रामायणम्
Shloka 13.5Unverified draft

एषा हि प्रकृतिः स्त्रीणामासृष्टे रघुनन्दन । समस्थमनुरज्यन्ति विषमस्थं त्यज्यन्ति च ।।3.13.5।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
eṣā hi prakṛtiḥ strīṇāmएषा हि प्रकृतिः स्त्रीणाम्for this indeed is the nature of womenpronoun + particle + nominative subject + genitive
āsṛṣṭe raghunandanaआसृष्टे रघुनन्दनsince creation, O delight of the Raghuslocative/ablative + vocative
samasthamanurajyantiसमस्थमनुरज्यन्तिthey become attached to one who is prosperousaccusative adjective + verb
viṣamasthaṃ tyajyanti caविषमस्थं त्यज्यन्ति चand they abandon one who is in adversityaccusative adjective + verb

Reference: 3.13.5 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa