वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-47, verse-16

वामेन सीतां पद्माक्षीं मूर्धजेषु करेण सः ।
ऊर्वोस्तु दक्षिणेनैव परिजग्राह पाणिना ॥१६॥

16. vāmena sītāṃ padmākṣīṃ mūrdhajeṣu kareṇa saḥ ,
ūrvostu dakṣiṇenaiva parijagrāha pāṇinā.

16. vāmena sītām padmākṣīm mūrdhajeṣu kareṇa saḥ
ūrvoh tu dakṣiṇena eva parijagrāha pāṇinā

16. saḥ vāmena kareṇa mūrdhajeṣu padmākṣīm sītām
tu dakṣiṇena eva pāṇinā ūrvoh parijagrāha

16. He seized the lotus-eyed Sītā with his left hand by her hair, and indeed with his right hand by her thighs.

Words meanings summery:

• वामेन (vāmena) - with his left (hand) (with the left, by the left)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita, wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka (Sita)

• पद्माक्षीम् (padmākṣīm) - lotus-eyed

• मूर्धजेषु (mūrdhajeṣu) - by the hair (indicating the manner of seizing) (in/by the hair (of the head))

• करेण (kareṇa) - with the hand

• सः (saḥ) - Ravana (he)

• ऊर्वोह् (ūrvoh) - by the thighs (indicating the manner of seizing) (of/by the thighs)

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

• दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - with his right (hand) (with the right, by the right)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• परिजग्राह (parijagrāha) - he seized, he grasped (around)

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand

Words meanings and morphology

वामेन (vāmena) - with his left (hand) (with the left, by the left)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāma

vāma - left, pleasing, beautiful

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita, wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka (Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita, name of Janaka's daughter and Rāma's wife

पद्माक्षीम् (padmākṣīm) - lotus-eyed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padmākṣī

padmākṣa - lotus-eyed, having eyes like a lotus

Bahuvrihi compound: padma (lotus) + akṣa (eye). Feminine form padmākṣī

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+akṣi)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

मूर्धजेषु (mūrdhajeṣu) - by the hair (indicating the manner of seizing) (in/by the hair (of the head))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mūrdhaja

mūrdhaja - hair (of the head)

Compound of mūrdhan (head) + ja (born, produced from). Tatpuruṣa or Aluk-tatpuruṣa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūrdhan+ja)

• mūrdhan – head
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  From √jan (to be born) + -ḍa (suffix)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The locative case here indicates the part of the body by which someone is seized.

करेण (kareṇa) - with the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, ray, tax

From √kṛ (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - Ravana (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'

ऊर्वोह् (ūrvoh) - by the thighs (indicating the manner of seizing) (of/by the thighs)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, dual of ūru

ūru - thigh

Note: The dual is used because there are two thighs.

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

(indeclinable)

दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - with his right (hand) (with the right, by the right)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right (side), southern, clever

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis

परिजग्राह (parijagrāha) - he seized, he grasped (around)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √grah

Perfect 3rd singular active with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: The prefix 'pari' indicates encompassing or surrounding.

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand