वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-111, verse-1

अनसूया तु धर्मज्ञा श्रुत्वा तां महतीं कथाम् ।
पर्यष्वजत बाहुभ्यां शिरस्याघ्राय मैथिलीम् ॥१॥

1. anasūyā tu dharmajñā śrutvā tāṃ mahatīṃ kathām ,
paryaṣvajata bāhubhyāṃ śirasyāghrāya maithilīm.

1. anasūyā tu dharmajñā śrutvā tām mahatīm kathām
paryasvajata bāhubhyām śirasi āghrāya maithilīm

1. tu dharmajñā anasūyā tām mahatīm kathām śrutvā
bāhubhyām śirasi āghrāya maithilīm paryasvajata

1. Anasūyā, who was wise in the intrinsic nature of things (dharma), having heard that great story, embraced Maithilī (Sita) with her arms, after kissing her on the head.

Words meanings summery:

• अनसूया (anasūyā) - Anasuyā (name of a sage's wife)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• धर्मज्ञा (dharmajñā) - knowing dharma, righteous, virtuous

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• ताम् (tām) - that

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, important, large

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, narrative, tale

• पर्यस्वजत (paryasvajata) - embraced

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms

• शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head

• आघ्राय (āghrāya) - having smelled, having kissed (on the head)

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī, Sita

Words meanings and morphology

अनसूया (anasūyā) - Anasuyā (name of a sage's wife)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anasūyā

anasūyā - Anasuyā (name of Atri's wife, known for her virtues); devoid of envy

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

धर्मज्ञा (dharmajñā) - knowing dharma, righteous, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - one who knows dharma, righteous, virtuous, acquainted with duty/law

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, conversant with, skilled in, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, such

महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, important, large

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, noble, powerful

कथाम् (kathām) - story, narrative, tale

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, narrative, tale, discourse, speech

पर्यस्वजत (paryasvajata) - embraced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of pariṣvaj

Prefix: pari

Root: svaj (class 1)

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top, peak

आघ्राय (āghrāya) - having smelled, having kissed (on the head)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -ya (or -āya for roots ending in long vowel) from ā-√ghrā (to smell)

Prefix: ā

Root: ghrā (class 1)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī, Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - princess of Mithila, Sita (daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila)

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