वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-20

असत्यः सर्वलोके ऽस्मिन् सततं सत्कृताः प्रियैः ।
भर्तारं नानुमन्यन्ते विनिपातगतं स्त्रियः ॥२०॥

20. asatyaḥ sarvaloke'smin satataṃ satkṛtāḥ priyaiḥ ,
bhartāraṃ nānumanyante vinipātagataṃ striyaḥ.

20. asatyāḥ sarvaloke asmin satatam satkṛtāḥ priyaiḥ
bhartāram na anumanyante vinipātagatam striyaḥ

20. asmin sarvaloke ye striyaḥ priyaiḥ satatam satkṛtāḥ (santi),
(tāḥ) vinipātagatam bhartāram na anumanyante,
(tāḥ) asatyāḥ (bhavanti)

20. In this entire world, women who are always respected by their beloved ones, yet do not approve of their husband when he has fallen into misfortune, are untrue (to their natural law (dharma)).

Words meanings summery:

• असत्याः (asatyāḥ) - untrue (to dharma) (untrue, false)

• सर्वलोके (sarvaloke) - in the entire world

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly

• सत्कृताः (satkṛtāḥ) - honored, respected

• प्रियैः (priyaiḥ) - by their beloved husbands (by beloved ones, by husbands)

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, supporter

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुमन्यन्ते (anumanyante) - they approve, they consent

• विनिपातगतम् (vinipātagatam) - fallen into misfortune, having met with calamity

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

Words meanings and morphology

असत्याः (asatyāḥ) - untrue (to dharma) (untrue, false)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of asatya

asatya - untrue, false, unreal, not good

Compound of negative prefix 'a' and 'satya' (true).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'sat' (being, true).

सर्वलोके (sarvaloke) - in the entire world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - the whole world, all people

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'loka' (world).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Derived from root tan (to extend) with prefix sa and participle suffix -ta.

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially.

सत्कृताः (satkṛtāḥ) - honored, respected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of satkṛta

satkṛta - honored, respected, well-treated

Past Passive Participle (secondary)

Compound of 'sat' (good) and 'kṛta' (done, made), which is the PPP of root kṛ.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+kṛta)

• sat – good, true, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root kṛ (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रियैः (priyaiḥ) - by their beloved husbands (by beloved ones, by husbands)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing; friend, lover, husband

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, supporter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, nourisher, master, husband

Agent noun derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनुमन्यन्ते (anumanyante) - they approve, they consent

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of anumanyate

Present tense

Present tense 3rd person plural middle voice, from root man (to think) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

विनिपातगतम् (vinipātagatam) - fallen into misfortune, having met with calamity

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinipātagata

vinipātagata - fallen into misfortune, subjected to calamity

Past Passive Participle (secondary)

Compound of 'vinipāta' (misfortune) and 'gata' (gone, fallen), which is the PPP of root gam.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vinipāta+gata)

• vinipāta – downfall, calamity, misfortune
  noun (masculine)
  From root pat (to fall) with prefixes vi and ni.
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: pat (class 1)
• gata – gone, arrived at, obtained, fallen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

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