वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-17, verse-6

इति रामेण सा प्रोक्ता राक्षसी काममोहिता ।
विसृज्य रामं सहसा ततो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् ॥६॥

6. iti rāmeṇa sā proktā rākṣasī kāmamohitā ,
visṛjya rāmaṃ sahasā tato lakṣmaṇamabravīt.

6. iti rāmeṇa sā proktā rākṣasī kāmamohitā
visṛjya rāmaṃ sahasā tataḥ lakṣmaṇam abravīt

6. iti sā rākṣasī kāmamohitā rāmeṇa proktā
sahasā rāmaṃ visṛjya tataḥ lakṣmaṇam abravīt

6. Thus addressed by Rāma, the ogress, infatuated by desire, quickly left Rāma and then spoke to Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• सा (sā) - Referring to Surpanakha (she)

• प्रोक्ता (proktā) - spoken to, addressed

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - Surpanakha (ogress, female demon)

• काममोहिता (kāmamohitā) - Surpanakha's state of being (deluded by desire, infatuated)

• विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having abandoned, having left

• रामं (rāmaṁ) - Rama

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, with force

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - to Lakshmana

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, a prince of Ayodhya)

सा (sā) - Referring to Surpanakha (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

प्रोक्ता (proktā) - spoken to, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - Surpanakha (ogress, female demon)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

काममोहिता (kāmamohitā) - Surpanakha's state of being (deluded by desire, infatuated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāmamohitā

kāmamohita - bewildered by desire, infatuated

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (kāma+mohita)

• kāma – desire, love, affection
  noun (masculine)
• mohita – bewildered, deluded, infatuated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root muh (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having abandoned, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root sṛj (to release) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj

रामं (rāmaṁ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, a prince of Ayodhya)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, with force

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - to Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

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