वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-22

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नैवंरूपा मया नारी दृष्टपूर्वा महीतले ।
इह वासश्च कान्तारे चित्तमुन्माथयन्ति मे ॥२२॥

22. naivaṃrūpā mayā nārī dṛṣṭapūrvā mahītale ,
iha vāsaśca kāntāre cittamunmāthayanti me.

22. na evam rūpā mayā nārī dṛṣṭapūrvā mahītale
iha vāsaḥ ca kāntāre cittam unmathayanti me

22. mayā mahītale evam rūpā nārī dṛṣṭapūrvā na.
iha kāntāre vāsaḥ ca me cittam unmathayanti.

22. I have never before seen on earth a woman of such beauty. And this dwelling here in the forest, along with (your presence), intensely agitates my mind.

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not (not, nor)

एवम् (evam) - such (in such a form) (thus, in this manner, so)

रूपा (rūpā) - of such beauty/form (having form, beautiful; of such a form)

मया (mayā) - by me

नारी (nārī) - woman (woman, female)

दृष्टपूर्वा (dṛṣṭapūrvā) - seen before (seen before, previously observed)

महीतले (mahītale) - on earth (on the surface of the earth)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this place, in this world)

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling (dwelling, residence, living)

च (ca) - and, along with (and, also)

कान्तारे (kāntāre) - in the forest (in the forest, in a wilderness)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (mind, thought, consciousness)

उन्मथयन्ति (unmathayanti) - intensely agitate (they agitate, disturb, churn up, vex)

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

एवम् (evam) - such (in such a form) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Qualifies 'rūpā'.

रूपा (rūpā) - of such beauty/form (having form, beautiful; of such a form)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūpā

rūpā - form, shape, beauty; having form, beautiful (feminine)

Derived from 'rūpa' (form, beauty). Used as an adjective here.

Note: Qualifies 'nārī', implying 'of such (a) form/beauty'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun base.

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

नारी (nārī) - woman (woman, female)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, female

Derived from root nṛ (नृ) 'to lead', or related to 'nara' (man).

Root: nṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'dṛṣṭapūrvā'.

दृष्टपूर्वा (dṛṣṭapūrvā) - seen before (seen before, previously observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭapūrvā

dṛṣṭapūrva - seen before, previously observed (feminine)

Feminine of Tatpurusha compound 'dṛṣṭapūrva' (pūrvaṃ dṛṣṭā).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

dṛṣṭa – seen, observed, appeared
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dṛś (दृश्) 'to see'.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
pūrva – former, prior, preceding, east
adjective
Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective in a passive sense.

महीतले (mahītale) - on earth (on the surface of the earth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound of 'mahī' (earth) and 'tala' (surface).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+tala)

mahī – earth, ground
noun (feminine)
Derived from root mah (मह्) 'to be great'.
Root: mah (class 1)
tala – surface, plane, ground, palm of hand
noun (neuter)
Derived from root tal (तल्) 'to be firm'.
Root: tal (class 1)

Note: Location where the woman was not seen.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this place, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

Note: Refers to the location of dwelling.

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling (dwelling, residence, living)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, residence, abode, scent

Derived from root vas (वस्) 'to dwell'.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: One of the subjects causing agitation.