वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-14, verse-20

संतुष्टा फलमूलेन भर्तृशुश्रूषणे रता ।
या परां भजते प्रीतिं वने ऽपि भवने यथा ॥२०॥

20. saṃtuṣṭā phalamūlena bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇe ratā ,
yā parāṃ bhajate prītiṃ vane'pi bhavane yathā.

20. santuṣṭā phalamūlena bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇe ratā yā
parām bhajate prītim vane api bhavane yathā

20. yā phalamūlena santuṣṭā,
bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇe ratā,
sā vane api bhavane yathā parām prītim bhajate

20. Contented with fruits and roots, and devoted to serving her husband, she attains supreme joy even in the forest, just as if she were in a palace.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्तुष्टा (santuṣṭā) - contented, satisfied

• फलमूलेन (phalamūlena) - with fruits and roots

• भर्तृशुश्रूषणे (bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇe) - in serving her husband, in attendance on her husband

• रता (ratā) - devoted, engrossed, intent

• या (yā) - who (feminine)

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, excellent

• भजते (bhajate) - she enjoys, she attains, she resorts to

• प्रीतिम् (prītim) - joy, delight, love, affection

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• अपि (api) - even, also

• भवने (bhavane) - in a house, in a palace, in a home

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

Words meanings and morphology

सन्तुष्टा (santuṣṭā) - contented, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of santuṣṭa

santuṣṭa - contented, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

From root tuṣ (to be pleased) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for Sītā.

फलमूलेन (phalamūlena) - with fruits and roots

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of phalamūla

phalamūla - fruits and roots (as food)

Compound type : dvandva (phala+mūla)

• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)
• mūla – root, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mūl (class 1)

Note: Indicates means of contentment.

भर्तृशुश्रूषणे (bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇe) - in serving her husband, in attendance on her husband

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇa

bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇa - service to husband, attendance on husband

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+śuśrūṣaṇa)

• bhartṛ – husband, maintainer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• śuśrūṣaṇa – service, desire to hear or serve
  noun (neuter)
  desiderative noun
  From desiderative stem of root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates the sphere of her devotion.

रता (ratā) - devoted, engrossed, intent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rata

rata - devoted, engaged in, intent on

Past Passive Participle

From root ram (to delight, to be pleased)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for Sītā.

या (yā) - who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Relative pronoun referring to Sītā.

पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, other

Note: Qualifies prītim.

भजते (bhajate) - she enjoys, she attains, she resorts to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhaj

Present Middle

Present tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the relative clause.

प्रीतिम् (prītim) - joy, delight, love, affection

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - joy, delight, love, affection

From root prī (to please)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Object of bhajate.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Root: van (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even in the forest'.

भवने (bhavane) - in a house, in a palace, in a home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - house, palace, dwelling

From root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates comparison.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.