वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-33, verse-9

अथात्मपरिधानार्थं सीता कौशेयवासिनी ।
समीक्ष्य चीरं संत्रस्ता पृषती वागुरामिव ॥९॥

9. athātmaparidhānārthaṃ sītā kauśeyavāsinī ,
samīkṣya cīraṃ saṃtrastā pṛṣatī vāgurāmiva.

9. atha ātmaparidhānārtham sītā kauśeyavāsinī
samīkṣya cīram saṃtrastā pṛṣatī vāgurām iva

9. atha kauśeyavāsinī sītā ātmaparidhānārtham
cīram samīkṣya saṃtrastā vāgurām iva pṛṣatī

9. Then, for her own attire, Sita, who was dressed in silk, became terrified upon seeing the bark garment, just like a spotted deer seeing a snare.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• आत्मपरिधानार्थम् (ātmaparidhānārtham) - for the purpose of self-garment, for her own attire

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• कौशेयवासिनी (kauśeyavāsinī) - dressed in silk

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having perceived

• चीरम् (cīram) - bark garment, ragged cloth

• संत्रस्ता (saṁtrastā) - terrified, frightened

• पृषती (pṛṣatī) - spotted deer (feminine)

• वागुराम् (vāgurām) - net, snare

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

आत्मपरिधानार्थम् (ātmaparidhānārtham) - for the purpose of self-garment, for her own attire

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+paridhāna+artha)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• paridhāna – garment, clothing, putting on clothes
  noun (neuter)
  from root dhā with prefix pari
  Prefix: pari
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, used adverbially to express purpose.

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita, furrow; name of Janaka's daughter

कौशेयवासिनी (kauśeyavāsinī) - dressed in silk

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kauśeyavāsin

kauśeyavāsin - dressed in silk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kauśeya+vāsin)

• kauśeya – silk, silken garment
  noun (neuter)
  from kośa (sheath, bud, treasury) related to silk worm
• vāsin – dwelling, wearing, clothed in
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from vas (to wear)
  Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'Sītā'.

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root īkṣ (1st class, īkṣate) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form. Indeclinable.

चीरम् (cīram) - bark garment, ragged cloth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cīra

cīra - bark garment, ragged cloth, strip of cloth

संत्रस्ता (saṁtrastā) - terrified, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃtrasta

saṁtrasta - terrified, frightened, alarmed

Past Passive Participle

from root tras (to tremble) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'Sītā'.

पृषती (pṛṣatī) - spotted deer (feminine)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛṣatī

pṛṣatī - spotted deer, female antelope

वागुराम् (vāgurām) - net, snare

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāgurā

vāgurā - net, snare, trap (for deer)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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