वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-14, verse-17

पतिसंमानिता सीता भर्तारमसितेक्षणा ।
आद्वारमनुवव्राज मङ्गलान्यभिदध्युषी ॥१७॥

17. patisaṃmānitā sītā bhartāramasitekṣaṇā ,
ādvāramanuvavrāja maṅgalānyabhidadhyuṣī.

17. patisaṁmānitā sītā bhartāram asitekṣaṇā
ādvāram anuvavrāja maṅgalāni abhidadhyuṣī

17. patisaṁmānitā asitekṣaṇā sītā maṅgalāni
abhidadhyuṣī bhartāram ādvāram anuvavrāja

17. The dark-eyed Sītā, honored by her husband, followed him up to the door, uttering auspicious blessings.

Words meanings summery:

• पतिसंमानिता (patisaṁmānitā) - honored by her husband

• सीता (sītā) - The wife of Rama. (Sita (proper name))

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - her husband (husband, maintainer, supporter)

• असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - dark-eyed

• आद्वारम् (ādvāram) - up to the door

• अनुवव्राज (anuvavrāja) - followed, went after

• मङ्गलानि (maṅgalāni) - auspicious words or blessings (auspicious things, blessings)

• अभिदध्युषी (abhidadhyuṣī) - uttering auspicious blessings (uttering, expressing)

Words meanings and morphology

पतिसंमानिता (patisaṁmānitā) - honored by her husband

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patisaṁmānita

patisaṁmānita - honored by one's husband, respected by one's lord

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from 'pati' (husband) and 'saṁmānita' (honored). 'saṁmānita' is from 'sam' + 'mān' + 'kta'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pati+saṁmānita)

• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
• saṁmānita – honored, respected, saluted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'sam' + root 'mān' (to honor) + 'kta' (ta)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: mān (class 10)

Note: Qualifies Sītā.

सीता (sītā) - The wife of Rama. (Sita (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (a proper name, particularly the wife of Rama)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - her husband (husband, maintainer, supporter)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, supporter, master

Agent noun

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) with suffix 'tṛ'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anuvavrāja'.

असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - dark-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asitekṣaṇa

asitekṣaṇa - dark-eyed, black-eyed

Compound of 'asita' (dark, black) and 'īkṣaṇa' (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asita+īkṣaṇa)

• asita – dark, black, untied
  adjective (masculine)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'īkṣ' (to see) + suffix 'ana'.
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Sītā.

आद्वारम् (ādvāram) - up to the door

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'ā' (up to) and 'dvāra' (door). Often treated as an indeclinable or adverbial accusative.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+dvāra)

• ā – up to, until, towards
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition indicating limit or extent.
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially.

अनुवव्राज (anuvavrāja) - followed, went after

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of anuvraj

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

From prefix 'anu' + root 'vraj' (to go). Perfect tense (liṭ).

Prefix: anu

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Subject is Sītā.

मङ्गलानि (maṅgalāni) - auspicious words or blessings (auspicious things, blessings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṅgala

maṅgala - auspicious, salutary, happiness, welfare, blessing

Note: Object of 'abhidadhyuṣī'.

अभिदध्युषी (abhidadhyuṣī) - uttering auspicious blessings (uttering, expressing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhidadhat

abhidadhat - uttering, speaking, expressing, placing upon

Perfect Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of perfect active participle of 'abhi' + root 'dhā' (to place, utter). Takes 'kvasu' suffix, becoming 'uṣ' in feminine. Original stem is 'abhidadhivas'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies Sītā, indicating action concurrent with 'anuvavrāja'.

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