वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-9, verse-41

यस्य सत्त्वस्य या योनिस्तस्यां तत् परिमार्ग्यते ।
न शक्यं प्रमदा नष्टा मृगीषु परिमार्गितुम् ॥४१॥

41. yasya sattvasya yā yonistasyāṃ tat parimārgyate ,
na śakyaṃ pramadā naṣṭā mṛgīṣu parimārgitum.

41. yasya sattvasya yā yoniḥ tasyām tat parimārgyate
na śakyam pramadā naṣṭā mṛgīṣu parimārgitum

41. yasya sattvasya yā yoniḥ tat tasyām parimārgyate
naṣṭā pramadā mṛgīṣu parimārgitum na śakyam

41. Whatever creature (sattva) has a certain species (yoni), it is searched for within that species. It is not possible to search for a lost woman among female deer.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - of which, whose

• सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - of a being, of a creature, of a living entity

• या (yā) - which, what (feminine)

• योनिः (yoniḥ) - origin, source, species, womb

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (feminine)

• तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to the creature)

• परिमार्ग्यते (parimārgyate) - it is searched for, it is sought

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (to be done)

• प्रमदा (pramadā) - a woman, a beautiful woman

• नष्टा (naṣṭā) - lost, ruined, destroyed

• मृगीषु (mṛgīṣu) - among female deer

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

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - of which, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

relative pronoun

Note: Refers to sattvasya

सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - of a being, of a creature, of a living entity

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, creature, living entity, essence, existence

from root as (to be) + tva (suffix)

Root: as (class 2)

या (yā) - which, what (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

relative pronoun

योनिः (yoniḥ) - origin, source, species, womb

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - origin, source, womb, species, family, birth

Root: yu (class 2)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to the creature)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Could also be accusative, but nominative makes sense for the passive construction.

परिमार्ग्यते (parimārgyate) - it is searched for, it is sought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of parimārgyate

Present tense, passive voice, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pari

Root: mārg (class 10)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

negative particle

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (to be done)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, 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: Used impersonally, "it is possible"

प्रमदा (pramadā) - a woman, a beautiful woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pramadā

pramadā - a woman, a beautiful woman, a mistress

from root mad (to rejoice) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'na śakyam...parimārgitum'

नष्टा (naṣṭā) - lost, ruined, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, disappeared, destroyed, ruined

Past Passive Participle

from root naś (to perish, be lost)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Participle used as an adjective.

मृगीषु (mṛgīṣu) - among female deer

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of mṛgī

mṛgī - female deer, doe

feminine form of mṛga (deer)

Root: mṛg (class 2)

परिमार्गितुम् (parimārgitum) - to search for, to seek

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root mārg (to seek) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: mārg (class 10)