वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-17, verse-36

त्वया नाथेन काकुत्स्थ न सनाथा वसुंधरा ।
प्रमदा शीलसंपन्ना धूर्तेन पतिता यथा ॥३६॥

36. tvayā nāthena kākutstha na sanāthā vasuṃdharā ,
pramadā śīlasaṃpannā dhūrtena patitā yathā.

36. tvayā nāthena kākutstha na sanāthā vasundharā
pramadā śīlasampannā dhūrtena patitā yathā

36. kākutstha vasundharā tvayā nāthena na sanāthā
yathā śīlasampannā pramadā dhūrtena patitā

36. O Kakutstha, with you as its protector, the earth is not truly protected, just as a virtuous woman is ruined by a scoundrel.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• नाथेन (nāthena) - by the protector, by the lord

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama (O Kakutstha)

• न (na) - not

• सनाथा (sanāthā) - protected, having a protector

• वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth

• प्रमदा (pramadā) - a woman, a beautiful woman

• शीलसम्पन्ना (śīlasampannā) - endowed with good character, virtuous

• धूर्तेन (dhūrtena) - by a rogue, by a scoundrel

• पतिता (patitā) - fallen, ruined

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

नाथेन (nāthena) - by the protector, by the lord

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, protector, master

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama (O Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सनाथा (sanāthā) - protected, having a protector

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sanātha

sanātha - having a lord or protector

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+nātha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• nātha – lord, protector, master
  noun (masculine)

वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - the earth (bearer of wealth)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vasu+dhara)

• vasu – wealth, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, maintaining
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रमदा (pramadā) - a woman, a beautiful woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pramadā

pramadā - a woman, a beautiful woman, a mistress

शीलसम्पन्ना (śīlasampannā) - endowed with good character, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śīlasampanna

śīlasampanna - endowed with good character/virtue

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śīla+sampanna)

• śīla – character, conduct, virtue, moral habit
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, complete, accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of sam-pad
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

धूर्तेन (dhūrtena) - by a rogue, by a scoundrel

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhūrta

dhūrta - rogue, trickster, gambler, scoundrel

पतिता (patitā) - fallen, ruined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, degraded, ruined

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root pat

Root: pat (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

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