वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-69, verse-3

एवमुक्त्वा सुमित्रां सा विवर्णा मलिनाम्बरा ।
प्रतस्थे भरतो यत्र वेपमाना विचेतना ॥३॥

3. evamuktvā sumitrāṃ sā vivarṇā malināmbarā ,
pratasthe bharato yatra vepamānā vicetanā.

3. evam uktvā sumitrām sā vivarṇā malināmbarā
pratasthe bharataḥ yatra vepamānā vicetanā

3. sā vivarṇā malināmbarā vepamānā vicetanā
evam sumitrām uktvā yatra bharataḥ pratasthe

3. Having spoken thus to Sumitrā, she, pale and clothed in soiled garments, trembling and bewildered, set out for the place where Bharata was.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• सुमित्राम् (sumitrām) - to Sumitrā (Sumitrā (accusative))

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine nominative singular)

• विवर्णा (vivarṇā) - pale, discolored, changed in color

• मलिनाम्बरा (malināmbarā) - wearing soiled clothes, with dirty garments

• प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - she set out, departed, started

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• वेपमाना (vepamānā) - trembling, quivering

• विचेतना (vicetanā) - unconscious, senseless, bewildered

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

सुमित्राम् (sumitrām) - to Sumitrā (Sumitrā (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sumitrā

sumitrā - Sumitrā (proper name of a queen)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विवर्णा (vivarṇā) - pale, discolored, changed in color

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vivarṇā

vivarṇā - pale, discolored, changed in color, out of caste

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+varṇa)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, appearance, caste, letter
  noun (masculine)

मलिनाम्बरा (malināmbarā) - wearing soiled clothes, with dirty garments

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of malināmbarā

malināmbarā - wearing soiled clothes, having dirty garments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (malina+ambara)

• malina – soiled, dirty, impure
  adjective (masculine)
• ambara – garment, cloth, sky
  noun (neuter)

प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - she set out, departed, started

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pra-sthā

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name, brother of Rama), one who supports/maintains

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

वेपमाना (vepamānā) - trembling, quivering

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vepamānā

vepamāna - trembling, quivering, shaking

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root vep (to tremble)

Root: vep (class 1)

विचेतना (vicetanā) - unconscious, senseless, bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicetanā

vicetanā - unconscious, senseless, bewildered, without consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+cetanā)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• cetanā – consciousness, intelligence, soul
  noun (feminine)

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