वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-59, verse-15

सरितं वापि संप्राप्ता मीनवञ्जुरसेविताम् ।
वित्रासयितुकामा वा लीना स्यात् कानने क्व चित् ।
जिज्ञासमाना वैदेही त्वां मां च पुरुषर्षभ ॥१५॥

15. saritaṃ vāpi saṃprāptā mīnavañjurasevitām ,
vitrāsayitukāmā vā līnā syāt kānane kva cit ,
jijñāsamānā vaidehī tvāṃ māṃ ca puruṣarṣabha.

15. saritam vā api saṃprāptā
mīnavañjurasevitām vitrāsayitukāmā vā līnā
syāt kānane kva cit jijñāsamānā
vaidehī tvām mām ca puruṣarṣabha

15. puruṣarṣabha vaidehī mīnavañjurasevitām
saritam vā api saṃprāptā syāt
vā vitrāsayitukāmā satī tvām mām ca
jijñāsamānā kvacit kānane līnā syāt

15. Or she might have reached a river teeming with fish and other aquatic creatures. Alternatively, perhaps Vaidehī (Sita) is hidden somewhere in the forest, wanting to frighten us, and curious about your and my reaction, O best of men.

Words meanings summery:

• सरितम् (saritam) - river, stream

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• संप्राप्ता (saṁprāptā) - Refers to Sita having reached. (reached, arrived at, obtained)

• मीनवञ्जुरसेविताम् (mīnavañjurasevitām) - Describing the river. (frequented/served by fish and water-creatures)

• वित्रासयितुकामा (vitrāsayitukāmā) - Referring to Sita's playful intent. (wishing to frighten)

• वा (vā) - or

• लीना (līnā) - Refers to Sita being hidden. (hidden, concealed, merged)

• स्यात् (syāt) - Indicates possibility or potential. (might be, may be, would be)

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place

• चित् (cit) - Combined with 'kva' to mean 'somewhere'. (some, any, even)

• जिज्ञासमाना (jijñāsamānā) - Describing Sita's state while hiding. (wishing to know, curious, inquisitive)

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sita. (Vaidehī, princess of Videha (Sita))

• त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to Rama. (you (accusative singular))

• माम् (mām) - Refers to Lakshmana (the speaker). (me (accusative singular))

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - Addressing Rama. (O best of men, O chief among men)

Words meanings and morphology

सरितम् (saritam) - river, stream

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarit

sarit - river, stream, current

From root `sṛ` (to flow).

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'saṃprāptā'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express alternative possibilities.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

संप्राप्ता (saṁprāptā) - Refers to Sita having reached. (reached, arrived at, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃprāpta

saṁprāpta - arrived, reached, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root `āp` (to obtain, reach) with upasargas `sam` and `pra`.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with implied 'sā' (Sita).

मीनवञ्जुरसेविताम् (mīnavañjurasevitām) - Describing the river. (frequented/served by fish and water-creatures)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mīnavañjurasevita

mīnavañjurasevita - frequented by fish and water animals

Compound. `sevita` is a past passive participle of `sev` (to frequent, inhabit).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mīna+vañjura+sevita)

• mīna – fish
  noun (masculine)
• vañjura – aquatic animal, water-dweller
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – frequented, inhabited, served
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `sev` (to serve, frequent, inhabit).
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saritam'.

वित्रासयितुकामा (vitrāsayitukāmā) - Referring to Sita's playful intent. (wishing to frighten)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vitrāsayitukāma

vitrāsayitukāma - desirous of frightening, wishing to scare

Compound. From `vitrās` (causative of `tras` to tremble, to frighten) + `itukāma` (desirous of).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vitrāsāyitum+kāma)

• vitrāsāyitum – to frighten, to scare
  verb
  Infinitive (causative)
  Infinitive of the causative of root `tras` (to tremble) with upasarga `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tras (class 4)
• kāma – desire, wish, desirous of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implied 'sā' (Sita).

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

लीना (līnā) - Refers to Sita being hidden. (hidden, concealed, merged)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of līna

līna - hidden, concealed, merged, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

From root `lī` (to cling, hide, melt).

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with implied 'sā' (Sita).

स्यात् (syāt) - Indicates possibility or potential. (might be, may be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms a potential or hypothetical statement with 'līnā'.

कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

Note: Indicates location.

क्व (kva) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

Derived from `kim` (what).

चित् (cit) - Combined with 'kva' to mean 'somewhere'. (some, any, even)

(indeclinable)

जिज्ञासमाना (jijñāsamānā) - Describing Sita's state while hiding. (wishing to know, curious, inquisitive)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jijñāsamāna

jijñāsamāna - wishing to know, inquisitive, curious, desiring to ascertain

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From desiderative stem of root `jñā` (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sita. (Vaidehī, princess of Videha (Sita))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, a name of Sita

From Videha (name of a kingdom).

Note: Subject of the implied 'syāt' and agent of 'jijñāsamānā'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to Rama. (you (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Object of 'jijñāsamānā'.

माम् (mām) - Refers to Lakshmana (the speaker). (me (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Object of 'jijñāsamānā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'tvām' and 'mām'.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - Addressing Rama. (O best of men, O chief among men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best of men, chief among men (literally, 'bull among men')

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)