वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-32

लक्ष्मणेनैवमुक्ता तु रुदती जनकात्मजा ।
प्रत्युवाच ततो वाक्यं तीव्रं बाष्पपरिप्लुता ॥३२॥

32. lakṣmaṇenaivamuktā tu rudatī janakātmajā ,
pratyuvāca tato vākyaṃ tīvraṃ bāṣpapariplutā.

32. lakṣmaṇena evam uktā tu rudatī janakātmajā
pratyuvāca tataḥ vākyaṃ tīvraṃ bāṣpaparaplutā

32. lakṣmaṇena evam uktā tu janakātmajā rudatī
bāṣpaparaplutā tataḥ tīvraṃ vākyaṃ pratyuvāca

32. Thus addressed by Lakshmana, Janaka's daughter (Sita), weeping and overwhelmed with tears, then replied with a severe statement.

Words meanings summery:

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, addressed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• रुदती (rudatī) - weeping, crying

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, daughter of Janaka (Janaka's daughter)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

• वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, statement, speech

• तीव्रं (tīvraṁ) - sharp, severe, intense

• बाष्पपरप्लुता (bāṣpaparaplutā) - overwhelmed with tears, drenched in tears

Words meanings and morphology

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac (to speak) + kta (suffix for PPP)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

रुदती (rudatī) - weeping, crying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From root √rud (to weep) + śatṛ (suffix for PAP)

Root: rud (class 2)

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, daughter of Janaka (Janaka's daughter)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (king of Videha, Sita's father)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter, born from oneself
  noun (feminine)
  From ātman (self) + √jan (to be born) + ḍa pratyaya
  Root: jan (class 4)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

Perfect (Liṭ)

Prefix prati + root √vac (to speak)

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

(indeclinable)

वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

From root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca'.

तीव्रं (tīvraṁ) - sharp, severe, intense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīvra

tīvra - sharp, severe, intense, fierce, vehement

बाष्पपरप्लुता (bāṣpaparaplutā) - overwhelmed with tears, drenched in tears

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāṣpaparaplutā

bāṣpaparaplutā - overwhelmed/drenched/covered with tears

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṣpa+paripluta)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• paripluta – drenched, overwhelmed, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix pari + root √plu (to float, to bathe, to overflow) + kta
  Prefix: pari
  Root: plu (class 1)

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