वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-12, verse-7

इयं तु भवतो भार्या दोषैरेतैर्विवर्जिताः ।
श्लाघ्या च व्यपदेश्या च यथा देवी ह्यरुन्धती ॥७॥

7. iyaṃ tu bhavato bhāryā doṣairetairvivarjitāḥ ,
ślāghyā ca vyapadeśyā ca yathā devī hyarundhatī.

7. iyam tu bhavataḥ bhāryā doṣaiḥ etaiḥ vivarjitāḥ
ślāghyā ca vyapadeśyā ca yathā devī hi arundhatī

7. iyam tu bhavataḥ bhāryā etaiḥ doṣaiḥ vivarjitāḥ
ca ślāghyā ca vyapadeśyā hi yathā devī arundhatī

7. However, this wife of yours is devoid of these faults. She is praiseworthy and exemplary, just like the goddess Arundhatī.

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - this (Sītā) (this (feminine nominative singular))

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of yours (Rāma's) (of yours (masculine genitive singular))

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• दोषैः (doṣaiḥ) - by faults, by defects

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these (faults, mentioned in the previous verse) (by these (masculine instrumental plural))

• विवर्जिताः (vivarjitāḥ) - devoid of (these faults) (devoid of, abandoned, free from (feminine nominative singular))

• श्लाघ्या (ślāghyā) - praiseworthy, laudable

• च (ca) - and, also

• व्यपदेश्या (vyapadeśyā) - exemplary, to be pointed out as an example

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथा (yathā) - just like (just as, as, like)

• देवी (devī) - goddess

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• अरुन्धती (arundhatī) - Arundhatī (name of a female sage, wife of Vasishtha, epitome of chastity)

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - this (Sītā) (this (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating contrast or emphasis.

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of yours (Rāma's) (of yours (masculine genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite address), your honor, existing, being

Present Active Participle (from bhū 'to be') or honorific pronoun.

Honorific second person pronoun or present participle used as pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful pronoun.

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, a woman to be maintained or supported

Gerundive/Passive Future Participle (from bhṛ 'to bear/support')

Feminine noun. Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -ya.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

दोषैः (doṣaiḥ) - by faults, by defects

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, sin, error

Masculine noun.

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Used with 'vivarjitāḥ' meaning 'devoid of (by means of) faults'.

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these (faults, mentioned in the previous verse) (by these (masculine instrumental plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'doṣaiḥ'.

विवर्जिताः (vivarjitāḥ) - devoid of (these faults) (devoid of, abandoned, free from (feminine nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vivarjita

vivarjita - abandoned, devoid of, free from, excluded

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vṛj (to avoid, abandon) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sītā (bhāryā) as being free from faults.

श्लाघ्या (ślāghyā) - praiseworthy, laudable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ślāghya

ślāghya - praiseworthy, laudable, to be glorified

Gerundive

Formed from root ślāgh (to praise) with suffix -ya.

Root: ślāgh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhāryā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'ślāghyā' and 'vyapadeśyā'.

व्यपदेश्या (vyapadeśyā) - exemplary, to be pointed out as an example

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyapadeśya

vyapadeśya - to be designated, to be pointed out, exemplary, to be cited as an example

Gerundive

Formed from root diś (to point, show) with prefixes vi and apa, and suffix -ya.

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'bhāryā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Used with the preceding 'ca' for 'both... and...'.

यथा (yathā) - just like (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

देवी (devī) - goddess

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Feminine noun. From deva (god).

Root: div (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Particle emphasizing or explaining.

अरुन्धती (arundhatī) - Arundhatī (name of a female sage, wife of Vasishtha, epitome of chastity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arundhatī

arundhatī - Arundhatī (name of a female sage, wife of Vasishtha, an exemplary chaste wife, also a star in the Ursa Major constellation)

Feminine noun.

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