वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-45, verse-3

दुहिता जनकस्याहं मैथिलस्य महात्मनः ।
सीता नाम्नास्मि भद्रं ते रामभार्या द्विजोत्तम ॥३॥

3. duhitā janakasyāhaṃ maithilasya mahātmanaḥ ,
sītā nāmnāsmi bhadraṃ te rāmabhāryā dvijottama.

3. duhitā janakasya aham maithilasya mahātmanaḥ
sītā nāmnā asmi bhadram te rāmabhāryā dvijottama

3. aham janakasya maithilasya mahātmanaḥ duhitā
asmi sītā nāmnā rāmabhāryā dvijottama te bhadram

3. I am Sītā, the daughter of Janaka, the great-souled king of Mithila. My name is Sītā, and I am Rāma's wife. May you be well, O best among the twice-born (brāhmaṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

• जनकस्य (janakasya) - of Janaka

• अहम् (aham) - Sītā refers to herself (I)

• मैथिलस्य (maithilasya) - refers to Janaka, king of Mithila (of the king of Mithila)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - refers to Janaka (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā

• नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name, named

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - Used as a benediction, 'May it be well' (welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness)

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• रामभार्या (rāmabhāryā) - wife of Rāma

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among the Brahmins (O best among the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duhitar

duhitar - daughter

जनकस्य (janakasya) - of Janaka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (name of a king), father, progenitor

Root: jan (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - Sītā refers to herself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मैथिलस्य (maithilasya) - refers to Janaka, king of Mithila (of the king of Mithila)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maithila

maithila - belonging to Mithila, a king of Mithila, descendant of Mithila

formed with suffix -ila from Mithila

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - refers to Janaka (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

सीता (sītā) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma), furrow

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name, named

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

Note: Used adverbially.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present active

1st person singular

Root: as (class 2)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - Used as a benediction, 'May it be well' (welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, excellent, fortunate, welfare

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form, here with dative meaning.

रामभार्या (rāmabhāryā) - wife of Rāma

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāmabhāryā

rāmabhāryā - wife of Rāma

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+bhāryā)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name), pleasing, black
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• bhāryā – wife, female to be supported
  noun (feminine)
  Gerundive
  root bhṛ + ya
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative with implied 'asmi'.

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among the Brahmins (O best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born (Brahmins)

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  from dvi (two) + jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective
  superlative of ud
  Prefix: ut

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