वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-40, verse-31

स च तां रामदयितां पश्यन्मायामयो मृगः ।
विचचार ततस्तत्र दीपयन्निव तद्वनम् ॥३१॥

31. sa ca tāṃ rāmadayitāṃ paśyanmāyāmayo mṛgaḥ ,
vicacāra tatastatra dīpayanniva tadvanam.

31. saḥ ca tām rāmadayitām paśyan māyāmayaḥ mṛgaḥ
vicacāra tatas tatra dīpayan iva tat vanam

31. saḥ ca mṛgaḥ māyāmayaḥ paśyan tām rāmadayitām
tatas tatra vicacāra iva dīpayan tat vanam

31. And that illusory (māyā) deer, seeing her, Rama's beloved, then wandered about there, as if illuminating that forest.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (the deer) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ताम् (tām) - her (Sita) (her, that (feminine))

• रामदयिताम् (rāmadayitām) - Rama's beloved (Sita) (Rama's beloved)

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - while seeing (Sita) (seeing, looking)

• मायामयः (māyāmayaḥ) - made of illusion (referring to the deer) (illusory, made of illusion)

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - the (illusory) deer (deer, wild animal)

• विचचार (vicacāra) - he (the deer) wandered (he wandered, he roamed)

• ततस् (tatas) - then (indicating sequence) (then, from there, thence)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in that forest) (there, in that place)

• दीपयन् (dīpayan) - as if illuminating (the forest) (illuminating, making shine, kindling)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

• तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that)

• वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (the deer) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - her (Sita) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रामदयिताम् (rāmadayitām) - Rama's beloved (Sita) (Rama's beloved)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rāmadayitā

rāmadayitā - beloved of Rama

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (rāma+dayitā)

• rāma – Rama (a proper name), pleasing, black
  proper noun (masculine)
• dayitā – beloved, dear one, wife
  noun (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √day (to pity, love)
  Root: day (class 1)

Note: Compound noun, feminine accusative singular.

पश्यन् (paśyan) - while seeing (Sita) (seeing, looking)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - to see

Present Active Participle

From root √dṛś, stem paśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, masculine nominative singular.

मायामयः (māyāmayaḥ) - made of illusion (referring to the deer) (illusory, made of illusion)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyāmaya

māyāmaya - made of illusion, illusory, magical

Compound type : tatpurusha (māyā+maya)

• māyā – illusion, magic, supernatural power, artifice
  noun (feminine)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix -maya used to form adjectives.

Note: Compound adjective, masculine nominative singular.

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - the (illusory) deer (deer, wild animal)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope, wild animal

विचचार (vicacāra) - he (the deer) wandered (he wandered, he roamed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of car

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

ततस् (tatas) - then (indicating sequence) (then, from there, thence)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there (in that forest) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

दीपयन् (dīpayan) - as if illuminating (the forest) (illuminating, making shine, kindling)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpayat

dīpayat - illuminating, making shine, kindling

Present Active Participle (causative)

Causative stem of root √dīp (to shine, to glow).

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Present active participle, masculine nominative singular.

इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to indicate comparison.

तत् (tat) - that (forest) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Acts as an adjective here, modifying 'vanam'.

वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, water

Note: Object of 'dīpayan'.