वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-70, verse-17

स च मे प्रेषयामास शैवं धनुरनुत्तमम् ।
सीता कन्या च पद्माक्षी मह्यं वै दीयतामिति ॥१७॥

17. sa ca me preṣayāmāsa śaivaṃ dhanuranuttamam ,
sītā kanyā ca padmākṣī mahyaṃ vai dīyatāmiti.

17. saḥ ca me preṣayāmāsa śaivam dhanuḥ anuttamam
sītā kanyā ca padmākṣī mahyam vai dīyatām iti

17. saḥ ca me (janakāya) anuttamam śaivam dhanuḥ preṣayāmāsa (āha ca),
"sītā padmākṣī kanyā ca mahyam vai dīyatām" iti

17. And he (King Sudhanvan) sent word to me (Janaka), demanding, 'Let the unsurpassed bow of Shiva, and also the lotus-eyed maiden Sita, truly be given to me!'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Sudhanvan) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मे (me) - to me (Janaka) (to me, my)

• प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent (word, a message) (sent, dispatched)

• शैवम् (śaivam) - Shiva's (relating to Shiva, Shiva's)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - (Shiva's) bow (bow)

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed (unsurpassed, excellent, best)

• सीता (sītā) - Princess Sita (Janaka's daughter) (Sita (proper noun))

• कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, maiden (daughter, maiden, virgin)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• पद्माक्षी (padmākṣī) - lotus-eyed (Sita) (lotus-eyed)

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (Sudhanvan, the one making the demand) (to me)

• वै (vai) - truly, indeed (indeed, truly, certainly)

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given (let it be given, may it be given)

• इति (iti) - (quotes end) (thus, so, in this manner)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Sudhanvan) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to King Sudhanvan.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective.

मे (me) - to me (Janaka) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

Note: Enclitic form of 'aham'.

प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent (word, a message) (sent, dispatched)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of preṣay

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, causative of root iṣ (to send) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

शैवम् (śaivam) - Shiva's (relating to Shiva, Shiva's)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaiva

śaiva - relating to Shiva, belonging to Shiva

Derived from 'Śiva' with suffix 'aṇ'.

Note: Adjective modifying 'dhanuḥ'.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - (Shiva's) bow (bow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow

Note: Object sent by Sudhanvan.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed (unsurpassed, excellent, best)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, unequalled, excellent, best

Compound of 'an-' (not) and 'uttama' (highest/best).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, principal
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud- (up, out).
  Prefix: ud

Note: Adjective modifying 'dhanuḥ'.

सीता (sītā) - Princess Sita (Janaka's daughter) (Sita (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife); furrow

Note: Subject of 'dīyatām'.

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, maiden (daughter, maiden, virgin)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, maiden, virgin, girl

Note: Appositive to 'Sītā'.

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'dhanuḥ' and 'Sītā' implicitly, as both are objects of the demand.

पद्माक्षी (padmākṣī) - lotus-eyed (Sita) (lotus-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padmākṣī

padmākṣī - lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+akṣi)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'Sītā kanyā'.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (Sudhanvan, the one making the demand) (to me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

Note: Refers to the speaker of the quoted statement, i.e., Sudhanvan.

वै (vai) - truly, indeed (indeed, truly, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given (let it be given, may it be given)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Imperative tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The passive form implies a demand.

इति (iti) - (quotes end) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a quotation.