वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-74

तथा संभाषमाणा सा सीता गङ्गामनिन्दिता ।
दक्षिणा दक्षिणं तीरं क्षिप्रमेवाभ्युपागमत् ॥७४॥

74. tathā saṃbhāṣamāṇā sā sītā gaṅgāmaninditā ,
dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇaṃ tīraṃ kṣipramevābhyupāgamat.

74. tathā saṃbhāṣamāṇā sā sītā gaṅgām aninditā
dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇam tīram kṣipram eva abhyupāgamat

74. tathā saṃbhāṣamāṇā sā aninditā dakṣiṇā sītā
gaṅgām dakṣiṇam tīram kṣipram eva abhyupāgamat

74. Thus speaking, the blameless (aninditā) and sincere Sita swiftly approached the southern bank of the Ganga.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• संभाषमाणा (saṁbhāṣamāṇā) - speaking (with Ganga) (conversing, speaking, talking)

• सा (sā) - she (Sita) (she, that one)

• सीता (sītā) - Sita (proper noun)

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the river Ganga (Ganga (accusative))

• अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

• दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - sincere (southern, right, skillful, sincere, honest)

• दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - southern, right

• तीरम् (tīram) - bank, shore, coast

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, instantly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• अभ्युपागमत् (abhyupāgamat) - she approached, she went towards

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

संभाषमाणा (saṁbhāṣamāṇā) - speaking (with Ganga) (conversing, speaking, talking)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃbhāṣamāṇa

saṁbhāṣamāṇa - conversing, speaking, talking (present participle, middle voice)

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root √bhāṣ (to speak) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Sītā'.

सा (sā) - she (Sita) (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, she, he, it

सीता (sītā) - Sita (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (the consort of Rama); furrow, plowed land

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the river Ganga (Ganga (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganga; the celestial Ganga

अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anindita

anindita - not blamed, blameless, irreproachable, faultless

Past Passive Participle (nindita) with negative prefix

Derived from root √nid (to blame) with negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• nindita – blamed, censured, reproached
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √nid (to blame)
  Root: nid (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Sītā'.

दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - sincere (southern, right, skillful, sincere, honest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right (direction); skillful, clever, capable; sincere, honest; liberal, generous

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Sītā'.

दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - southern, right

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right (direction); skillful, clever, capable; sincere, honest; liberal, generous

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tīram'.

तीरम् (tīram) - bank, shore, coast

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - bank, shore, coast, brim

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, instantly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣipra

kṣipra - quick, swift, rapid; quickly, swiftly (adverbially)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially, 'quickly'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

अभ्युपागमत् (abhyupāgamat) - she approached, she went towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of abhyupāgam

Derived from root √gam (to go) with prefixes abhi- and upa-

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: gam (class 1)

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