वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-13

भार्या ममेयं वैदेही कल्याणी जनकात्मजा ।
मां चानुयाता विजनं तपोवनमनिन्दिता ॥१३॥

13. bhāryā mameyaṃ vaidehī kalyāṇī janakātmajā ,
māṃ cānuyātā vijanaṃ tapovanamaninditā.

13. bhāryā mama iyam vaidehī kalyāṇī janakātmajā
mām ca anuyātā vijanam tapovanam aninditā

13. iyam aninditā vaidehī mama kalyāṇī bhāryā
janakātmajā ca vijanam tapovanam mām anuyātā

13. And this is my blameless wife, Vaidehi, the auspicious daughter of Janaka, who has followed me to this solitary forest hermitage.

Words meanings summery:

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, she who is to be supported

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इयम् (iyam) - Sita (this (feminine))

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sita (princess of Videha (Sita))

• कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious, beautiful, virtuous, good

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita (daughter of Janaka)

• माम् (mām) - Rama (me)

• च (ca) - and

• अनुयाता (anuyātā) - has followed me (followed, gone after)

• विजनम् (vijanam) - deserted, solitary, without people

• तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - hermitage forest, forest for asceticism

• अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - Sita, who is without fault (blameless, faultless, irreproachable)

Words meanings and morphology

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, she who is to be supported

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, one who is to be supported

Gerundive

derived from root `bhṛ` (to bear, support) + suffix `ya`

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative for `iyam`.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

first person pronoun.

Note: Possessive for `bhāryā`.

इयम् (iyam) - Sita (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the implied verb "is".

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sita (princess of Videha (Sita))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - belonging to Videha, princess of Videha, Sita

patronymic/matronymic from `videha`

Note: Another name for Sita.

कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious, beautiful, virtuous, good

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - auspicious, beautiful, good fortune, virtuous

feminine form.

Note: Qualifies `bhāryā` and `vaidehī`.

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita (daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ātmajā – daughter, born of oneself
  noun (feminine)
  feminine of `ātmaja`
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Appositive to `iyam` and `bhāryā`.

माम् (mām) - Rama (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

first person pronoun.

Note: Object of `anuyātā`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this statement with the previous one.

अनुयाता (anuyātā) - has followed me (followed, gone after)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anuyāta

anuyāta - followed, pursued

Past Passive Participle

derived from root `yā` (to go) with prefix `anu`

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Sita.

विजनम् (vijanam) - deserted, solitary, without people

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vijana

vijana - deserted, solitary, without people

compound of `vi` (without) and `jana` (people).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+jana)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
  prefix
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `tapovanam`.

तपोवनम् (tapovanam) - hermitage forest, forest for asceticism

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapovana

tapovana - hermitage forest, forest for asceticism

compound of `tapas` (asceticism) and `vana` (forest).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+vana)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 10)

Note: Object of `anuyātā`.

अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - Sita, who is without fault (blameless, faultless, irreproachable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anindita

anindita - blameless, faultless

Past Passive Participle (nindita) with negative prefix `a-`

not blamed, faultless. Feminine form.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• nindita – blamed, reproached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root `nind` (to blame)
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Appositive adjective for Sita.

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