वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-34, verse-17

सौवर्णस्त्वं मृगो भूत्वा चित्रो रजतबिन्दुभिः ।
आश्रमे तस्य रामस्य सीतायाः प्रमुखे चर ॥१७॥

17. sauvarṇastvaṃ mṛgo bhūtvā citro rajatabindubhiḥ ,
āśrame tasya rāmasya sītāyāḥ pramukhe cara.

17. sauvarṇaḥ tvam mṛgaḥ bhūtvā citraḥ rajatabindubhiḥ
| āśrame tasya Rāmasya Sītāyāḥ pramukhe cara

17. tvam sauvarṇaḥ rajatabindubhiḥ citraḥ mṛgaḥ
bhūtvā tasya Rāmasya āśrame Sītāyāḥ pramukhe cara

17. You, becoming a golden deer, adorned with silver spots, should wander in that hermitage (āśrame) of Rāma, in front of Sītā.

Words meanings summery:

• सौवर्णः (sauvarṇaḥ) - golden

• त्वम् (tvam) - Marīca (you)

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, wild animal

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

• चित्रः (citraḥ) - variegated, speckled, wonderful

• रजतबिन्दुभिः (rajatabindubhiḥ) - with silver spots/drops

• आश्रमे (āśrame) - in Rāma's hermitage (in the hermitage (āśrama))

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

• प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front of, in the presence of

• चर (cara) - wander, move about

Words meanings and morphology

सौवर्णः (sauvarṇaḥ) - golden

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sauvarṇa

sauvarṇa - golden, made of gold

Derived from suvarṇa (gold).

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgaḥ'.

त्वम् (tvam) - Marīca (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you (sg.)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Subject of the implied verb (be) and main verb 'cara'.

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, wild animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope, wild animal

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

चित्रः (citraḥ) - variegated, speckled, wonderful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citra

citra - variegated, spotted, colourful, wonderful, strange

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgaḥ'.

रजतबिन्दुभिः (rajatabindubhiḥ) - with silver spots/drops

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rajatabindu

rajatabindu - silver spot, silver drop

Compound type : tatpurusha (rajata+bindu)

• rajata – silver, made of silver
  noun (neuter)
• bindu – drop, spot, dot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'citraḥ'.

आश्रमे (āśrame) - in Rāma's hermitage (in the hermitage (āśrama))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, stage of life (āśrama)

From √śram (to toil, exert oneself) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Locative of place.

तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun, genitive singular.

Note: Qualifies 'Rāmasya'.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Rāma

Rāma - Rāma (proper name)

Note: Qualifies 'āśrame'.

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of Sītā

Sītā - Sītā (proper name)

Wife of Rāma.

Note: Qualifies 'pramukhe'.

प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front of, in the presence of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pramukha

pramukha - front, presence, chief, principal

चर (cara) - wander, move about

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √car

Imperative, second person singular, active voice.

Root: car (class 1)