वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-42

कच्चित् स्त्रियः सान्त्वयसि कच्चित्ताश्च सुरक्षिताः ।
कच्चिन्न श्रद्दधास्यासां कच्चिद्गुह्यं न भाषसे ॥४२॥

42. kaccit striyaḥ sāntvayasi kaccittāśca surakṣitāḥ ,
kaccinna śraddadhāsyāsāṃ kaccidguhyaṃ na bhāṣase.

42. kaccit striyaḥ sāntvayasi kaccit tāḥ ca surakṣitāḥ
kaccit na śraddadhāsi āsām kaccit guhyam na bhāṣase

42. I hope you console the women, and that they are well-protected. I hope you do not place too much trust (śraddhā) in them, and that you do not reveal confidential matters.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that..., whether, perhaps

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• सान्त्वयसि (sāntvayasi) - you console, you appease

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that..., whether, perhaps

• ताः (tāḥ) - those women (they (feminine))

• च (ca) - and

• सुरक्षिताः (surakṣitāḥ) - well-protected

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that..., whether, perhaps

• न (na) - not, no

• श्रद्दधासि (śraddadhāsi) - you trust, you believe

• आसाम् (āsām) - of these (women) (of them (feminine))

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that..., whether, perhaps

• गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, private matter

• न (na) - not, no

• भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak, you say

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that..., whether, perhaps

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express a wish or expectation, implying a question.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Object of 'sāntvayasi'.

सान्त्वयसि (sāntvayasi) - you console, you appease

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sāntvaya

Causative/Denominative

From sāntva (comfort) + -ya (causative/denominative suffix)

Root: sāntv (class 10)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that..., whether, perhaps

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express a wish or expectation, implying a question.

ताः (tāḥ) - those women (they (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'striyaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुरक्षिताः (surakṣitāḥ) - well-protected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of surakṣita

surakṣita - well-protected, properly guarded

Past Passive Participle

From su- + √rakṣ (to protect)

Prefix: su

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'tāḥ'.

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that..., whether, perhaps

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express a wish or expectation, implying a question.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

श्रद्दधासि (śraddadhāsi) - you trust, you believe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śraddadhā

From śrat- + √dhā (to place, to put)

Prefix: śrat

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Often takes dative or genitive of the object of trust. Here, āsām (genitive).

आसाम् (āsām) - of these (women) (of them (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the women mentioned earlier.

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that..., whether, perhaps

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express a wish or expectation, implying a question.

गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, private matter

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of guhya

guhya - secret, hidden, private

Gerundive

From √guh (to hide)

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'bhāṣase'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak, you say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhāṣ

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

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