वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-26, verse-16

इह लोके च पितृभिर्या स्त्री यस्य महामते ।
अद्भिर्दत्ता स्वधर्मेण प्रेत्यभावे ऽपि तस्य सा ॥१६॥

16. iha loke ca pitṛbhiryā strī yasya mahāmate ,
adbhirdattā svadharmeṇa pretyabhāve'pi tasya sā.

16. iha loke ca pitṛbhiḥ yā strī yasya mahāmate
adbhiḥ dattā svadharmeṇa pretyabhāve api tasya sā

16. mahāmate ca iha loke pitṛbhiḥ yā strī yasya adbhiḥ svadharmeṇa dattā,
api pretyabhāve sā tasya [bhavati]

16. O great-minded one, the woman who is given by her parents with water in this world to a man, according to proper custom (dharma), she belongs to him even in the afterlife.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• च (ca) - and

• पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - by the fathers, by the parents

• या (yā) - who, which (feminine)

• स्त्री (strī) - woman, wife

• यस्य (yasya) - to whom, of whom (masculine)

• महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

• अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - with water

• दत्ता (dattā) - given (feminine)

• स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - according to one's own duty (dharma), according to proper custom (dharma)

• प्रेत्यभावे (pretyabhāve) - in the afterlife, in the state after death

• अपि (api) - even, also

• तस्य (tasya) - to him, his (masculine)

• सा (sā) - she

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - by the fathers, by the parents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, (plural) parents

या (yā) - who, which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

स्त्री (strī) - woman, wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

यस्य (yasya) - to whom, of whom (masculine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Used here as dative 'to whom'.

महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, highly intelligent, wise

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + mati (mind/intellect)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)
  From root √man (to think)
  Root: √man (class 4)

अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - with water

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Note: Refers to the ritual pouring of water during a marriage ceremony, signifying giving away the bride.

दत्ता (dattā) - given (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, placed

Past Passive Participle

From root √dā (to give)

Root: √dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with strī.

स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - according to one's own duty (dharma), according to proper custom (dharma)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own duty, personal law, natural law (dharma)

Tatpuruṣa compound: sva (own) + dharma (duty/law)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• dharma – righteous conduct, duty, law, constitution, intrinsic nature, virtue
  noun (masculine)

प्रेत्यभावे (pretyabhāve) - in the afterlife, in the state after death

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pretyabhāva

pretyabhāva - state after death, future existence, afterlife

Tatpuruṣa compound: pretya (having died) + bhāva (state/condition)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pretya+bhāva)

• pretya – having died, having gone away
  indeclinable
  Absolutive (Gerund)
  From prefix pra + root √i (to go)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √i (class 2)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence
  noun (masculine)
  From root √bhū (to be, to exist)
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - to him, his (masculine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Used here as dative 'to him'.

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)