वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-66

स्त्रीणां मध्यात् समुत्पत्य तस्य भार्या दुरात्मनः ।
वरा मन्दोदरी नाम तया स प्रतिषेधितः ॥६६॥

66. strīṇāṃ madhyāt samutpatya tasya bhāryā durātmanaḥ ,
varā mandodarī nāma tayā sa pratiṣedhitaḥ.

66. strīṇām madhyāt samutpatya tasya bhāryā durātmanaḥ
varā mandodarī nāma tayā sa pratiṣedhitaḥ

66. strīṇām madhyāt samutpatya varā nāma mandodarī
tasya durātmanaḥ bhāryā tayā saḥ pratiṣedhitaḥ

66. Having sprung up from among the women, his excellent wife, Mandodarī by name, prevented that evil-minded one (Rāvaṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• मध्यात् (madhyāt) - from the middle, from among

• समुत्पत्य (samutpatya) - having sprung up, having arisen

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-minded, of the wicked one

• वरा (varā) - excellent, best, noble

• मन्दोदरी (mandodarī) - Mandodarī (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• तया (tayā) - by her

• स (sa) - he

• प्रतिषेधितः (pratiṣedhitaḥ) - prevented, restrained

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

मध्यात् (madhyāt) - from the middle, from among

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, midst

समुत्पत्य (samutpatya) - having sprung up, having arisen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from root pat with prefixes sam and ud

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: pat (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, supportable, bearable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle of root bhṛ (to bear, support), used as a noun

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-minded, of the wicked one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, difficult, evil
  indeclinable
  Prefix or indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

वरा (varā) - excellent, best, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, principal, choice

मन्दोदरी (mandodarī) - Mandodarī (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mandodarī

mandodarī - Mandodarī (Rāvaṇa's chief queen, lit. 'slender-bellied')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manda+udara)

• manda – slow, dull, slender, small
  adjective (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

Often used as an indeclinable to mean 'by name'

तया (tayā) - by her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रतिषेधितः (pratiṣedhitaḥ) - prevented, restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiṣedhita

pratiṣedhita - prevented, forbidden, prohibited, restrained

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root sidh with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: sidh (class 1)

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