वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-24, verse-15

यस्मादेष परख्यासु स्त्रीषु रज्यति दुर्मतिः ।
तस्माद्धि स्त्रीकृतेनैव वधं प्राप्स्यति वारणः ॥१५॥

15. yasmādeṣa parakhyāsu strīṣu rajyati durmatiḥ ,
tasmāddhi strīkṛtenaiva vadhaṃ prāpsyati vāraṇaḥ.

15. yasmāt eṣaḥ parakhyāsu strīṣu rajyati durmatiḥ
tasmāt hi strīkṛtena eva vadham prāpsyati vāraṇaḥ

15. yasmāt eṣaḥ durmatiḥ parakhyāsu strīṣu rajyati
tasmāt hi vāraṇaḥ strīkṛtena eva vadham prāpsyati

15. Because this evil-minded one delights in other men's wives, therefore, it is indeed on account of a woman that this obstructer will surely meet his death.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this Rāvaṇa (this (one))

• परख्यासु (parakhyāsu) - in other men's wives (in others' wives (literally, 'in those known by others'))

• स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, in women

• रज्यति (rajyati) - he is attached to, he delights in, he is enamored

• दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - the evil-minded Rāvaṇa (evil-minded, foolish, dull-witted (as an epithet or noun))

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• स्त्रीकृतेन (strīkṛtena) - on account of a woman, for the sake of a woman

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• वधम् (vadham) - death, killing, destruction

• प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - he will obtain, he will reach, he will meet

• वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the obstructer (elephant, hinderer, obstructer)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yat

yat - which, what, who, because

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this Rāvaṇa (this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

परख्यासु (parakhyāsu) - in other men's wives (in others' wives (literally, 'in those known by others'))

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of parakhyā

parakhyā - another's wife, a woman known by others

Compound type : karmadhāraya (para+khyā)

• para – other, another, stranger
  adjective
• khyā – fame, renown, known (often refers to a woman)
  noun (feminine)
  from root khyā (to be known, to be called)
  Root: khyā (class 2)

स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, in women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

रज्यति (rajyati) - he is attached to, he delights in, he is enamored

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of raj

Root: raj (class 4)

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - the evil-minded Rāvaṇa (evil-minded, foolish, dull-witted (as an epithet or noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, foolish, bad intelligence

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+mati)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill (prefix)
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tat

tat - that, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

स्त्रीकृतेन (strīkṛtena) - on account of a woman, for the sake of a woman

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of strīkṛta

strīkṛta - done for a woman, caused by a woman, on account of a woman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+kṛta)

• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed; on account of, caused by
  verbal derivative (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

वधम् (vadham) - death, killing, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - death, killing, destruction

from root han

Root: han (class 2)

प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - he will obtain, he will reach, he will meet

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the obstructer (elephant, hinderer, obstructer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, hinderer, restrainer, warding off

from root vṛ (to cover, restrain)

Root: vṛ (class 5)