वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-24, verse-16

शप्तः स्त्रीभिः स तु तदा हततेजाः सुनिष्प्रभ ।
पतिव्रताभिः साध्वीभिः स्थिताभिः साधु वर्त्मनि ॥१६॥

16. śaptaḥ strībhiḥ sa tu tadā hatatejāḥ suniṣprabha ,
pativratābhiḥ sādhvībhiḥ sthitābhiḥ sādhu vartmani.

16. śaptaḥ strībhiḥ saḥ tu tadā hatatejāḥ suniṣprabha
pativratābhiḥ sādhvībhiḥ sthitābhiḥ sādhu vartmani

16. tada saḥ hatatejāḥ suniṣprabhaḥ tu sādhvībhiḥ sādhu
vartmani sthitābhiḥ pativratābhiḥ strībhiḥ śaptaḥ (abhūt)

16. Then, he, whose brilliance was destroyed and who was utterly without splendor, was cursed by chaste and virtuous women who were firmly established on the path of righteousness.

Words meanings summery:

• शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed, reviled

• स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

• सः (saḥ) - Rāvaṇa (he, that (one))

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• हततेजाः (hatatejāḥ) - Rāvaṇa, whose brilliance was destroyed (whose luster/splendor is destroyed, deprived of brilliance)

• सुनिष्प्रभ (suniṣprabha) - Rāvaṇa, utterly without splendor (utterly devoid of splendor, completely without radiance)

• पतिव्रताभिः (pativratābhiḥ) - by devoted wives, by chaste women

• साध्वीभिः (sādhvībhiḥ) - by virtuous women, by righteous women

• स्थिताभिः (sthitābhiḥ) - by those standing, by those established, by those situated

• साधु (sādhu) - properly, rightly, well, virtuously

• वर्त्मनि (vartmani) - on the path of righteousness (on the path, in the way)

Words meanings and morphology

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed, reviled

(verbal derivative)

स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

सः (saḥ) - Rāvaṇa (he, that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tat

tat - that, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

हततेजाः (hatatejāḥ) - Rāvaṇa, whose brilliance was destroyed (whose luster/splendor is destroyed, deprived of brilliance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hatatejas

hatatejas - whose luster is destroyed, deprived of splendor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+tejas)

• hata – killed, destroyed, smitten
  verbal derivative (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root han
  Root: han (class 2)
• tejas – brilliance, splendor, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

सुनिष्प्रभ (suniṣprabha) - Rāvaṇa, utterly without splendor (utterly devoid of splendor, completely without radiance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suniṣprabha

suniṣprabha - utterly devoid of splendor, completely without radiance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+niṣprabha)

• su – good, well, excellent, very (prefix)
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating intensity or goodness
• niṣprabha – without luster, devoid of brilliance
  adjective

पतिव्रताभिः (pativratābhiḥ) - by devoted wives, by chaste women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of pativratā

pativratā - a chaste and devoted wife

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pati+vratā)

• pati – master, husband, lord
  noun (masculine)
• vratā – vow, religious observance, duty (feminine form of vrata)
  noun (feminine)

साध्वीभिः (sādhvībhiḥ) - by virtuous women, by righteous women

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sādhvī

sādhvī - virtuous, chaste, righteous woman

feminine form of sādhu

स्थिताभिः (sthitābhiḥ) - by those standing, by those established, by those situated

(verbal derivative)

साधु (sādhu) - properly, rightly, well, virtuously

(indeclinable)

वर्त्मनि (vartmani) - on the path of righteousness (on the path, in the way)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vartman

vartman - path, road, way, course

from root vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)