वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-60, verse-35

हृता मृता वा सीता हि भक्षिता वा तपस्विनी ।
न धर्मस्त्रायते सीतां ह्रियमाणां महावने ॥३५॥

35. hṛtā mṛtā vā sītā hi bhakṣitā vā tapasvinī ,
na dharmastrāyate sītāṃ hriyamāṇāṃ mahāvane.

35. hṛtā mṛtā vā sītā hi bhakṣitā vā tapasvinī
na dharmaḥ trāyate sītām hriyamāṇām mahāvane

35. hi tapasvinī sītā hṛtā vā mṛtā vā bhakṣitā
na dharmaḥ hriyamāṇām sītām mahāvane trāyate

35. Indeed, the pitiable Sītā is either abducted, or dead, or devoured. Natural law (dharma) does not protect Sītā even as she is being carried away in the great forest.

Words meanings summery:

• हृता (hṛtā) - carried away, abducted, stolen

• मृता (mṛtā) - dead, deceased

• वा (vā) - or, either

• सीता (sītā) - The wife of Rama, heroine of the Ramayana. (Sītā (proper name))

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• भक्षिता (bhakṣitā) - eaten, devoured

• वा (vā) - or, either

• तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - Sītā, in her distressed state. (an ascetic woman, a pitiable woman, distressed one)

• न (na) - not, no

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The cosmic or moral order, or its protective aspect. (natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

• त्रायते (trāyate) - protects, saves, rescues

• सीताम् (sītām) - The wife of Rama. (Sītā)

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

• महावने (mahāvane) - The Dandaka forest, where Sītā was abducted. (in the great forest)

Words meanings and morphology

हृता (hṛtā) - carried away, abducted, stolen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - carried, taken, stolen, abducted

Past Passive Participle

From root √hṛ (to carry, take, steal).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for Sītā.

मृता (mṛtā) - dead, deceased

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

From root √mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective for Sītā.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects alternatives.

सीता (sītā) - The wife of Rama, heroine of the Ramayana. (Sītā (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka), furrow

Note: Subject of the first clause.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Particle of affirmation or cause.

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

भक्षिता (bhakṣitā) - eaten, devoured

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakṣita

bhakṣita - eaten, devoured, consumed

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhakṣ (to eat, devour).

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Predicative adjective for Sītā.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - Sītā, in her distressed state. (an ascetic woman, a pitiable woman, distressed one)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, devotee, undergoing austerity; miserable, pitiable

From tapas (austerity, penance) + -vin (possessive suffix).

Note: Qualifies 'sītā'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the verb 'trāyate'.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The cosmic or moral order, or its protective aspect. (natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order

From root √dhṛ (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'trāyate'.

त्रायते (trāyate) - protects, saves, rescues

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of trā

Present middle, 3rd person singular

From root √trā.

Root: trā (class 2)

सीताम् (sītām) - The wife of Rama. (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā, furrow

Note: Object of 'trāyate'.

ह्रियमाणाम् (hriyamāṇām) - being carried away, being abducted

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried, being taken, being stolen

Present Passive Participle

Present passive participle of √hṛ (to carry, take, steal).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes Sītā's state.

महावने (mahāvane) - The Dandaka forest, where Sītā was abducted. (in the great forest)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, vast wilderness

Compound of mahā (great) + vana (forest).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of the abduction.