) - is honored (is honored, is glorified, is magnified)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mahī

finite verb

Present passive/middle, 3rd person singular. Denominative from 'mahi' (great).

Root: mahī (class 10)

Note: The middle voice often carries a meaning of 'for oneself' or 'being'.

तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner.

वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct, way of life (conduct, mode of life, behavior, state)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - state, condition, mode of being, conduct, livelihood, commentary

From √vṛt (to be, exist, turn).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used in apposition to 'tvam' to describe the speaker's conduct.

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

याता (yātā) - have attained, have gone (gone, arrived, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

From √yā (to go, move). Feminine form.

Root: yā (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the addressed wife) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Nominative singular.

पतिशुश्रूषया (patiśuśrūṣayā) - by your service to your husband (by the service of the husband)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of patiśuśrūṣā

patiśuśrūṣā - service of the husband, devotion to husband

Compound type : tatpurusha (pati+śuśrūṣā)

• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service, attendance
  noun (feminine)
  From desiderative of √śru (to hear).
  Root: śru (class 5)

दिवम् (divam) - to heaven (to heaven, to the sky)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Accusative singular of 'div' (sky/heaven).

Note: Direction/destination.