वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-14, verse-8

स्थितया पार्श्वतश्चापि वालव्यजनहस्तया ।
उपेतं सीतया भूयश्चित्रया शशिनं यथा ॥८॥

8. sthitayā pārśvataścāpi vālavyajanahastayā ,
upetaṃ sītayā bhūyaścitrayā śaśinaṃ yathā.

8. sthitayā pārśvataḥ ca api vālavyajanahastayā
upetam sītayā bhūyaḥ citrayā śaśinam yathā

8. upetam sītayā sthitayā pārśvataḥ ca api
vālavyajanahastayā yathā śaśinam citrayā bhūyaḥ

8. He was accompanied by Sītā, who stood at his side, holding a whisk in her hand, just as the moon is accompanied by the star Citrā.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थितया (sthitayā) - by Sītā, who was standing (by one standing, by one who was situated)

• पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - from the side, at the side

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• वालव्यजनहस्तया (vālavyajanahastayā) - by Sītā, holding a fly-whisk (by one with a fly-whisk in hand)

• उपेतम् (upetam) - accompanied (referring to Rāma) (accompanied, approached)

• सीतया (sītayā) - by Sītā

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, moreover, further

• चित्रया (citrayā) - by the star Citrā (by Citrā)

• शशिनम् (śaśinam) - the moon

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

स्थितया (sthitayā) - by Sītā, who was standing (by one standing, by one who was situated)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, abiding

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand, be situated)

Root: sthā (class 1)

पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - from the side, at the side

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

वालव्यजनहस्तया (vālavyajanahastayā) - by Sītā, holding a fly-whisk (by one with a fly-whisk in hand)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vālavyajanahasta

vālavyajanahasta - having a fly-whisk in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vālavyajana+hasta)

• vālavyajana – fly-whisk
  noun (neuter)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

उपेतम् (upetam) - accompanied (referring to Rāma) (accompanied, approached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upeta

upeta - approached, gone near; endowed with, accompanied by

Past Passive Participle

From upa-√i (to go towards, approach)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

सीतया (sītayā) - by Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of Sītā

Sītā - Sītā, the wife of Rāma

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, moreover, further

(indeclinable)

चित्रया (citrayā) - by the star Citrā (by Citrā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of Citrā

Citrā - Name of a Nakṣatra (star Spica Virg.)

शशिनम् (śaśinam) - the moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - the moon (lit. 'having a hare')

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

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