वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-22

विज्ञाय वचनं सीता तस्या धर्मार्थसंहितम् ।
कृताञ्जलिरुवाचेदं श्वश्रूमभिमुखे स्थिता ॥२२॥

22. vijñāya vacanaṃ sītā tasyā dharmārthasaṃhitam ,
kṛtāñjaliruvācedaṃ śvaśrūmabhimukhe sthitā.

22. vijñāya vacanam sītā tasyāḥ dharma-artha-saṃhitam
| kṛta-añjaliḥ uvāca idam śvaśrūm abhimukhe sthitā

22. Having understood her mother-in-law's speech, which was imbued with righteousness (dharma) and purpose, Sita, standing before her with folded hands, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood, having known

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word, statement

• सीता (sītā) - Sita (a proper noun)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - referring to Kaikeyi (Sita's mother-in-law) (her, of her)

• धर्म-अर्थ-संहितम् (dharma-artha-saṁhitam) - imbued with righteousness and purpose, connected with virtue and meaning

• कृत-अञ्जलिः (kṛta-añjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having performed obeisance

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this, these (words)

• श्वश्रूम् (śvaśrūm) - referring to Kaikeyi (mother-in-law)

• अभिमुखे (abhimukhe) - facing, in front of

• स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, situated

Words meanings and morphology

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood, having known

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √jñā (to know) with the prefix 'vi' and the absolutive suffix '-ya' (lYAP).

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement, saying

Derived from the root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

सीता (sītā) - Sita (a proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Sītā

Sītā - Sita (the wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - referring to Kaikeyi (Sita's mother-in-law) (her, of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

धर्म-अर्थ-संहितम् (dharma-artha-saṁhitam) - imbued with righteousness and purpose, connected with virtue and meaning

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharma-artha-saṃhita

dharma-artha-saṁhita - connected with dharma and artha, righteous and meaningful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma-artha+saṃhita)

• dharma-artha – righteousness and purpose
  noun (masculine)
• saṃhita – joined, connected, composed, endowed with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √dhā (to place, put) with prefix 'sam' and suffix '-kta'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

कृत-अञ्जलिः (kṛta-añjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having performed obeisance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta-añjali

kṛta-añjali - one who has folded hands (in reverence)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make) with the suffix '-kta'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands, respectful salutation
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, these (words)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

श्वश्रूम् (śvaśrūm) - referring to Kaikeyi (mother-in-law)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śvaśrū

śvaśrū - mother-in-law

अभिमुखे (abhimukhe) - facing, in front of

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, directed towards, in front of

Prefix: abhi

Root: mukh

स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand) with the suffix '-kta'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

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