वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-76, verse-17

तस्य भूयो विशेषेण मैथिली जनकात्मजा ।
देवताभिः समा रूपे सीता श्रीरिव रूपिणी ॥१७॥

17. tasya bhūyo viśeṣeṇa maithilī janakātmajā ,
devatābhiḥ samā rūpe sītā śrīriva rūpiṇī.

17. tasya bhūyaḥ viśeṣeṇa maithilī janaka-ātmajā
devatābhiḥ samā rūpe sītā śrīḥ iva rūpiṇī

17. tasya bhūyaḥ viśeṣeṇa maithilī janaka-ātmajā
sītā rūpe devatābhiḥ samā śrīḥ iva rūpiṇī

17. For him, Janaka's daughter (Maithilī) was exceptionally and profoundly cherished. Sītā, in her form, was equal to the goddesses, like Śrī (the goddess of prosperity) herself embodied.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (Rāma) (of him, for him, his)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - profoundly (greatly, exceedingly, again, further)

• विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - exceptionally (especially, particularly, distinctively, with distinction)

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Sītā (as Janaka's daughter from Mithilā) (Maithilī (a woman from Mithilā), Sītā)

• जनक-आत्मजा (janaka-ātmajā) - Janaka's daughter

• देवताभिः (devatābhiḥ) - to the goddesses (comparative instrumental) (by goddesses, with goddesses)

• समा (samā) - equal (equal, similar, alike)

• रूपे (rūpe) - in her form (in form, in appearance, in beauty)

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife))

• श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī (the goddess of prosperity) (Śrī (goddess of prosperity, beauty, wealth); beauty, prosperity, glory)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• रूपिणी (rūpiṇī) - embodied (form) (having form, embodied, beautiful, lovely)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - for him (Rāma) (of him, for him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, his

Note: Indicates relation to Rāma.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - profoundly (greatly, exceedingly, again, further)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the implied verb of cherishing.

विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - exceptionally (especially, particularly, distinctively, with distinction)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage, modifying bhūyaḥ and the implied verb of cherishing.

मैथिली (maithilī) - Sītā (as Janaka's daughter from Mithilā) (Maithilī (a woman from Mithilā), Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithilā; Sītā

Feminine derivative of Mithilā, the kingdom of Janaka.

Note: Appositive for Sītā.

जनक-आत्मजा (janaka-ātmajā) - Janaka's daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janaka-ātmajā

janaka-ātmajā - daughter of Janaka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (king of Mithilā, Sītā's father); father, progenitor
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter (literally 'self-born')
  noun (feminine)
  From ātman (self) + jā (born), feminine form.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Another epithet for Sītā.

देवताभिः (devatābhiḥ) - to the goddesses (comparative instrumental) (by goddesses, with goddesses)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, goddess, divine nature

Derived from deva (god).

Note: Used with samā to indicate comparison.

समा (samā) - equal (equal, similar, alike)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, like; even, level

Note: Agrees with Sītā, refers to her equality with goddesses.

रूपे (rūpe) - in her form (in form, in appearance, in beauty)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance, nature

Note: Specifies the quality in which Sītā is equal.

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife); furrow, cultivated land

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'was'.

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī (the goddess of prosperity) (Śrī (goddess of prosperity, beauty, wealth); beauty, prosperity, glory)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - Śrī (Lakṣmī, goddess of prosperity and beauty); prosperity, wealth, beauty, glory, honor

Note: Used in comparison with Sītā.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for simile.

रूपिणी (rūpiṇī) - embodied (form) (having form, embodied, beautiful, lovely)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūpiṇ

rūpiṇ - having form, endowed with beauty, embodied, beautiful

Derived from rūpa (form) + -in (possessive suffix). Feminine form.

Note: Describes Sītā as an embodiment of Śrī.

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