वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-110, verse-36

अयोनिजां हि मां ज्ञात्वा नाध्यगच्छत् स चिन्तयन् ।
सदृशं चानुरूपं च महीपालः पतिं मम ॥३६॥

36. ayonijāṃ hi māṃ jñātvā nādhyagacchat sa cintayan ,
sadṛśaṃ cānurūpaṃ ca mahīpālaḥ patiṃ mama.

36. ayonijām hi mām jñātvā na adhyagacchat saḥ cintayan
sadṛśam ca anurūpam ca mahīpālaḥ patim mama

36. mahīpālaḥ saḥ mām ayonijām hi jñātvā cintayan
sadṛśam ca anurūpam ca patim na adhyagacchat mama

36. The king, having realized that I was not born from a womb, pondered and consequently could not find a suitable and appropriate husband for me.

Words meanings summery:

• अयोनिजाम् (ayonijām) - referring to the speaker (Sita), indicating her miraculous birth of not being born from a womb (not born from a womb, supernaturally born)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, because)

• माम् (mām) - me (the speaker, Sita) (me)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known (having known, having understood)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - found (a suitable husband) (found, obtained, approached)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the king, Janaka) (he, that (masculine))

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, pondering (thinking, contemplating, worrying)

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - suitable, matching (similar, suitable, appropriate)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - appropriate, fitting (conforming, appropriate, suitable, corresponding)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - the king (Janaka) (king, ruler, earth-protector)

• पतिम् (patim) - husband (husband, lord, master)

• मम (mama) - my (Sita's) (my, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

अयोनिजाम् (ayonijām) - referring to the speaker (Sita), indicating her miraculous birth of not being born from a womb (not born from a womb, supernaturally born)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayonija

ayonija - not born from a womb, supernaturally born

Compound of 'a' (negation) + 'yoni' (womb) + 'ja' (born).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yoni+ja)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• yoni – womb, source, origin
  noun (feminine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mām'.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or causation.

माम् (mām) - me (the speaker, Sita) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: The speaker is female (Sita).

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known (having known, having understood)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā, indicating a completed action.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: An indeclinable participle (absolutive).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - found (a suitable husband) (found, obtained, approached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of adhi-gam

Imperfect (past tense) third person singular active

Root 'gam' with prefix 'adhi'. Third person singular active.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (the king, Janaka) (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, pondering (thinking, contemplating, worrying)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, pondering, reflecting

Present Active Participle

Root 'cint' (from cintayati, 10th class) with -śatṛ suffix. Nominative singular masculine.

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - suitable, matching (similar, suitable, appropriate)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, suitable, appropriate

Compound of 'sa' (with) + 'dṛś' (seeing, appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dṛś)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Preposition
• dṛś – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'patim'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'sadṛśam' and 'anurūpam'.

अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - appropriate, fitting (conforming, appropriate, suitable, corresponding)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anurūpa

anurūpa - conforming, appropriate, suitable, corresponding

Compound of 'anu' (after, according to) + 'rūpa' (form, appearance).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+rūpa)

• anu – after, along, according to
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Preposition
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'patim'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'sadṛśam' and 'anurūpam'.

महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - the king (Janaka) (king, ruler, earth-protector)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler (lit. earth-protector)

Compound of 'mahī' (earth) + 'pāla' (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'adhyagacchat'.

पतिम् (patim) - husband (husband, lord, master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master, owner

i-stem noun.

मम (mama) - my (Sita's) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

First person pronoun, genitive singular.

Note: Possessive adjective for 'patim'.