वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-33, verse-12

तस्यास्तत् क्षिप्रमागम्य रामो धर्मभृतां वरः ।
चीरं बबन्ध सीतायाः कौशेयस्योपरि स्वयम् ॥१२॥

12. tasyāstat kṣipramāgamya rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ,
cīraṃ babandha sītāyāḥ kauśeyasyopari svayam.

12. tasyāḥ tat kṣipram āgamya rāmaḥ dharmabhṛtām varaḥ
cīram babandha sītāyāḥ kauśeyasya upari svayam

12. dharmabhṛtām varaḥ rāmaḥ tasyāḥ tat kṣipram āgamya
sītāyāḥ kauśeyasya upari svayam cīram babandha

12. The preeminent upholder of natural law (dharma), Rama, quickly approached her and personally tied the rough garment over Sita's silk attire.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (Sita) (of her, from her)

• तत् (tat) - that (garment) (that, it)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached (having come, having approached)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, king of Ayodhya))

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - among those who uphold natural law (dharma) (among the upholders of dharma)

• वरः (varaḥ) - the best, preeminent (best, excellent, choicest)

• चीरम् (cīram) - the rough garment (made of bark) (bark-garment, rough garment)

• बबन्ध (babandha) - tied (tied, fastened, bound)

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sita

• कौशेयस्य (kauśeyasya) - of silk attire (of silk, silken)

• उपरि (upari) - over (above, over, on top of)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - personally, himself (oneself, personally, by himself)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (Sita) (of her, from her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

तत् (tat) - that (garment) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached (having come, having approached)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root gam with prefix ā, ending in -ya for preceding upasarga.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating prior action.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Rama (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, king of Ayodhya))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a deity), pleasing, charming

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - among those who uphold natural law (dharma) (among the upholders of dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, maintaining, supporting, upholding
  adjective
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear/support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Denotes 'among'.

वरः (varaḥ) - the best, preeminent (best, excellent, choicest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

चीरम् (cīram) - the rough garment (made of bark) (bark-garment, rough garment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cīra

cīra - bark-garment, strip of cloth

Note: Object of 'babandha'.

बबन्ध (babandha) - tied (tied, fastened, bound)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bandh

Perfect Active

Root bandh (Class 9, but here Perfect form is irregular)

Root: bandh (class 9)

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sita

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama), furrow

Note: Qualifies 'kauśeyasya'.

कौशेयस्य (kauśeyasya) - of silk attire (of silk, silken)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kauśeya

kauśeya - silken, made of silk

Derived from 'kośa' (cocoon)

Note: Possessive, 'Sita's silk'.

उपरि (upari) - over (above, over, on top of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

स्वयम् (svayam) - personally, himself (oneself, personally, by himself)

(indeclinable)

Note: Reflexive pronoun used adverbially.