वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-46, verse-19

एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही क्रुद्धा संरक्तलोचना ।
अब्रवीत् परुषं वाक्यं रहिते राक्षसाधिपम् ॥१९॥

19. evamuktā tu vaidehī kruddhā saṃraktalocanā ,
abravīt paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ rahite rākṣasādhipam.

19. evam uktā tu vaidehī kruddhā saṃrakta-locanā
abravīt paruṣam vākyam rahite rākṣasa-adhipam

19. tu evam uktā kruddhā saṃrakta-locanā vaidehī rahite rākṣasa-adhipam paruṣam vākyam abravīt.

19. But Vaidehī (Sītā), thus addressed, enraged and with reddened eyes, spoke harsh words to the lord of Rākṣasas in a secluded place.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्ता (uktā) - having been spoken to (spoken, said, addressed)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehī (Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha)

• क्रुद्धा (kruddhā) - enraged, angry, furious

• संरक्त-लोचना (saṁrakta-locanā) - with blood-red eyes, having reddened eyes

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Sītā spoke (she spoke, he spoke)

• परुषम् (paruṣam) - harsh, rough, cruel

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• रहिते (rahite) - in a secluded place, in solitude

• राक्षस-अधिपम् (rākṣasa-adhipam) - to Rāvaṇa (to the lord of Rākṣasas)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

उक्ता (uktā) - having been spoken to (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak), feminine nominative singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehī (Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, Sītā (daughter of Janaka, king of Videha)

Feminine nominative singular. A patronymic.

क्रुद्धा (kruddhā) - enraged, angry, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, furious

Past Passive Participle

From root krudh (to be angry). Feminine nominative singular.

Root: krudh (class 4)

संरक्त-लोचना (saṁrakta-locanā) - with blood-red eyes, having reddened eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃrakta-locana

saṁrakta-locana - having blood-red eyes, with inflamed eyes

Bahuvrihi compound, feminine nominative singular.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃrakta+locana)

• saṃrakta – reddened, dyed red, deeply attached
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam (together, thoroughly) + rañj (to color, dye).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root loc (to see).
  Root: loc (class 10)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Sītā spoke (she spoke, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, third person singular.

Augment 'a-' prefixed to the root.

Root: brū (class 2)

परुषम् (paruṣam) - harsh, rough, cruel

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paruṣa

paruṣa - harsh, rough, rude, cruel, violent

Neuter accusative singular.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, assertion

From root vac (to speak). Neuter accusative singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

रहिते (rahite) - in a secluded place, in solitude

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rahita

rahita - deserted, solitary, devoid of, left; a secluded spot

Past Passive Participle

From root rah (to abandon). Here used substantively in locative singular.

Root: rah (class 1)

राक्षस-अधिपम् (rākṣasa-adhipam) - to Rāvaṇa (to the lord of Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa-adhipa

rākṣasa-adhipa - lord of Rākṣasas, chief of demons

Compound noun, masculine accusative singular.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – a Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
  A class of mythological beings, often depicted as demons.
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi (over) + pā (to protect).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

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