वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-1, verse-22

नूनं परवशा सीता सापि शोचत्यहं यथा ।
श्यामा पद्मपलाशाक्षी मृदुभाषा च मे प्रिया ॥२२॥

22. nūnaṃ paravaśā sītā sāpi śocatyahaṃ yathā ,
śyāmā padmapalāśākṣī mṛdubhāṣā ca me priyā.

22. nūnam paravaśā sītā sā api śocati aham yathā
śyāmā padmapalāśākṣī mṛdubhāṣā ca me priyā

22. sītā nūnam paravaśā sā api yathā aham śocati
śyāmā padmapalāśākṣī mṛdubhāṣā ca me priyā

22. Surely, Sita, helpless and dependent on others, grieves just as I do. My beloved, with her dark complexion, eyes like lotus petals, and soft speech.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• परवशा (paravaśā) - dependent on others, subject to another's will, helpless

• सीता (sītā) - Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)

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

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• शोचति (śocati) - grieves, laments, mourns

• अहम् (aham) - I

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, in which way

• श्यामा (śyāmā) - dark-complexioned woman, youthful woman, a beloved

• पद्मपलाशाक्षी (padmapalāśākṣī) - lotus-petal-eyed, having eyes like lotus leaves

• मृदुभाषा (mṛdubhāṣā) - soft-spoken, gentle in speech

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• प्रिया (priyā) - beloved, dear one, wife

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

परवशा (paravaśā) - dependent on others, subject to another's will, helpless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paravaśa

paravaśa - dependent on others, subject to another's will, helpless, controlled by others

From para (other) + vaśa (will/control). Formed with the suffix -a.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vaśa)

• para – other, another, supreme, distant
  pronoun (masculine)
• vaśa – will, control, power, subjugation
  noun (masculine)

सीता (sītā) - Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita, furrow, line

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

शोचति (śocati) - grieves, laments, mourns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

यथा (yathā) - as, like, in which way

(indeclinable)

श्यामा (śyāmā) - dark-complexioned woman, youthful woman, a beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śyāma

śyāma - dark, black, green, dark-blue, youthful, charming

पद्मपलाशाक्षी (padmapalāśākṣī) - lotus-petal-eyed, having eyes like lotus leaves

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padmapalāśākṣī

padmapalāśākṣī - having eyes like lotus petals

Feminine form of padmapalāśākṣa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+palāśa+akṣin)

• padma – lotus, lotus flower
  noun (neuter)
• palāśa – petal, leaf, foliage
  noun (neuter)
• akṣin – eye
  noun (neuter)

मृदुभाषा (mṛdubhāṣā) - soft-spoken, gentle in speech

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛdubhāṣā

mṛdubhāṣā - soft-spoken, gentle in speech

Feminine form of mṛdubhāṣa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛdu+bhāṣā)

• mṛdu – soft, gentle, tender, mild
  adjective
• bhāṣā – speech, language
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Used as an enclitic form for genitive or dative singular.

प्रिया (priyā) - beloved, dear one, wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

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