वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-47, verse-10

स तामसितकेशान्तां भास्करस्य प्रभामिव ।
वसनाभरणोपेतां मैथिलीं रावणो ऽब्रवीत् ॥१०॥

10. sa tāmasitakeśāntāṃ bhāskarasya prabhāmiva ,
vasanābharaṇopetāṃ maithilīṃ rāvaṇo'bravīt.

10. sa tām asitakeśāntām bhāskarasya prabhām iva
vasanābharaṇopetām maithilīm rāvaṇaḥ abravīt

10. sa rāvaṇaḥ tām maithilīm asitakeśāntām
bhāskarasya prabhām iva vasanābharaṇopetām abravīt

10. Rāvaṇa spoke to her, Maithilī (Sītā), who possessed dark, flowing hair, shone like the sun's splendor, and was adorned with garments and ornaments.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Rāvaṇa (he, that)

• ताम् (tām) - Maithilī (Sītā) (her, that (feminine accusative))

• असितकेशान्ताम् (asitakeśāntām) - referring to Sītā's dark hair (having dark hair-ends, with dark flowing hair)

• भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun, of the maker of light

• प्रभाम् (prabhām) - splendor, light, radiance

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• वसनाभरणोपेताम् (vasanābharaṇopetām) - referring to Sītā's attire (endowed with garments and ornaments, adorned with clothes and jewels)

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī (Sītā)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Rāvaṇa (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ताम् (tām) - Maithilī (Sītā) (her, that (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

असितकेशान्ताम् (asitakeśāntām) - referring to Sītā's dark hair (having dark hair-ends, with dark flowing hair)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asitakeśāntā

asitakeśāntā - whose hair-ends are dark

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asita+keśa+anta)

• asita – dark, black, uncolored
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root si (to bind) with a- (not) and participle suffix, meaning unbound/dark
  Prefix: a
  Root: si (class 5)
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun, of the maker of light

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, maker of light

प्रभाम् (prabhām) - splendor, light, radiance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - splendor, light, radiance, appearance

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

वसनाभरणोपेताम् (vasanābharaṇopetām) - referring to Sītā's attire (endowed with garments and ornaments, adorned with clothes and jewels)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasanābharaṇopetā

vasanābharaṇopetā - endowed with garments and ornaments

Compound type : tatpurusha (vasana+ābharaṇa+upeta)

• vasana – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 2)
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration, jewel
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• upeta – furnished with, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i- (to go) with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - princess of Mithila, Sītā

Feminine derivative of Mithila, denoting origin

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the name of the chief of the rākṣasas, the ten-headed king of Lankā)

Root: ru (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Formed with augment 'a-'

Root: brū (class 2)