वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-16, verse-4

तदासीनस्य रामस्य कथासंसक्तचेतसः ।
तं देशं राक्षसी का चिदाजगाम यदृच्छया ॥४॥

4. tadāsīnasya rāmasya kathāsaṃsaktacetasaḥ ,
taṃ deśaṃ rākṣasī kā cidājagāma yadṛcchayā.

4. tadā āsīnasya rāmasya kathāsaṃsaktacetasaḥ
tam deśam rākṣasī kā cit ājagāma yadṛcchayā

4. tadā kathāsaṃsaktacetasaḥ āsīnasya rāmasya,
kā cit rākṣasī tam deśam yadṛcchayā ājagāma.

4. As Rāma was thus seated, his mind engaged in conversation, a certain Rākṣasī (female demon) happened to arrive in that region by chance.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, thus

• आसीनस्य (āsīnasya) - of the seated one, while seated

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• कथासंसक्तचेतसः (kathāsaṁsaktacetasaḥ) - whose mind was engrossed in conversation, with mind attached to stories

• तम् (tam) - that

• देशम् (deśam) - region, place, country

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female Rākṣasa (demon)

• का (kā) - a certain, what

• चित् (cit) - a certain, any

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - came, arrived

• यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, by her own will, accidentally

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, thus

(indeclinable)

आसीनस्य (āsīnasya) - of the seated one, while seated

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting, present

Present Active Participle

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

Root: ās (class 2)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming

कथासंसक्तचेतसः (kathāsaṁsaktacetasaḥ) - whose mind was engrossed in conversation, with mind attached to stories

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kathāsaṃsaktacetas

kathāsaṁsaktacetas - one whose mind is engaged in conversation/stories

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kathā+saṃsakta+cetas)

• kathā – story, tale, conversation
  noun (feminine)
• saṃsakta – attached, engrossed, connected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sañj' (to attach) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 7)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देशम् (deśam) - region, place, country

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, place, country, spot

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female Rākṣasa (demon)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, demoness

का (kā) - a certain, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; interrogative pronoun

चित् (cit) - a certain, any

(indeclinable)

आजगाम (ājagāma) - came, arrived

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, by her own will, accidentally

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā

yadṛcchā - chance, spontaneity, own will, free will