वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-48, verse-18

स्नुषा दशरथस्यैषा जनकस्य सुता सती ।
अपापा पतिना त्यक्ता परिपाल्या मया सदा ॥१८॥

18. snuṣā daśarathasyaiṣā janakasya sutā satī ,
apāpā patinā tyaktā paripālyā mayā sadā.

18. snuṣā daśarathasya eṣā janakasya sutā satī
| apāpā patinā tyaktā paripālyā mayā sadā

18. eṣā snuṣā daśarathasya janakasya satī sutā
apāpā patinā tyaktā mayā sadā paripālyā

18. She is the daughter-in-law of Daśaratha and the virtuous daughter of Janaka. Though innocent and abandoned by her husband, she must always be protected by me.

Words meanings summery:

• स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law

• दशरथस्य (daśarathasya) - of Dasharatha

• एषा (eṣā) - she, this

• जनकस्य (janakasya) - of Janaka

• सुता (sutā) - daughter

• सती (satī) - virtuous, chaste, being

• अपापा (apāpā) - sinless, innocent

• पतिना (patinā) - by the husband

• त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned, forsaken

• परिपाल्या (paripālyā) - to be protected, should be protected

• मया (mayā) - by me

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of snuṣā

snuṣā - daughter-in-law

दशरथस्य (daśarathasya) - of Dasharatha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (name of Rama's father)

एषा (eṣā) - she, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, she

Note: Refers to Sita.

जनकस्य (janakasya) - of Janaka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (name of Sita's father)

सुता (sutā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

Feminine form of 'suta' (son), derived from root 'sū' (to beget)

Root: sū (class 4)

सती (satī) - virtuous, chaste, being

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satī

satī - being, existing, virtuous, chaste (feminine)

Present Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of 'sat' (present participle of root 'as')

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Sita (implied).

अपापा (apāpā) - sinless, innocent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apāpa

apāpa - sinless, innocent, faultless

Negative compound (Nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'a' (not) + 'pāpa' (sin)

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pāpa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Sita (implied).

पतिना (patinā) - by the husband

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, master, lord

त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned, forsaken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tyakta

tyakta - abandoned, forsaken, left

Past Passive Participle

PPP from root 'tyaj' (to abandon)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Sita (implied).

परिपाल्या (paripālyā) - to be protected, should be protected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paripālya

paripālya - to be protected, to be preserved, to be maintained

Gerundive

Gerundive from root 'pāl' with upasarga 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Predicative adjective with 'Sita' (implied) as subject.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'paripālyā'.

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