वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-19, verse-8

अतुष्टं स्वेषु दारेषु चपलं चलितेन्द्रियम् ।
नयन्ति निकृतिप्रज्ञां परदाराः पराभवम् ॥८॥

8. atuṣṭaṃ sveṣu dāreṣu capalaṃ calitendriyam ,
nayanti nikṛtiprajñāṃ paradārāḥ parābhavam.

8. atuṣṭam sveṣu dāreṣu capalam calitendriyam
nayanti nikṛtiprajñām paradārāḥ parābhavam

8. paradārāḥ atuṣṭam sveṣu dāreṣu capalam
calitendriyam nikṛtiprajñām parābhavam nayanti

8. Another's wives lead a man—one who is discontent with his own wives, fickle, and whose senses are agitated—to a depraved intellect and to ruin.

Words meanings summery:

• अतुष्टम् (atuṣṭam) - unsatisfied, discontent, displeased

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in one's own, among one's own

• दारेषु (dāreṣu) - among wives, regarding wives

• चपलम् (capalam) - fickle, unsteady, restless

• चलितेन्द्रियम् (calitendriyam) - whose senses are agitated/restless

• नयन्ति (nayanti) - they lead, conduct, bring

• निकृतिप्रज्ञाम् (nikṛtiprajñām) - to a deceitful/wicked understanding/intellect

• परदाराः (paradārāḥ) - other's wives, another's wives

• पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat, ruin, humiliation, destruction

Words meanings and morphology

अतुष्टम् (atuṣṭam) - unsatisfied, discontent, displeased

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atuṣṭa

atuṣṭa - unsatisfied, discontented, displeased

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a' + past passive participle of root 'tuṣ' (to be satisfied)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tuṣṭa)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• tuṣṭa – satisfied, pleased
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tuṣ (to be pleased, satisfied)
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Refers to an implied 'man' (puruṣam)

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in one's own, among one's own

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self

दारेषु (dāreṣu) - among wives, regarding wives

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife, wives

चपलम् (capalam) - fickle, unsteady, restless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of capala

capala - fickle, unsteady, restless, tremulous

Note: Refers to an implied 'man' (puruṣam)

चलितेन्द्रियम् (calitendriyam) - whose senses are agitated/restless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of calitendriya

calitendriya - whose senses are agitated or unsteady

Compound type : bahuvrihi (calita+indriya)

• calita – moved, agitated, unsteady
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root cal (to move, shake)
  Root: cal (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to an implied 'man' (puruṣam)

नयन्ति (nayanti) - they lead, conduct, bring

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of nī

Present Tense, Active Voice

3rd person plural present tense, active voice from root nī

Root: nī (class 1)

निकृतिप्रज्ञाम् (nikṛtiprajñām) - to a deceitful/wicked understanding/intellect

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nikṛtiprajñā

nikṛtiprajñā - deceitful understanding, perverse intellect

Compound type : tatpurusha (nikṛti+prajñā)

• nikṛti – deceit, wickedness, depravity
  noun (feminine)
• prajñā – wisdom, intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)

परदाराः (paradārāḥ) - other's wives, another's wives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paradāra

paradāra - other's wife, another's wives

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+dāra)

• para – other, another
  adjective (masculine)
• dāra – wife, wives
  noun (masculine)

पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat, ruin, humiliation, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parābhava

parābhava - defeat, ruin, humiliation, destruction