वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-110, verse-5

यां वृत्तिं वर्तते रामः कौसल्यायां महाबलः ।
तामेव नृपनारीणामन्यासामपि वर्तते ॥५॥

5. yāṃ vṛttiṃ vartate rāmaḥ kausalyāyāṃ mahābalaḥ ,
tāmeva nṛpanārīṇāmanyāsāmapi vartate.

5. yām vṛttim vartate rāmaḥ kausalyāyām mahābalaḥ
tām eva nṛpanārīṇām anyāsām api vartate

5. mahābalaḥ rāmaḥ yām vṛttim kausalyāyām vartate
tām eva anyāsām nṛpanārīṇām api vartate

5. The conduct that the mighty Rama demonstrates towards Kaushalya, exactly that same conduct he also shows towards other royal women.

Words meanings summery:

• याम् (yām) - that which (conduct) (which (feminine singular))

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct (conduct, behavior, mode of life, livelihood)

• वर्तते (vartate) - demonstrates, shows (conduct) (acts, behaves, exists, turns)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (a proper noun, a name))

• कौसल्यायाम् (kausalyāyām) - towards Kaushalya (indicating recipient of behavior) (in/on/at Kaushalya)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one (mighty, very strong)

• ताम् (tām) - exactly that (conduct) (that (feminine singular))

• एव (eva) - exactly, the very same (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• नृपनारीणाम् (nṛpanārīṇām) - of royal women (of royal women, of kings' wives)

• अन्यासाम् (anyāsām) - of other (royal women) (of other (feminine plural))

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• वर्तते (vartate) - shows (conduct) (acts, behaves, exists, turns)

Words meanings and morphology

याम् (yām) - that which (conduct) (which (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Accusative singular feminine of `yad`, agreeing with `vṛttim`.

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct (conduct, behavior, mode of life, livelihood)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - course, action, conduct, mode of being, profession, commentary

Derived from root vṛt- (to turn, to exist).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वर्तते (vartate) - demonstrates, shows (conduct) (acts, behaves, exists, turns)

(verb)

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

Present Middle

ātmanepada (middle voice) conjugation.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (a proper noun, a name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu)

Note: Visarga sandhi undone.

कौसल्यायाम् (kausalyāyām) - towards Kaushalya (indicating recipient of behavior) (in/on/at Kaushalya)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kaushalya (mother of Rama)

Note: Locative case often expresses 'towards', 'in the matter of', 'with respect to' with verbs of behaving.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one (mighty, very strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Visarga sandhi undone.

ताम् (tām) - exactly that (conduct) (that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Accusative singular feminine of `tad`, referring back to `vṛttim`.

एव (eva) - exactly, the very same (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

नृपनारीणाम् (nṛpanārīṇām) - of royal women (of royal women, of kings' wives)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nṛpanārī

nṛpanārī - king's wife, royal lady

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+nārī)

• nṛpa – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• nārī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: The genitive here is used with `anyāsām` to specify 'among whom'.

अन्यासाम् (anyāsām) - of other (royal women) (of other (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with `nṛpanārīṇām`.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

वर्तते (vartate) - shows (conduct) (acts, behaves, exists, turns)

(verb)

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

Present Middle

ātmanepada (middle voice) conjugation.

Root: vṛt (class 1)