वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-54, verse-10

बालेव रमते सीता बालचन्द्रनिभानना ।
रामा रामे ह्यदीनात्मा विजने ऽपि वने सती ॥१०॥

10. bāleva ramate sītā bālacandranibhānanā ,
rāmā rāme hyadīnātmā vijane'pi vane satī.

10. bālā iva ramate sītā bāla-candra-nibha-ānanā
rāmā rāme hi adīna-ātmā vijane api vane satī

10. bāla-candra-nibha-ānanā sītā bālā iva ramate.
hi rāme (sahita) adīna-ātmā rāmā satī vijane vane api (ramate).

10. Sītā, whose face resembles the young moon, delights like a young girl. For her spirit (ātman) is not dejected while with Rāma, even though she is in a solitary forest.

Words meanings summery:

• बाला (bālā) - young girl, maiden

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• रमते (ramate) - she delights, she rejoices, she enjoys

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā

• बाल-चन्द्र-निभ-आनना (bāla-candra-nibha-ānanā) - whose face resembles the young moon

• रामा (rāmā) - Sītā, being with Rāma (a woman with Rāma; Sītā (as being with Rāma))

• रामे (rāme) - in Rāma, with Rāma (locative of association)

• हि (hi) - for, because, indeed, truly

• अदीन-आत्मा (adīna-ātmā) - whose spirit (ātman) is not dejected, undaunted soul

• विजने (vijane) - in a solitary, in a deserted

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

• सती (satī) - while being, as she is (being, existing (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

बाला (bālā) - young girl, maiden

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - young girl, maiden, child

Feminine of 'bāla' (child, young).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

रमते (ramate) - she delights, she rejoices, she enjoys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form.

सीता (sītā) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma)

बाल-चन्द्र-निभ-आनना (bāla-candra-nibha-ānanā) - whose face resembles the young moon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāla-candra-nibha-ānana

bāla-candra-nibha-ānana - whose face resembles the young moon

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'bāla-candra' (young moon) + 'nibha' (resembling) + 'ānana' (face).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāla-candra+nibha+ānana)

• bāla-candra – young moon, crescent moon
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: 'bāla' (young) + 'candra' (moon).
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From √bhā (to shine).
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ā' + √an (to breathe).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: an (class 2)

रामा (rāmā) - Sītā, being with Rāma (a woman with Rāma; Sītā (as being with Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāmā

rāmā - a beautiful woman; Sītā (as wife of Rāma)

Feminine form of Rāma, here referring to Sītā in relation to Rāma.

रामे (rāme) - in Rāma, with Rāma (locative of association)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the son of Daśaratha, hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Locative case can indicate 'with' or 'in the presence of' when referring to association.

हि (hi) - for, because, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

अदीन-आत्मा (adīna-ātmā) - whose spirit (ātman) is not dejected, undaunted soul

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adīna-ātman

adīna-ātman - one whose spirit (ātman) is not dejected, undaunted soul

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'a-dīna' (not dejected) + 'ātman' (self, spirit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a-dīna+ātman)

• a-dīna – not dejected, not miserable, not humble
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative compound: 'a' (not) + 'dīna' (dejected, miserable).
  Prefix: a
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

विजने (vijane) - in a solitary, in a deserted

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijana

vijana - solitary, deserted, unfrequented (place)

From prefix 'vi' (apart, without) + 'jana' (people).

Note: Adjective modifying 'vane'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

सती (satī) - while being, as she is (being, existing (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √as (to be) with suffix -at.

Root: as (class 2)