वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-16, verse-3

स रामः पर्णशालायामासीनः सह सीतया ।
विरराज महाबाहुश्चित्रया चन्द्रमा इव ।
लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा चकार विविधाः कथाः ॥३॥

3. sa rāmaḥ parṇaśālāyāmāsīnaḥ saha sītayā ,
virarāja mahābāhuścitrayā candramā iva ,
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā cakāra vividhāḥ kathāḥ.

3. saḥ rāmaḥ parṇaśālāyām āsīnaḥ saha
sītayā virarāja mahābāhuḥ
citrayā candramāḥ iva lakṣmaṇena saha
bhrātrā cakāra vividhāḥ kathāḥ

3. saḥ mahābāhuḥ rāmaḥ sītayā saha parṇaśālāyām āsīnaḥ citrayā candramāḥ iva virarāja.
bhrātrā lakṣmaṇena saha vividhāḥ kathāḥ cakāra.

3. That mighty-armed Rāma, seated with Sītā in their leaf-hut, shone brightly like the moon accompanied by the star Citrā. He also conversed on various topics with his brother Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• पर्णशालायाम् (parṇaśālāyām) - in the leaf-hut, in the hermitage

• आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated, sitting

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā

• विरराज (virarāja) - shone brightly, was resplendent, looked splendid

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

• चित्रया (citrayā) - with Citrā (a star)

• चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - with Lakṣmaṇa

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - with his brother

• चकार (cakāra) - he conversed (with 'kathāḥ') (he did, he made, he performed)

• विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, manifold, diverse

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, conversations

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming

पर्णशालायाम् (parṇaśālāyām) - in the leaf-hut, in the hermitage

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of parṇaśālā

parṇaśālā - leaf-hut, hermitage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parṇa+śālā)

• parṇa – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• śālā – house, hut, hall, shed
  noun (feminine)

आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting, being present

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'ās' (to sit) with the present participle suffix 'śānac'.

Root: ās (class 2)

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper name, Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife); furrow

विरराज (virarāja) - shone brightly, was resplendent, looked splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of virāj

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with mighty arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

चित्रया (citrayā) - with Citrā (a star)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of citrā

citrā - Citrā (name of a lunar mansion, star Spica); variegated, bright, clear

चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - moon

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - with Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (proper name, Rāma's brother); having auspicious marks

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - with his brother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

चकार (cakāra) - he conversed (with 'kathāḥ') (he did, he made, he performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, manifold, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse, of many kinds

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, conversations

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, conversation