वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-55, verse-18
गतिरेवाक् पतिर्नार्या द्वितीया गतिरात्मजः ।
तृतीया ज्ञातयो राजंश्चतुर्थी नेह विद्यते ॥१८॥
तृतीया ज्ञातयो राजंश्चतुर्थी नेह विद्यते ॥१८॥
18. gatirevāk patirnāryā dvitīyā gatirātmajaḥ ,
tṛtīyā jñātayo rājaṃścaturthī neha vidyate.
tṛtīyā jñātayo rājaṃścaturthī neha vidyate.
18.
gatiḥ eva hi patiḥ nāryāḥ dvitīyā gatiḥ ātmajaḥ
tṛtīyā jñātayaḥ rājan ca caturthī na iha vidyate
tṛtīyā jñātayaḥ rājan ca caturthī na iha vidyate
18.
rājan,
patiḥ eva hi nāryāḥ gatiḥ; dvitīyā gatiḥ ātmajaḥ; tṛtīyā jñātayaḥ; ca iha caturthī na vidyate
patiḥ eva hi nāryāḥ gatiḥ; dvitīyā gatiḥ ātmajaḥ; tṛtīyā jñātayaḥ; ca iha caturthī na vidyate
18.
Indeed, a husband is the only refuge for a woman; a son (ātmaja) is her second refuge. Relatives are the third, O King. There is no fourth refuge here.
Words meanings summery:
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- गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, course, destination
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- हि (hi) - certainly, surely, for
- पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, lord, master
- नार्याः (nāryāḥ) - of a woman
- द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - second
- गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, course, destination
- आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son, born from oneself
- तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - third
- ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen
- राजन् (rājan) - O King
- च (ca) - and, also
- चतुर्थी (caturthī) - fourth
- न (na) - not, no
- इह (iha) - here, in this world
- विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
Words meanings and morphology
गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, course, destination
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - going, motion, course, refuge, means, way, destination
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - certainly, surely, for
(indeclinable)
पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, lord, master
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - husband, lord, master, owner
नार्याः (nāryāḥ) - of a woman
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of nārī
nārī - woman, wife
द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - second
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dvitīya
dvitīya - second, secondary
गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, course, destination
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - going, motion, course, refuge, means, way, destination
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son, born from oneself
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmaja
ātmaja - son, daughter, born from oneself, produced from oneself
Tatpurusha compound: ātman (self) + ja (born)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)
- ātman – self, soul, spirit
noun (masculine) - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
Suffix indicating origin
Root: jan (class 4)
तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - third
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛtīya
tṛtīya - third
ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jñāti
jñāti - relative, kinsman, family
राजन् (rājan) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
चतुर्थी (caturthī) - fourth
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of caturtha
caturtha - fourth
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid
Root: vid (class 4)