वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-26, verse-17

एवमस्मात् स्वकां नारीं सुवृत्तां हि पतिव्रताम् ।
नाभिरोचयसे नेतुं त्वं मां केनेह हेतुना ॥१७॥

17. evamasmāt svakāṃ nārīṃ suvṛttāṃ hi pativratām ,
nābhirocayase netuṃ tvaṃ māṃ keneha hetunā.

17. evam asmāt svakām nārīm suvṛttām hi pativratām
na abhirocayase netum tvam mām kena iha hetunā

17. tvam evam asmāt svakām suvṛttām hi pativratām
nārīm mām netum na abhirocayase iha kena hetunā

17. For what reason, then, do you not wish to take me, your own wife, who is indeed virtuous and devoted to her husband (pativratā), with you?

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from me (from this, from me (implied context))

• स्वकाम् (svakām) - your own (one's own, private)

• नारीम् (nārīm) - wife (woman, wife)

• सुवृत्ताम् (suvṛttām) - virtuous (well-behaved, virtuous, of good conduct)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

• पतिव्रताम् (pativratām) - devoted to her husband (pativratā) (devoted to husband, chaste wife)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अभिरोचयसे (abhirocayase) - you wish (you desire, you like, you wish)

• नेतुम् (netum) - to take (to lead, to take)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rama) (you)

• माम् (mām) - me (Sita) (me)

• केन (kena) - by what (by what, with what)

• इह (iha) - here, in this situation (here, in this world, in this matter)

• हेतुना (hetunā) - by reason (by reason, by cause)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from me (from this, from me (implied context))

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this person, here

Note: Refers to 'me' (Sita), indicating 'from (taking) me'.

स्वकाम् (svakām) - your own (one's own, private)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, private, personal

Note: Agrees with `nārīm`.

नारीम् (nārīm) - wife (woman, wife)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

Note: Object of `netum`.

सुवृत्ताम् (suvṛttām) - virtuous (well-behaved, virtuous, of good conduct)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of suvṛtta

suvṛtta - well-behaved, virtuous, of good conduct

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+vṛtta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – conduct, behaviour, past passive participle of vṛt 'to be'
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛt- ('to be, to exist') with suffix -ta.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `nārīm`.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पतिव्रताम् (pativratām) - devoted to her husband (pativratā) (devoted to husband, chaste wife)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pativratā

pativratā - devoted to one's husband, a chaste wife

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pati+vratā)

• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
• vratā – vow, sacred observance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `nārīm`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अभिरोचयसे (abhirocayase) - you wish (you desire, you like, you wish)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhiruc

Present tense, middle voice, 2nd person singular

Denominative verb from 'ruci' (light, delight) or causative of root 'ruc'. Formed with upasarga 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: ruc (class 1)

नेतुम् (netum) - to take (to lead, to take)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root nī- ('to lead') with suffix -tum.

Root: nī (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rama) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Subject of `abhirocayase`.

माम् (mām) - me (Sita) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of `netum`.

केन (kena) - by what (by what, with what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Agrees with `hetunā`.

इह (iha) - here, in this situation (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

हेतुना (hetunā) - by reason (by reason, by cause)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive

Root: hi

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