वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-42, verse-15

वयं परिचरिष्यामः सीतां यूयं तु राघवम् ।
इति पौरस्त्रियो भर्तॄन्दुःखार्तास्तत्तदब्रुवन् ॥१५॥

15. vayaṃ paricariṣyāmaḥ sītāṃ yūyaṃ tu rāghavam ,
iti paurastriyo bhartṝnduḥkhārtāstattadabruvan.

15. vayam paricariṣyāmaḥ sītām yūyam tu rāghavam iti
paurastriyaḥ bhartṝn duḥkhārtāḥ tat tat abruvan

15. paurastriyaḥ duḥkhārtāḥ bhartṝn iti tat tat abruvan
vayam sītām paricariṣyāmaḥ yūyam tu rāghavam

15. "We will serve Sītā, but you (husbands) should serve Rāghava." Thus, the city women, afflicted by sorrow, said various things to their husbands.

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• परिचरिष्यामः (paricariṣyāmaḥ) - we will serve, attend upon

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (Rāma)

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, thereby

• पौरस्त्रियः (paurastriyaḥ) - city women

• भर्तॄन् (bhartṝn) - husbands

• दुःखार्ताः (duḥkhārtāḥ) - afflicted by sorrow

• तत् तत् (tat tat) - this and that, various

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

परिचरिष्यामः (paricariṣyāmaḥ) - we will serve, attend upon

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of paricar

Future Tense

root car (class 1, parasm.) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama), furrow

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

formed from Raghu + aṇ (patronymic affix)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, thereby

(indeclinable)

पौरस्त्रियः (paurastriyaḥ) - city women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paurastrī

paurastrī - city woman, female citizen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paura+strī)

• paura – citizen, urban, belonging to a city
  adjective (masculine)
  from pura (city)
• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

भर्तॄन् (bhartṝn) - husbands

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, supporter, master

agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

दुःखार्ताः (duḥkhārtāḥ) - afflicted by sorrow

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duḥkhārta

duḥkhārta - distressed, afflicted by pain/sorrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+ārta)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ṛ (to go, to move) + ta, with prefix ā-

Note: Refers to paurastriyaḥ

तत् तत् (tat tat) - this and that, various

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: used adverbially to mean 'various things'

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense

root brū (class 2, ubhayapadī)

Root: brū (class 2)

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