वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-5, verse-6

तपसा सत्यवाक्येन वसुधा येन पालिता ।
स्त्रीहेतोस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽयं रामस्त्वां शरणं गतः ॥६॥

6. tapasā satyavākyena vasudhā yena pālitā ,
strīhetostasya putro'yaṃ rāmastvāṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ.

6. tapasā satyavākyena vasudhā yena pālitā | strīhetoḥ
tasya putraḥ ayam rāmaḥ tvām śaraṇam gataḥ

6. yena tapasā satyavākyena vasudhā pālitā strīhetoḥ
tasya ayam putraḥ rāmaḥ tvām śaraṇam gataḥ

6. This Rama, the son of the one who protected the earth through his asceticism (tapas) and truthful speech, has come to you for refuge because of a woman.

Words meanings summery:

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by austerity, by penance

• सत्यवाक्येन (satyavākyena) - by truthful speech, by a true statement

• वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth, the ground

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• पालिता (pālitā) - protected/ruled (referring to the earth) (protected, guarded, ruled)

• स्त्रीहेतोः (strīhetoḥ) - for the sake of a woman, on account of a woman

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• गतः (gataḥ) - has come (for refuge) (gone, arrived, obtained)

Words meanings and morphology

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by austerity, by penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

सत्यवाक्येन (satyavākyena) - by truthful speech, by a true statement

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satyavākya

satyavākya - truthful speech, true statement

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vākya)

• satya – true, real, truth
  adjective (neuter)
• vākya – speech, word, sentence, statement
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root √vac (to speak) with suffix -ya.
  Root: vac (class 2)

वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth, the ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - the earth, soil, ground

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

पालिता (pālitā) - protected/ruled (referring to the earth) (protected, guarded, ruled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pālita

pālita - protected, guarded, ruled, cherished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √pāl (to protect, guard, rule) with the suffix -ta.

Root: pāl (class 10)

स्त्रीहेतोः (strīhetoḥ) - for the sake of a woman, on account of a woman

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of strīhetu

strīhetu - reason concerning a woman, for the sake of a woman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+hetu)

• strī – woman, wife, female
  noun (feminine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, instrument
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can also be genitive.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, home

गतः (gataḥ) - has come (for refuge) (gone, arrived, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √gam (to go) with the suffix -ta.

Root: gam (class 1)