वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-17, verse-9

वृत्तशीले कुले जातामाचारवति धार्मिके ।
पुनः संस्कारमापन्नां जातमिव च दुष्कुले ॥९॥

9. vṛttaśīle kule jātāmācāravati dhārmike ,
punaḥ saṃskāramāpannāṃ jātamiva ca duṣkule.

9. vṛttaśīle kule jātām ācāravati dhārmike
punaḥ saṃskāram āpannām jātam iva ca duṣkule

9. vṛttaśīle ācāravati dhārmike kule jātām
punaḥ saṃskāram āpannām ca duṣkule jātam iva

9. She who was born into a family of good conduct, upholding proper customs and righteousness (dharma), was now, as it were, undergoing a second initiation (saṃskāra), like one born into a degraded family.

Words meanings summery:

• वृत्तशीले (vṛttaśīle) - of good conduct (of good character, whose conduct is virtuous)

• कुले (kule) - into a family (in a family, in a lineage)

• जाताम् (jātām) - born (born, produced, arisen)

• आचारवति (ācāravati) - upholding proper customs (possessing good customs, customary)

• धार्मिके (dhārmike) - righteousness (dharma) (righteous, virtuous, religious)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - now, as it were (implying a contrasting state) (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

• संस्कारम् (saṁskāram) - a second initiation (saṃskāra) (purificatory rite, sacrament, refinement, impression)

• आपन्नाम् (āpannām) - undergoing, having obtained (obtained, fallen into, reached)

• जातम् (jātam) - born (born, produced, occurred)

• इव (iva) - as it were, like (as if, like, as)

• च (ca) - and (in effect, indicating an alternative simile) (and, also, moreover)

• दुष्कुले (duṣkule) - into a degraded family (in a bad family, in a degraded lineage)

Words meanings and morphology

वृत्तशीले (vṛttaśīle) - of good conduct (of good character, whose conduct is virtuous)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vṛttaśīla

vṛttaśīla - of virtuous character, well-behaved

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vṛtta+śīla)

• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, occurrence
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of vṛt
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• śīla – character, disposition, good conduct
  noun (neuter)
  From root śīl
  Root: śīl (class 10)

Note: Qualifies kule.

कुले (kule) - into a family (in a family, in a lineage)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan

Note: Locative used to indicate the place of birth.

जाताम् (jātām) - born (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jātā

jātā - born, produced, generated

Past Passive Participle (feminine)

Feminine accusative singular of PPP of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies implied Sita.

आचारवति (ācāravati) - upholding proper customs (possessing good customs, customary)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ācāravat

ācāravat - possessing good customs, well-behaved, customary

Suffix -vat denoting possession; ācāra + vat

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kule. 'vat' is a suffix, not a compound part.

धार्मिके (dhārmike) - righteousness (dharma) (righteous, virtuous, religious)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, religious, conforming to dharma

Derived from dharma by suffix -ika

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kule.

पुनः (punaḥ) - now, as it were (implying a contrasting state) (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a change or recurrence.

संस्कारम् (saṁskāram) - a second initiation (saṃskāra) (purificatory rite, sacrament, refinement, impression)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃskāra

saṁskāra - purificatory rite, sacrament, refinement, mental impression

From sam-kṛ

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of āpannām.

आपन्नाम् (āpannām) - undergoing, having obtained (obtained, fallen into, reached)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpannā

āpannā - obtained, undergone, fallen into, reached

Past Passive Participle (feminine)

Feminine accusative singular of PPP of ā-pad

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies implied Sita.

जातम् (jātam) - born (born, produced, occurred)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Accusative singular (neuter), PPP of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: It is a PPP, referring to 'one born'.

इव (iva) - as it were, like (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (in effect, indicating an alternative simile) (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile.

दुष्कुले (duṣkule) - into a degraded family (in a bad family, in a degraded lineage)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of duṣkula

duṣkula - bad family, degraded lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kula)

• dus – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
  A negative or pejorative prefix
• kula – family, lineage
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative indicating the family where one is born.

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