वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-35, verse-21

कृतकृत्या हि वैदेही छायेवानुगता पतिम् ।
न जहाति रता धर्मे मेरुमर्कप्रभा यथा ॥२१॥

21. kṛtakṛtyā hi vaidehī chāyevānugatā patim ,
na jahāti ratā dharme merumarkaprabhā yathā.

21. kṛtakṛtyā hi vaidehī chāyā iva anugatā patim
na jahāti ratā dharme merum arkaprabhā yathā

21. hi vaidehī kṛtakṛtyā chāyā iva patim anugatā
ratā dharme na jahāti yathā arkaprabhā merum

21. Indeed, Vaidehi, having perfectly fulfilled her duties, follows her husband like a shadow. Devoted to her intrinsic nature (dharma), she does not abandon him, just as the sun's radiance never leaves Mount Meru.

Words meanings summery:

• कृतकृत्या (kṛtakṛtyā) - having perfectly fulfilled her duties (as a wife) (having accomplished her purpose, having fulfilled her duties, successful in her aim)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sita (daughter of Videha, Sita)

• छाया (chāyā) - shadow (shadow, reflection, image)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अनुगता (anugatā) - follows, accompanying (followed, gone after, accompanied)

• पतिम् (patim) - husband (husband, lord, master)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जहाति (jahāti) - abandons (abandons, forsakes, leaves)

• रता (ratā) - devoted (to her duty) (devoted, intent on, delighted in)

• धर्मे (dharme) - in her intrinsic nature (dharma) (in dharma, in duty, in righteousness, in natural law)

• मेरुम् (merum) - Mount Meru

• अर्कप्रभा (arkaprabhā) - the sun's radiance (sun's radiance, sunlight)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

कृतकृत्या (kṛtakṛtyā) - having perfectly fulfilled her duties (as a wife) (having accomplished her purpose, having fulfilled her duties, successful in her aim)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛtakṛtyā

kṛtakṛtyā - having accomplished her purpose, having fulfilled her duties, successful in her aim

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kṛtya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root kṛ 'to do' + kta suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛtya – duty, deed, action, purpose
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  root kṛ 'to do' + ya suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sita (daughter of Videha, Sita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - daughter of Videha, Sita

feminine form of Videha

छाया (chāyā) - shadow (shadow, reflection, image)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, reflection, image, shade

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अनुगता (anugatā) - follows, accompanying (followed, gone after, accompanied)

(past passive participle)

Note: here functioning adjectivally for Vaidehī

पतिम् (patim) - husband (husband, lord, master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master, owner

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जहाति (jahāti) - abandons (abandons, forsakes, leaves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)

रता (ratā) - devoted (to her duty) (devoted, intent on, delighted in)

(past passive participle)

Note: here functioning adjectivally for Vaidehī

धर्मे (dharme) - in her intrinsic nature (dharma) (in dharma, in duty, in righteousness, in natural law)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

मेरुम् (merum) - Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain), a mountain

अर्कप्रभा (arkaprabhā) - the sun's radiance (sun's radiance, sunlight)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arkaprabhā

arkaprabhā - sun's radiance, sunlight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arka+prabhā)

• arka – sun, ray
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)