वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-21, verse-21

शुश्रूषमेव कुर्वीत भर्तुः प्रियहिते रता ।
एष धर्मः पुरा दृष्टो लोके वेदे श्रुतः स्मृतः ॥२१॥

21. śuśrūṣameva kurvīta bhartuḥ priyahite ratā ,
eṣa dharmaḥ purā dṛṣṭo loke vede śrutaḥ smṛtaḥ.

21. śuśrūṣām eva kurvīta bhartuḥ priya-hite ratā
eṣaḥ dharmaḥ purā dṛṣṭaḥ loke vede śrutaḥ smṛtaḥ

21. bhartuḥ priya-hite ratā [nārī] śuśrūṣām eva kurvīta.
eṣaḥ dharmaḥ purā dṛṣṭaḥ,
loke vede śrutaḥ [ca] smṛtaḥ [ca].

21. A woman should indeed perform service (śuśrūṣā), dedicated to what is pleasing and beneficial for her husband. This (conduct) is the natural law (dharma) that was recognized in ancient times, heard in the Vedas, and recalled in sacred texts.

Words meanings summery:

• शुश्रूषाम् (śuśrūṣām) - service, obedience, desire to hear/serve

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should do, should perform

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

• प्रिय-हिते (priya-hite) - in what is pleasing and beneficial, in welfare and pleasure

• रता (ratā) - devoted, engaged, delighting (feminine)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, duty, natural law (dharma)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed, recognized

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in society

• वेदे (vede) - in the Veda, in the sacred knowledge

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, revealed (as in Śruti)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, recorded (as in Smṛti)

Words meanings and morphology

शुश्रूषाम् (śuśrūṣām) - service, obedience, desire to hear/serve

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣā

śuśrūṣā - desire to hear, obedience, dutiful service, attendance

Desiderative noun from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should do, should perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, supporter, lord

Agent noun from root bhṛ

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

प्रिय-हिते (priya-hite) - in what is pleasing and beneficial, in welfare and pleasure

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of priyahita

priyahita - pleasant and beneficial, good and agreeable, welfare and pleasure

Compound type : dvandva (priya+hita)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable
  adjective
  Root: prī (class 4)
• hita – beneficial, salutary, advantageous, welfare, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā with prefix hi (irregular form)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

रता (ratā) - devoted, engaged, delighting (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rata

rata - delighted, pleased, engaged in, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

From root ram (to delight, be pleased)

Root: ram (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, duty, natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, moral law, natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed, recognized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed, visible, known

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in society

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, society, general public

Root: lok (class 1)

वेदे (vede) - in the Veda, in the sacred knowledge

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, revealed scripture

From root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, revealed (as in Śruti)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (as in Śruti texts)

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, recorded (as in Smṛti)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, recorded (as in Smṛti texts)

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)