वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-47, verse-34

ह्रियमाणां प्रियां भर्तुः प्राणेभ्यो ऽपि गरीयसीम् ।
विवशापहृता सीता रावणेनेति शंसत ॥३४॥

34. hriyamāṇāṃ priyāṃ bhartuḥ prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasīm ,
vivaśāpahṛtā sītā rāvaṇeneti śaṃsata.

34. hriyamāṇām priyām bhartuḥ prāṇebhyaḥ api garīyasīm
| vivaśa apahṛtā sītā rāvaṇena iti śaṃsata

34. bhartuḥ prāṇebhyaḥ api garīyasīm hriyamāṇām
priyām sītā rāvaṇena vivaśa apahṛtā iti śaṃsata

34. Tell him that Sita, his beloved who is dearer to him even than his life (prāṇa), has been helplessly carried away by Ravana.

Words meanings summery:

• ह्रियमाणाम् (hriyamāṇām) - being carried away, being abducted, being seized

• प्रियाम् (priyām) - beloved, dear (feminine)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, to the husband

• प्राणेभ्यः (prāṇebhyaḥ) - than his life (prāṇa) (than (one's) lives; from the lives)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• गरीयसीम् (garīyasīm) - dearer, more important (heavier, more venerable, dearer, superior (comparative feminine))

• विवश (vivaśa) - helplessly (helpless, powerless, involuntary)

• अपहृता (apahṛtā) - carried away, abducted, stolen

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Ravana

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces direct or indirect speech)

• शंसत (śaṁsata) - tell, announce (you plural)

Words meanings and morphology

ह्रियमाणाम् (hriyamāṇām) - being carried away, being abducted, being seized

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried off, being seized, being taken away

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to carry, take) in the passive voice.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रियाम् (priyām) - beloved, dear (feminine)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved woman, wife; dear, pleasing

Feminine noun/adjective ending in -ā.

Root: prī (class 9)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, to the husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, master, supporter

Masculine noun ending in -ṛ. 'Bhartuḥ' is genitive singular.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

प्राणेभ्यः (prāṇebhyaḥ) - than his life (prāṇa) (than (one's) lives; from the lives)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit (prāṇa)

Masculine noun ending in -a. Often used in plural to refer to 'life' or 'life breath'.

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Ablative case indicating comparison with 'garīyasīm'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

गरीयसीम् (garīyasīm) - dearer, more important (heavier, more venerable, dearer, superior (comparative feminine))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of garīyas

garīyas - heavier, more important, more venerable, dearer

Comparative degree

Comparative form of 'guru' (heavy, important, dear). Feminine stem 'garīyasī'.

विवश (vivaśa) - helplessly (helpless, powerless, involuntary)

(indeclinable)

Compound: 'vi' (without) + 'vaśa' (control). Often used adverbially in neuter singular.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+vaśa)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• vaśa – will, power, control, authority
  noun (masculine)
  Masculine noun ending in -a.
  Root: vaś (class 2)

अपहृता (apahṛtā) - carried away, abducted, stolen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apahṛta

apahṛta - carried off, abducted, stolen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'apa'.

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (a proper noun, wife of Rama)

Feminine proper noun ending in -ā.

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Ravana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (a proper noun, the demon king)

Masculine proper noun ending in -a.

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces direct or indirect speech)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

शंसत (śaṁsata) - tell, announce (you plural)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of śaṃs

Imperative Mood, Active Voice (Parasmaipada)

Second person plural imperative, first conjugation verb (Bhvādi class).

Root: śaṃs (class 1)