वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-21

सा हेमवर्णा नीलाङ्गं मैथिली राक्षसाधिपम् ।
शुशुभे काञ्चनी काञ्ची नीलं मणिमिवाश्रिता ॥२१॥

21. sā hemavarṇā nīlāṅgaṃ maithilī rākṣasādhipam ,
śuśubhe kāñcanī kāñcī nīlaṃ maṇimivāśritā.

21. sā hemavarṇā nīlāṅgam maithilī rākṣasādhipam
śuśubhe kāñcanī kāñcī nīlam maṇim iva āśritā

21. sā hemavarṇā maithilī nīlāṅgam rākṣasādhipam āśritā
(satī) nīlam maṇim āśritā kāñcanī kāñcī iva śuśubhe

21. That golden-complexioned Maithili (Sita), leaning against the blue-bodied lord of demons (Ravana), shone like a golden girdle wrapped around a blue gem.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (Sita) (she, that (feminine))

• हेमवर्णा (hemavarṇā) - golden-colored, golden-complexioned

• नीलाङ्गम् (nīlāṅgam) - blue-bodied (Ravana) (blue-bodied, blue-limbed)

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita, daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila (Maithili, daughter of Mithila)

• राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - Ravana, the lord of demons (lord of demons)

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared beautiful

• काञ्चनी (kāñcanī) - golden, made of gold

• काञ्ची (kāñcī) - girdle, waist-belt, woman's zone

• नीलम् (nīlam) - blue, dark, indigo

• मणिम् (maṇim) - gem, jewel, precious stone

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आश्रिता (āśritā) - leaning on, resorting to, embraced, situated

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (Sita) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - she, that

हेमवर्णा (hemavarṇā) - golden-colored, golden-complexioned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hemavarṇa

hemavarṇa - golden-colored, having the color of gold

Bahuvrihi compound 'heman' (gold) + 'varṇa' (color/complexion).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (heman+varṇa)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, appearance, caste, sound
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'maithilī'.

नीलाङ्गम् (nīlāṅgam) - blue-bodied (Ravana) (blue-bodied, blue-limbed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlāṅga

nīlāṅga - blue-bodied, having blue limbs

Bahuvrihi compound 'nīla' (blue) + 'aṅga' (body/limb).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nīla+aṅga)

• nīla – blue, dark blue, indigo
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body, part, member
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasādhipam'.

मैथिली (maithilī) - Sita, daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila (Maithili, daughter of Mithila)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - woman from Mithila, Sita

Feminine derivative of 'mithila'.

राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - Ravana, the lord of demons (lord of demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of demons, chief of the Rākṣasas

Tatpurusha compound 'rākṣasa' (demon) + 'adhipa' (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – demon, fiend
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of śubh

Perfect

Root verb, 1st conjugation, Ātmanepada. Perfect form.

Root: śubh (class 1)

काञ्चनी (kāñcanī) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold, gold

Derived from 'kāñcana' (gold) with feminine suffix.

Note: Qualifies 'kāñcī'.

काञ्ची (kāñcī) - girdle, waist-belt, woman's zone

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāñcī

kāñcī - girdle, waist-belt, woman's zone

नीलम् (nīlam) - blue, dark, indigo

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nīla

nīla - blue, dark blue, indigo

Note: Qualifies 'maṇim'.

मणिम् (maṇim) - gem, jewel, precious stone

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आश्रिता (āśritā) - leaning on, resorting to, embraced, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, dependent on, leaning upon, embraced, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śri (to resort to, lean) with prefix ā (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'maithilī' (implied 'sati' - being).