वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-109, verse-17

सीता त्वेतद्वचः श्रुत्वा राघवस्य हितैषिणी ।
तामत्रिपत्नीं धर्मज्ञामभिचक्राम मैथिली ॥१७॥

17. sītā tvetadvacaḥ śrutvā rāghavasya hitaiṣiṇī ,
tāmatripatnīṃ dharmajñāmabhicakrāma maithilī.

17. sītā tu etat vacaḥ śrutvā rāghavasya hitaiṣiṇī
tām atripatnīm dharmajñām abhicakrāma maithilī

17. hitaiṣiṇī maithilī sītā tu etat vacaḥ śrutvā
rāghavasya dharmajñām atripatnīm tām abhicakrāma

17. Sītā, the princess of Mithila (Maithilī), who was well-wishing towards Rāma (Rāghava), heard these words and approached Anasūyā, the wife of Atri, who understood righteousness (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (proper name)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• एतत् (etat) - this, these (neuter singular accusative)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying (neuter singular accusative)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, of Rāma

• हितैषिणी (hitaiṣiṇī) - well-wishing, benevolent (feminine singular nominative)

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

• अत्रिपत्नीम् (atripatnīm) - Refers to Anasūyā, wife of the sage Atri. (the wife of Atri (feminine singular accusative))

• धर्मज्ञाम् (dharmajñām) - knowing righteousness (dharma), virtuous (feminine singular accusative)

• अभिचक्राम (abhicakrāma) - approached, went towards (perfect 3rd singular)

• मैथिली (maithilī) - princess of Mithila, Sītā (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, these (neuter singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying (neuter singular accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, saying

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root 'śru' (to hear) with the suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rāma

हितैषिणी (hitaiṣiṇī) - well-wishing, benevolent (feminine singular nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hitaiṣiṇī

hitaiṣiṇī - well-wishing, benevolent, desiring welfare (feminine)

Feminine form of hitaiṣin, from hita (beneficial) + eṣin (desiring)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it, he

अत्रिपत्नीम् (atripatnīm) - Refers to Anasūyā, wife of the sage Atri. (the wife of Atri (feminine singular accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of atripatnī

atripatnī - wife of Atri

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atri+patnī)

• atri – sage Atri (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife, mistress
  noun (feminine)

धर्मज्ञाम् (dharmajñām) - knowing righteousness (dharma), virtuous (feminine singular accusative)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmajñā

dharmajñā - knowing righteousness, virtuous, learned in sacred law (feminine)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jñā)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• jñā – knowing, one who knows
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अभिचक्राम (abhicakrāma) - approached, went towards (perfect 3rd singular)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: abhi

Root: kram (class 1)

मैथिली (maithilī) - princess of Mithila, Sītā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithila, Sītā

Derived from Mithilā, the capital of Videha, Janaka's kingdom