वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-9

इति ब्रुवाणं वैदेहीं बाष्पशोकपरिप्लुताम् ।
अब्रवील् लक्ष्मणस्त्रस्तां सीतां मृगवधूमिव ॥९॥

9. iti bruvāṇaṃ vaidehīṃ bāṣpaśokapariplutām ,
abravīl lakṣmaṇastrastāṃ sītāṃ mṛgavadhūmiva.

9. iti bruvāṇām vaidehīm bāṣpaśokapariprutām |
abravīt lakṣmaṇaḥ trastām sītām mṛgavadhūm iva

9. iti lakṣmaṇaḥ abravīt bruvāṇām bāṣpaśokapariprutām
trastām vaidehīm sītām mṛgavadhūm iva

9. Thus, Lakshmana spoke to Vaidehi (Sita), who was overcome with tears and sorrow, and frightened, just like a doe.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• ब्रुवाणाम् (bruvāṇām) - speaking (speaking, saying)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehi (Sita)

• बाष्पशोकपरिप्रुताम् (bāṣpaśokapariprutām) - overwhelmed by tears and grief

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• त्रस्ताम् (trastām) - frightened (frightened, terrified)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• मृगवधूम् (mṛgavadhūm) - a doe (a female deer, doe)

• इव (iva) - like, just like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवाणाम् (bruvāṇām) - speaking (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying, telling

Present Middle Participle

From root brū (to speak) with śānac (āna) suffix. Feminine form bruvāṇā.

Root: brū (class 2)

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehi (Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, Sita

Feminine patronymic from Videha.

Note: Object of abravīt.

बाष्पशोकपरिप्रुताम् (bāṣpaśokapariprutām) - overwhelmed by tears and grief

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bāṣpaśokaparipruta

bāṣpaśokaparipruta - soaked/overwhelmed by tears and grief

Compound. bāṣpaśoka (tears and grief) + paripruta (overwhelmed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṣpa+śoka+paripruta)

• bāṣpa – tears, weeping
  noun (masculine)
• śoka – grief, sorrow, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  From root śuc (to grieve).
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• paripruta – soaked, drenched, overwhelmed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pari-plu (to float over, overflow).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: plu (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, active voice

3rd person singular, imperfect.

Root: brū (class 2)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

Note: Subject of abravīt.

त्रस्ताम् (trastām) - frightened (frightened, terrified)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of trasta

trasta - frightened, terrified, trembling

Past Passive Participle

From root tras (to tremble, be frightened).

Root: tras (class 1)

Note: Qualifies sītām.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama)

Note: Appositive with vaidehīm.

मृगवधूम् (mṛgavadhūm) - a doe (a female deer, doe)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgavadhū

mṛgavadhū - female deer, doe

Compound of mṛga (deer) and vadhū (female, wife).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+vadhū)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• vadhū – wife, young woman, female animal
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

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