वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-9, verse-7

मातुः कुलं पितृकुलं यत्र चैव प्रदीयते ।
कुलत्रयं सदा कन्या संशये स्थाप्य तिष्ठति ॥७॥

7. mātuḥ kulaṃ pitṛkulaṃ yatra caiva pradīyate ,
kulatrayaṃ sadā kanyā saṃśaye sthāpya tiṣṭhati.

7. mātuḥ kulam pitṛkulam yatra ca eva pradīyate
kulatrayam sadā kanyā saṃśaye sthāpya tiṣṭhati

7. kanyā sadā mātuḥ kulam pitṛkulam ca yatra eva
pradīyate [tat] kulatrayam saṃśaye sthāpya tiṣṭhati

7. A daughter always keeps three families in doubt: her mother's lineage, her father's lineage, and the lineage into which she is given. She remains in this state of uncertainty.

Words meanings summery:

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother, from the mother

• कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, clan, house

• पितृकुलम् (pitṛkulam) - father's family, paternal lineage

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, in which case

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• प्रदीयते (pradīyate) - is given away (in marriage) (is given, is offered, is bestowed)

• कुलत्रयम् (kulatrayam) - the three families (mother's, father's, and husband's) (the three families)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• कन्या (kanyā) - a daughter, a maiden

• संशये (saṁśaye) - in doubt, in uncertainty, in suspicion

• स्थाप्य (sthāpya) - having placed, having established, by causing to stand

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, abides

Words meanings and morphology

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother, from the mother

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Can also be ablative singular. Context indicates genitive.

कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, clan, house

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, clan, house, race, noble family

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Context implies nominative here.

पितृकुलम् (pitṛkulam) - father's family, paternal lineage

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pitṛkula

pitṛkula - father's family, paternal lineage

Compound of 'pitṛ' (father) and 'kula' (family).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+kula)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, clan
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Context implies nominative here.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, in which case

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

प्रदीयते (pradīyate) - is given away (in marriage) (is given, is offered, is bestowed)

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Root 'dā' (3rd class) with prefix 'pra', passive voice, ātmanepada.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

कुलत्रयम् (kulatrayam) - the three families (mother's, father's, and husband's) (the three families)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kulatraya

kulatraya - the group of three families

Compound of 'kula' (family) and 'traya' (group of three).

Compound type : dvigu (traya+kula)

• kula – family, lineage, clan
  noun (neuter)
• traya – group of three, triad
  noun (neuter)
  From 'tri' (three) with suffix 'ya'.

Note: Can also be nominative singular. Context indicates accusative as object.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

कन्या (kanyā) - a daughter, a maiden

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, maiden, girl, virgin

Note: Subject of the sentence.

संशये (saṁśaye) - in doubt, in uncertainty, in suspicion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion, hesitation

From root 'śaṅk' (to doubt) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

स्थाप्य (sthāpya) - having placed, having established, by causing to stand

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from the causative stem of root 'sthā' (to stand) with the suffix '-ya' (l-yap). Causative means 'to cause to stand/place'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, abides

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root 'sthā' (1st class), parasmipada.

Root: sthā (class 1)