वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-19

सीतापि चरणांस्तासामुपसंगृह्य दुःखिता ।
श्वश्रूणामश्रुपूर्णाक्षी सा बभूवाग्रतः स्थिता ॥१९॥

19. sītāpi caraṇāṃstāsāmupasaṃgṛhya duḥkhitā ,
śvaśrūṇāmaśrupūrṇākṣī sā babhūvāgrataḥ sthitā.

19. sītā api caraṇān tāsām upasaṃgṛhya duḥkhitā
śvaśrūṇām aśrupūrṇākṣī sā babhūva agrataḥ sthitā

19. duḥkhitā aśrupūrṇākṣī sītā api tāsām śvaśrūṇām
caraṇān upasaṃgṛhya sā agrataḥ sthitā babhūva

19. Sītā, distressed and with eyes full of tears, also respectfully touched the feet of her mothers-in-law, and then stood before them.

Words meanings summery:

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (proper name)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• चरणान् (caraṇān) - feet, respectful feet

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of them (feminine), of those

• उपसंगृह्य (upasaṁgṛhya) - having taken, having grasped, having respectfully touched

• दुःखिता (duḥkhitā) - distressed, sorrowful, afflicted

• श्वश्रूणाम् (śvaśrūṇām) - of mothers-in-law

• अश्रुपूर्णाक्षी (aśrupūrṇākṣī) - with eyes full of tears

• सा (sā) - she

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before, ahead

• स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, stood, situated

Words meanings and morphology

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper name); furrow, line

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

चरणान् (caraṇān) - feet, respectful feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot; walking; conduct

Root: car (class 1)

तासाम् (tāsām) - of them (feminine), of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, this; he, she, it

उपसंगृह्य (upasaṁgṛhya) - having taken, having grasped, having respectfully touched

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root grah with upasargas upa and sam

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: grah (class 9)

दुःखिता (duḥkhitā) - distressed, sorrowful, afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - distressed, sorrowful, afflicted, suffering

Past Passive Participle

Derived from duḥkha + ita (suffix)

Root: duḥkh (class 10)

श्वश्रूणाम् (śvaśrūṇām) - of mothers-in-law

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of śvaśrū

śvaśrū - mother-in-law

अश्रुपूर्णाक्षी (aśrupūrṇākṣī) - with eyes full of tears

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśrupūrṇākṣī

aśrupūrṇākṣī - having eyes full of tears

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśru+pūrṇa+akṣi)

• aśru – tear
  noun (neuter)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pṛ/pū (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this; he, she, it

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect (lit)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before, ahead

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'agra' (front) with suffix 'tas'

स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, stood, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, stood, situated, firm, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

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