वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-52

परितुष्टा हि सा देवि वनवासं गते मयि ।
राजानं नातिशङ्केत मिथ्यावादीति धार्मिकम् ॥५२॥

52. parituṣṭā hi sā devi vanavāsaṃ gate mayi ,
rājānaṃ nātiśaṅketa mithyāvādīti dhārmikam.

52. parituṣṭā hi sā devi vanavāsam gate mayi
rājānam na atiśaṅketa mithyāvādī iti dhārmikam

52. devi hi mayi vanavāsam gate sā parituṣṭā
dhārmikam rājānam mithyāvādī iti na atiśaṅketa

52. "Indeed, O goddess, when I go into forest exile, she (Kaikeyī) will be completely satisfied. Then she will not suspect the righteous (dharma) king, thinking 'he is a liar'."

Words meanings summery:

• परितुष्टा (parituṣṭā) - completely satisfied, fully pleased

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सा (sā) - Kaikeyī (she)

• देवि (devi) - O Sītā (O goddess, O queen)

• वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - to forest dwelling, to exile in the forest

• गते (gate) - when I go (having gone, when gone)

• मयि (mayi) - when I (go) (in me, upon me, when I)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - King Daśaratha (the king (accusative))

• न (na) - not

• अतिशङ्केत (atiśaṅketa) - would not suspect, would not doubt

• मिथ्यावादी (mithyāvādī) - a liar, one who speaks falsely

• इति (iti) - thus, thinking this, so

• धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - righteous, virtuous, according to natural law (dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

परितुष्टा (parituṣṭā) - completely satisfied, fully pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parituṣṭa

parituṣṭa - completely satisfied, fully pleased

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) with prefix 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'sā'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सा (sā) - Kaikeyī (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to Kaikeyī.

देवि (devi) - O Sītā (O goddess, O queen)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Rāma addresses Sītā.

वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - to forest dwelling, to exile in the forest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vanavāsa

vanavāsa - forest dwelling, living in the forest, exile in the forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+vāsa)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• vāsa – dwelling, living, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Object of 'gate'.

गते (gate) - when I go (having gone, when gone)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Locative singular masculine, agrees with 'mayi'. Used in a locative absolute construction.

मयि (mayi) - when I (go) (in me, upon me, when I)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Locative singular. Used in a locative absolute construction.

राजानम् (rājānam) - King Daśaratha (the king (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अतिशङ्केत (atiśaṅketa) - would not suspect, would not doubt

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of śaṅk

Optative Mood, Ātmanepada

Third person singular, middle voice. Formed with prefix 'ati'.

Prefix: ati

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: The 'na' negates this verb.

मिथ्यावादी (mithyāvādī) - a liar, one who speaks falsely

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithyāvādin

mithyāvādin - speaker of falsehoods, liar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mithyā+vādin)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, untrue
  indeclinable
• vādin – speaking, speaker
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vad' (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, thinking this, so

(indeclinable)

धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - righteous, virtuous, according to natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, pious, conforming to natural law (dharma)

Derived from 'dharma'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, agrees with 'rājānam'.

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