वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-9, verse-40

नान्यत्र हि मया शक्या वैदेही परिमार्गितुम् ।
स्त्रियो हि स्त्रीषु दृश्यन्ते सदा संपरिमार्गणे ॥४०॥

40. nānyatra hi mayā śakyā vaidehī parimārgitum ,
striyo hi strīṣu dṛśyante sadā saṃparimārgaṇe.

40. na anyatra hi mayā śakyā vaidehī parimārgitum
striyaḥ hi strīṣu dṛśyante sadā saṃparimārgaṇe

40. hi mayā anyatra vaidehī parimārgitum na śakyā
hi striyaḥ strīṣu sadā saṃparimārgaṇe dṛśyante

40. Indeed, Vaidehī (Sītā) cannot be searched for by me anywhere else, because women are always found among women when one is searching.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

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

• मया (mayā) - by me

• शक्या (śakyā) - capable, possible (to be done)

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā

• परिमार्गितुम् (parimārgitum) - to search for, to seek

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

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

• स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, in women

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, they are found

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• संपरिमार्गणे (saṁparimārgaṇe) - in searching thoroughly, in seeking completely

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

negative particle

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

(indeclinable)

from anya (other) + suffix -tra (place)

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

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

शक्या (śakyā) - capable, possible (to be done)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - capable, possible, able to be done, fit to be done

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Expresses possibility, "can be"

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, Sītā

female inhabitant of Videha; patronymic from Videha

परिमार्गितुम् (parimārgitum) - to search for, to seek

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root mārg (to seek) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose or object.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

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

(indeclinable)

स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, in women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, they are found

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛśyante

Present tense, passive voice, 3rd person plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

from sa (with) + dā (time suffix)

संपरिमार्गणे (saṁparimārgaṇe) - in searching thoroughly, in seeking completely

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃparimārgaṇa

saṁparimārgaṇa - thorough search, complete investigation, seeking

from root mārg (to seek) with prefixes sam and pari

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (sam+pari+mārgaṇa)

• sam – together, completely, with
  indeclinable
  prefix
• pari – around, completely
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mārgaṇa – searching, seeking, investigation
  noun (neuter)
  action noun from root 'mārg'
  Root: mārg (class 10)

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