वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-110, verse-23

स्वयंवरे किल प्राप्ता त्वमनेन यशस्विना ।
राघवेणेति मे सीते कथा श्रुतिमुपागता ॥२३॥

23. svayaṃvare kila prāptā tvamanena yaśasvinā ,
rāghaveṇeti me sīte kathā śrutimupāgatā.

23. svayamvare kila prāptā tvam anena yaśasvinā
rāghaveṇa iti me sīte kathā śrutim upāgatā

23. sīte kila tvam anena yaśasvinā rāghaveṇa
svayamvare prāptā iti eṣā kathā me śrutim upāgatā

23. "Indeed, you were won in a self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara) by this glorious (yaśasvinā) descendant of Raghu (Rāghaveṇa)," – O Sita, this story has reached my ears.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम्वरे (svayamvare) - in a self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara) (in a self-choice marriage ceremony, in a svayamvara)

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said (indeed, it is said, certainly)

• प्राप्ता (prāptā) - won (obtained, acquired, reached, won)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sita) (you)

• अनेन (anena) - by this (Rama) (by this (masculine instrumental))

• यशस्विना (yaśasvinā) - by the glorious (by the glorious, by the famous)

• राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by the descendant of Raghu (Rama) (by Rama (descendant of Raghu))

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of the quoted speech) (thus, so, in this way (marks quotation))

• मे (me) - my (ears), to me (to me, my, by me)

• सीते (sīte) - O Sita (O Sita!)

• कथा (kathā) - this story (story, tale, narrative)

• श्रुतिम् (śrutim) - to my hearing (to my ears) (hearing, ear, tradition, Veda)

• उपागता (upāgatā) - reached (approached, reached, arrived)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम्वरे (svayamvare) - in a self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara) (in a self-choice marriage ceremony, in a svayamvara)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svayaṃvara

svayaṁvara - self-choice marriage ceremony (where the bride chooses her husband)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+vara)

• svayam – oneself, by oneself
  indeclinable
• vara – choice, choosing, boon, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said (indeed, it is said, certainly)

(indeclinable)

प्राप्ता (prāptā) - won (obtained, acquired, reached, won)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pra-āp

pra-āp - to obtain, to acquire, to reach, to win

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp with upasarga pra. Nominative singular feminine.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tvam'

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sita) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Sita.

अनेन (anena) - by this (Rama) (by this (masculine instrumental))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'rāghaveṇa'

यशस्विना (yaśasvinā) - by the glorious (by the glorious, by the famous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, renowned, celebrated

possessive suffix -vin added to yaśas

Note: Qualifies 'rāghaveṇa'

राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by the descendant of Raghu (Rama) (by Rama (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (epithet of Rama)

patronymic from Raghu

Note: Agent of 'prāptā'

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the quoted speech) (thus, so, in this way (marks quotation))

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (ears), to me (to me, my, by me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative "to me" or genitive "my". Here, "reached my ears" implies dative or genitive of possession.

सीते (sīte) - O Sita (O Sita!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita, daughter of Janaka, furrow

Note: Addressed to Sita

कथा (kathā) - this story (story, tale, narrative)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'upāgatā'

श्रुतिम् (śrutim) - to my hearing (to my ears) (hearing, ear, tradition, Veda)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, ear, tradition, Veda, sacred text

derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Object of motion 'upāgatā'

उपागता (upāgatā) - reached (approached, reached, arrived)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upa-ā-gam

upa-ā-gam - to approach, to reach, to arrive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam with upasargas upa and ā. Nominative singular feminine.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'kathā'