वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-11

स्त्रीरत्नमसि मैवं भूः कुरु गात्रेषु भूषणम् ।
मां प्राप्य तु कथं हि स्यास्त्वमनर्हा सुविग्रहे ॥११॥

11. strīratnamasi maivaṃ bhūḥ kuru gātreṣu bhūṣaṇam ,
māṃ prāpya tu kathaṃ hi syāstvamanarhā suvigrahe.

11. strīratnam asi mā evam bhūḥ kuru gātreṣu bhūṣaṇam
mām prāpya tu katham hi syāḥ tvam anarhā suvigrahe

11. strīratnam asi.
evam mā bhūḥ.
gātreṣu bhūṣaṇam kuru.
suvigrahe,
mām prāpya tu tvam katham hi anarhā syāḥ?

11. You are a jewel among women; do not be like this. Adorn your limbs with ornaments. How, indeed, could you remain unworthy, O lady of beautiful form, after attaining me?

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रीरत्नम् (strīratnam) - a jewel among women (jewel among women, excellent woman)

• असि (asi) - you are

• मा (mā) - do not (do not, not)

• एवम् (evam) - like this (thus, so, in this manner)

• भूः (bhūḥ) - be (be, become)

• कुरु (kuru) - adorn (do, make, perform)

• गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on your limbs (on the limbs, on the body)

• भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam) - ornaments (ornament, decoration)

• माम् (mām) - me (me, to me)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - after attaining (having obtained, having reached, by attaining)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how? in what manner?)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• स्याः (syāḥ) - could you remain (you would be, you might be)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अनर्हा (anarhā) - unworthy (unworthy, undeserving)

• सुविग्रहे (suvigrahe) - O lady of beautiful form (O lady of beautiful form/body)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रीरत्नम् (strīratnam) - a jewel among women (jewel among women, excellent woman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of strīratna

strīratna - a jewel among women, an excellent woman

Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+ratna)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious object
  noun (neuter)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative 2nd Person Singular

Root √as, 2nd class (Parasmaipada)

Root: as (class 2)

मा (mā) - do not (do not, not)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - like this (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

भूः (bhūḥ) - be (be, become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist imperative (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Imperative 2nd Person Singular (often used with mā for prohibition)

Root √bhū, 1st class (Parasmaipada), Aorist form for prohibition

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुरु (kuru) - adorn (do, make, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative 2nd Person Singular

Root √kṛ, 8th class (Ubhayapada)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on your limbs (on the limbs, on the body)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member

भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam) - ornaments (ornament, decoration)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūṣaṇa

bhūṣaṇa - ornament, decoration, adorning

From √bhūṣ (to adorn)

Root: bhūṣ (class 1)

Note: Used here collectively for 'ornaments'

माम् (mām) - me (me, to me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

प्राप्य (prāpya) - after attaining (having obtained, having reached, by attaining)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From pra-√āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how (how? in what manner?)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

स्याः (syāḥ) - could you remain (you would be, you might be)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative 2nd Person Singular

Root √as, 2nd class (Parasmaipada)

Root: as (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

अनर्हा (anarhā) - unworthy (unworthy, undeserving)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anarha

anarha - unworthy, undeserving, unfit

From an (negative prefix) + arha (worthy)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+arha)

• an – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• arha – worthy, deserving, valuable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From √arh (to deserve, be worthy)
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied subject 'tvam' (you, feminine)

सुविग्रहे (suvigrahe) - O lady of beautiful form (O lady of beautiful form/body)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of suvigrahā

suvigrahā - a woman with a beautiful body or form

From su (good, beautiful) + vigraha (body, form)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+vigraha)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Adverb
• vigraha – body, form, shape, image
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-√grah (to seize, separate)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: grah (class 9)

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