वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-27, verse-1

सान्त्व्यमाना तु रामेण मैथिली जनकात्मजा ।
वनवासनिमित्ताय भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. sāntvyamānā tu rāmeṇa maithilī janakātmajā ,
vanavāsanimittāya bhartāramidamabravīt.

1. sāntvyamānā tu rāmeṇa maithilī janakātmajā
vanavāsanimittāya bhartāram idam abravīt

1. rāmeṇa sāntvyamānā tu maithilī janakātmajā
vanavāsanimittāya bhartāram idam abravīt

1. But Maithili, the daughter of Janaka, being consoled by Rama, said this to her husband concerning the reason for the forest dwelling.

Words meanings summery:

• सान्त्व्यमाना (sāntvyamānā) - being consoled, being pacified

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita, daughter of Janaka (Sita, princess of Mithila)

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, the daughter of King Janaka (daughter of Janaka)

• वनवासनिमित्ताय (vanavāsanimittāya) - for the sake of dwelling in the forest, concerning the reason for forest life

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - Rama, her husband (husband, supporter, lord)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

सान्त्व्यमाना (sāntvyamānā) - being consoled, being pacified

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāntvyamāna

sāntvyamāna - being consoled, being pacified

Present Passive Participle

From causative root sāntv (to console), feminine nominative singular.

Root: sāntv (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or adversative particle.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Vishnu), pleasant, charming

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'sāntvyamānā'.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithila, princess of Mithila, Sita

Derived from 'Mithila' (name of a kingdom)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, the daughter of King Janaka (daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name, king of Videha), father, progenitor
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ātmajā – daughter, born of oneself
  noun (feminine)
  From ātman (self) + jā (born from)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Apposition to 'maithilī'.

वनवासनिमित्ताय (vanavāsanimittāya) - for the sake of dwelling in the forest, concerning the reason for forest life

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vanavāsanimitta

vanavāsanimitta - reason for forest dwelling, cause for living in the forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+vāsa+nimitta)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• vāsa – dwelling, residence, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• nimitta – cause, reason, motive, occasion
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates purpose or cause.

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - Rama, her husband (husband, supporter, lord)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master, lord

From root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Imperfect Active

From root bru (to speak), 3rd person singular.

Root: bru (class 2)