वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-14, verse-26

भर्ता नाम परं नार्या भूषणं भूषणादपि ।
एषा हि रहिता तेन शोभनार्हा न शोभते ॥२६॥

26. bhartā nāma paraṃ nāryā bhūṣaṇaṃ bhūṣaṇādapi ,
eṣā hi rahitā tena śobhanārhā na śobhate.

26. bhartā nāma param nāryāḥ bhūṣaṇam bhūṣaṇāt
api eṣā hi rahitā tena śobhanārhā na śobhate

26. bhartā nāma nāryāḥ param bhūṣaṇam bhūṣaṇāt
api eṣā hi tena rahitā śobhanārhā na śobhate

26. Indeed, a husband is a woman's supreme adornment, even more so than (other) ornaments. For she, deprived of him, does not appear beautiful, even if she is worthy of splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, maintainer, lord

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, surely, truly

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent, best

• नार्याः (nāryāḥ) - of a woman

• भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam) - ornament, adornment

• भूषणात् (bhūṣaṇāt) - from an ornament, than an ornament

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• एषा (eṣā) - This woman (Sita) (she, this (woman))

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• रहिता (rahitā) - deprived of, forsaken, abandoned

• तेन (tena) - by that husband (by him, by that (husband))

• शोभनार्हा (śobhanārhā) - worthy of splendor, deserving to be beautiful

• न (na) - not, no

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful

Words meanings and morphology

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, maintainer, lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, supporter, lord

Agent noun from root √bhṛ (to bear, carry, maintain)

Root: √bhṛ (class 3)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, surely, truly

(indeclinable)

Can also be neuter noun 'name' in nominative/accusative singular. Here used as an indeclinable particle.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent, best

(adjective)

neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, other, ultimate

Note: Agrees with 'bhūṣaṇam'.

नार्याः (nāryāḥ) - of a woman

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

Feminine noun.

भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam) - ornament, adornment

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūṣaṇa

bhūṣaṇa - ornament, adornment, decoration

From root √bhūṣ (to adorn, decorate)

Root: √bhūṣ (class 10)

भूषणात् (bhūṣaṇāt) - from an ornament, than an ornament

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhūṣaṇa

bhūṣaṇa - ornament, adornment, decoration

From root √bhūṣ (to adorn, decorate)

Root: √bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Used in a comparative sense.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - This woman (Sita) (she, this (woman))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle.

रहिता (rahitā) - deprived of, forsaken, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rahita

rahita - left, abandoned, forsaken, deprived of, without

Past Passive Participle

From root √rah (to abandon, leave)

Root: √rah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'eṣā'.

तेन (tena) - by that husband (by him, by that (husband))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

शोभनार्हा (śobhanārhā) - worthy of splendor, deserving to be beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śobhanārhā

śobhanārhā - worthy of beauty/splendor, deserving to shine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śobhana+arha)

• śobhana – beautiful, shining, splendid, good
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From root √śubh (to shine, be beautiful)
  Root: √śubh (class 1)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From root √arh (to deserve)
  Root: √arh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'eṣā'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √śubh

Present tense, Ātmanepada

From root √śubh, 1st conjugation (Div class).

Root: √śubh (class 1)