वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-15

प्रहेतिर्धार्मिकस्तत्र न दारान् सो ऽभिकाङ्क्षति ।
हेतिर्दारक्रियार्थं तु यत्नं परमथाकरोत् ॥१५॥

15. prahetirdhārmikastatra na dārān so'bhikāṅkṣati ,
hetirdārakriyārthaṃ tu yatnaṃ paramathākarot.

15. prahetiḥ dhārmikaḥ tatra na dārān saḥ abhikāṅkṣati |
hetiḥ dāra-kriyā-artham tu yatnam param atha akarot

15. Praheti, being righteous, did not desire wives. However, Heti then made great effort for the purpose of marriage.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रहेतिः (prahetiḥ) - Praheti (proper noun)

• धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - being righteous (righteous, pious, adhering to (dharma))

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• न (na) - not, no

• दारान् (dārān) - wives

• सः (saḥ) - he (Praheti) (he, that)

• अभिकाङ्क्षति (abhikāṅkṣati) - he desired (he desires, he longs for)

• हेतिः (hetiḥ) - Heti (proper noun)

• दार-क्रिया-अर्थम् (dāra-kriyā-artham) - for the purpose of marriage (for the purpose of marriage, for the sake of marriage rites)

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort (effort, endeavor)

• परम् (param) - great (great, supreme, highest)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he made (he made, he did)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रहेतिः (prahetiḥ) - Praheti (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praheti

praheti - Praheti (name of a rākṣasa)

धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - being righteous (righteous, pious, adhering to (dharma))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, pious, virtuous, relating to (dharma)

derived from (dharma) with ṭhak suffix

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दारान् (dārān) - wives

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife (often used in plural to refer to a single wife or wives in general)

सः (saḥ) - he (Praheti) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिकाङ्क्षति (abhikāṅkṣati) - he desired (he desires, he longs for)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular

Prefix: abhi

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

हेतिः (hetiḥ) - Heti (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of heti

heti - Heti (name of a rākṣasa)

दार-क्रिया-अर्थम् (dāra-kriyā-artham) - for the purpose of marriage (for the purpose of marriage, for the sake of marriage rites)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dāra-kriyā-artha

dāra-kriyā-artha - purpose of marriage rite

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāra+kriyā+artha)

• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, rite, ceremony
  noun (feminine)
  from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate purpose

तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort (effort, endeavor)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, endeavor, exertion, zeal

परम् (param) - great (great, supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, chief, ultimate

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

अकरोत् (akarot) - he made (he made, he did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)