वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-54, verse-1

ततो भूतोपसृष्टेव वेपमाना पुनः पुनः ।
धरण्यां गतसत्त्वेव कौसल्या सूतमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. tato bhūtopasṛṣṭeva vepamānā punaḥ punaḥ ,
dharaṇyāṃ gatasattveva kausalyā sūtamabravīt.

1. tataḥ bhūta upasṛṣṭā iva vepamānā punaḥ punaḥ
dharaṇyām gatasattvā iva kausalyā sūtam abravīt

1. tataḥ kausalyā bhūta upasṛṣṭā iva punaḥ punaḥ
vepamānā dharaṇyām gatasattvā iva sūtam abravīt

1. Then, Kausalya, trembling repeatedly as if afflicted by a spirit, and appearing lifeless on the ground, spoke to the charioteer.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• भूत (bhūta) - by a spirit, by a being

• उपसृष्टा (upasṛṣṭā) - afflicted, troubled, assailed, possessed

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• वेपमाना (vepamānā) - trembling, shaking, quivering

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the ground, on the earth

• गतसत्त्वा (gatasattvā) - lifeless, as if swooned (lifeless, unconscious, deprived of being/spirit)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya

• सूतम् (sūtam) - to the charioteer

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

भूत (bhūta) - by a spirit, by a being

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, spirit

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Implied instrumental case as agent of affliction.

उपसृष्टा (upasṛṣṭā) - afflicted, troubled, assailed, possessed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upasṛṣṭa

upasṛṣṭa - afflicted, troubled, assailed, possessed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sṛj' with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: sṛj (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

वेपमाना (vepamānā) - trembling, shaking, quivering

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vepamāna

vepamāna - trembling, shaking

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Present participle of root 'vep' (to tremble)

Root: vep (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'repeatedly'.

धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

गतसत्त्वा (gatasattvā) - lifeless, as if swooned (lifeless, unconscious, deprived of being/spirit)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gatasattva

gatasattva - whose life/spirit has departed, lifeless, unconscious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+sattva)

• gata – gone, departed, past
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sattva – being, existence, life, spirit, essence
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalya (mother of Rama)

सूतम् (sūtam) - to the charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, herald

Root: sū (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Imperfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular imperfect active indicative of root 'bru'

Root: bru (class 2)