वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-70, verse-9

रामेण तापसी पृष्ठा सा सिद्धा सिद्धसंमता ।
शशंस शबरी वृद्धा रामाय प्रत्युपस्थिता ॥९॥

9. rāmeṇa tāpasī pṛṣṭhā sā siddhā siddhasaṃmatā ,
śaśaṃsa śabarī vṛddhā rāmāya pratyupasthitā.

9. rāmeṇa tāpasī pṛṣṭhā sā siddhā siddhasaṃmatā
śaśaṃsa śabarī vṛddhā rāmāya pratyupasthitā

9. rāmeṇa pṛṣṭhā,
siddhasaṃmatā,
sā siddhā vṛddhā śabarī rāmāya pratyupasthitā (satī) tāpasī śaśaṃsa.

9. Questioned by Rama, that perfected female ascetic, honored by other perfected ones, the old Śabarī, standing before Rama, replied.

Words meanings summery:

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Lord Rama (by Rama)

• तापसी (tāpasī) - the female ascetic Shabarī (female ascetic)

• पृष्ठा (pṛṣṭhā) - questioned, asked

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

• सिद्धा (siddhā) - a perfected female ascetic (perfected one, accomplished)

• सिद्धसंमता (siddhasaṁmatā) - honored by perfected beings

• शशंस (śaśaṁsa) - replied (replied, told, praised)

• शबरी (śabarī) - the female ascetic Śabarī (Śabarī (proper name), a female of the Śabara tribe)

• वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - old, aged, grown

• रामाय (rāmāya) - to Lord Rama (to Rama)

• प्रत्युपस्थिता (pratyupasthitā) - standing before (Rama) (standing before, present, having approached)

Words meanings and morphology

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Lord Rama (by Rama)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasing, dark-coloured

तापसी (tāpasī) - the female ascetic Shabarī (female ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāpasī

tāpasī - female ascetic, hermitess

Feminine form of tāpasa (ascetic)

पृष्ठा (pṛṣṭhā) - questioned, asked

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛṣṭha

pṛṣṭha - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Used as an adjective agreeing with 'tāpasī'

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

सिद्धा (siddhā) - a perfected female ascetic (perfected one, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, successful, a perfected being

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root sidh (to succeed)

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Used as an adjective agreeing with 'tāpasī'

सिद्धसंमता (siddhasaṁmatā) - honored by perfected beings

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhasaṃmata

siddhasaṁmata - approved or esteemed by perfected ones

Compound adjective: 'siddha' (perfected) + 'saṃmata' (honored, esteemed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+saṃmata)

• siddha – accomplished, perfected, successful, a perfected being
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root sidh (to succeed)
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• saṃmata – honored, esteemed, approved, agreed upon
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root man (to think) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used as an adjective agreeing with 'tāpasī'

शशंस (śaśaṁsa) - replied (replied, told, praised)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of śaṃs

Perfect tense (Liṭ), from root 'śaṃs' (to praise/declare)

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

शबरी (śabarī) - the female ascetic Śabarī (Śabarī (proper name), a female of the Śabara tribe)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śabarī

śabarī - name of a female ascetic, a woman of the Śabara tribe

वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - old, aged, grown

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root vṛdh (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Used as an adjective agreeing with 'śabarī'

रामाय (rāmāya) - to Lord Rama (to Rama)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasing, dark-coloured

प्रत्युपस्थिता (pratyupasthitā) - standing before (Rama) (standing before, present, having approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratyupasthita

pratyupasthita - standing near, present, having approached

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root sthā (to stand) with prefixes prati-upa-

Prefixes: prati+upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used as an adjective agreeing with 'śabarī'