वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-21, verse-9

भर्तुः किल परित्यागो नृशंसः केवलं स्त्रियाः ।
स भवत्या न कर्तव्यो मनसापि विगर्हितः ॥९॥

9. bhartuḥ kila parityāgo nṛśaṃsaḥ kevalaṃ striyāḥ ,
sa bhavatyā na kartavyo manasāpi vigarhitaḥ.

9. bhartuḥ kila parityāgaḥ nṛśaṃsaḥ kevalam striyāḥ
saḥ bhavatyā na kartavyaḥ manasā api vigarhitaḥ

9. striyāḥ bhartuḥ parityāgaḥ kila kevalam nṛśaṃsaḥ
manasā api vigarhitaḥ saḥ bhavatyā na kartavyaḥ

9. Indeed, abandoning one's husband is a cruel act for a woman. Such an act, reproached even mentally, should not be done by you.

Words meanings summery:

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

• परित्यागः (parityāgaḥ) - abandonment, desertion, giving up

• नृशंसः (nṛśaṁsaḥ) - cruel, wicked, brutal

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

• स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - for a woman, of a woman

• सः (saḥ) - that, such

• भवत्या (bhavatyā) - by you (formal, feminine)

• न (na) - not, no

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, ought to be done, should be done

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, mentally

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• विगर्हितः (vigarhitaḥ) - censured, blamed, reproached

Words meanings and morphology

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

(indeclinable)

परित्यागः (parityāgaḥ) - abandonment, desertion, giving up

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parityāga

parityāga - abandonment, desertion, giving up

From root tyaj (to abandon) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

नृशंसः (nṛśaṁsaḥ) - cruel, wicked, brutal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, brutal, mischievous

Note: Agrees with 'parityāgaḥ'.

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, exclusive, mere, only; absolute, pure

Note: Here used adverbially, or as an adjective modifying implied 'karma' (action).

स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - for a woman, of a woman

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Can be interpreted as dative of purpose or genitive of belonging/relation.

सः (saḥ) - that, such

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'parityāgaḥ' (abandonment).

भवत्या (bhavatyā) - by you (formal, feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite form)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, ought to be done, should be done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, fit to be done

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root kṛ (to do) + -tavya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, mentally

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

विगर्हितः (vigarhitaḥ) - censured, blamed, reproached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigarhita

vigarhita - censured, blamed, reproached, reviled

Past Passive Participle

From root garh (to blame) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (the act of abandonment).