वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-51, verse-2

रोषरोदनताम्राक्षी भीमाक्षं राक्षसाधिपम् ।
रुदती करुणं सीता ह्रियमाणेदमब्रवीत् ॥२॥

2. roṣarodanatāmrākṣī bhīmākṣaṃ rākṣasādhipam ,
rudatī karuṇaṃ sītā hriyamāṇedamabravīt.

2. roṣarodanatāmbrākṣī bhīmākṣam rākṣasādhipam
rudatī karuṇam sītā hriyamāṇā idam abravīt

2. sītā roṣarodanatāmbrākṣī hriyamāṇā rudatī
karuṇam idam bhīmākṣam rākṣasādhipam abravīt

2. With her eyes reddened by anger and weeping, Sītā, as she was being carried away, piteously said this to the terrifying-eyed lord of demons.

Words meanings summery:

• रोषरोदनताम्ब्राक्षी (roṣarodanatāmbrākṣī) - Sītā's eyes, red from anger and tears (whose eyes were red from anger and weeping)

• भीमाक्षम् (bhīmākṣam) - pertaining to Rāvaṇa, who has terrifying eyes (terrifying-eyed, fearful-eyed)

• राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - Rāvaṇa, the king of Rākṣasas (lord of demons)

• रुदती (rudatī) - Sītā weeping (weeping, crying)

• करुणम् (karuṇam) - Sītā speaking in a piteous manner (piteously, lamentably, sadly)

• सीता (sītā) - The abducted wife of Rāma (Sītā (name of Rāma's wife))

• ह्रियमाणा (hriyamāṇā) - Sītā, while being forcibly carried away by Rāvaṇa (being carried away, being abducted)

• इदम् (idam) - these words, the following statement (this)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Sītā spoke (these words) (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

रोषरोदनताम्ब्राक्षी (roṣarodanatāmbrākṣī) - Sītā's eyes, red from anger and tears (whose eyes were red from anger and weeping)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of roṣarodanatāmbrākṣī

roṣarodanatāmbrākṣī - (a woman) whose eyes are red from anger and weeping

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (roṣa+rodana+tāmra+akṣī)

• roṣa – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √ruṣ (class 1)
• rodana – weeping, crying, lamentation
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from √rud
  Root: √rud (class 2)
• tāmra – copper-colored, red, dark red
  adjective (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
  The 'ī' is the feminine ending of the bahuvrīhi compound, from base akṣi

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, feminine nominative singular.

भीमाक्षम् (bhīmākṣam) - pertaining to Rāvaṇa, who has terrifying eyes (terrifying-eyed, fearful-eyed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmākṣa

bhīmākṣa - having terrible eyes, terrifying-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+akṣa)

• bhīma – terrible, fearful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  From √bhī (to fear)
  Root: √bhī (class 3)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative masculine singular, modifying `rākṣasādhipam`.

राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - Rāvaṇa, the king of Rākṣasas (lord of demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord/king of Rākṣasas (demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – a demon, a Rākṣasa (class of mythical beings)
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, king, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi (prefix) + √pā (to protect, rule)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: √pā (class 2)

Note: Direct object of speech ('spoke to').

रुदती (rudatī) - Sītā weeping (weeping, crying)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

From √rud (to cry, weep)

Root: √rud (class 2)

Note: Modifies Sītā.

करुणम् (karuṇam) - Sītā speaking in a piteous manner (piteously, lamentably, sadly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of accusative neuter singular.

सीता (sītā) - The abducted wife of Rāma (Sītā (name of Rāma's wife))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, wife of Rāma)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

ह्रियमाणा (hriyamāṇā) - Sītā, while being forcibly carried away by Rāvaṇa (being carried away, being abducted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being seized, being carried away, being abducted

Present Passive Participle

From √hṛ (to seize, carry away) in the passive voice.

Root: √hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies Sītā.

इदम् (idam) - these words, the following statement (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this (thing, speech)

Note: Direct object of `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Sītā spoke (these words) (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active 3rd Singular

a- augment + brū (root) + īt ending.

Root: √brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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