वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-4, verse-11

रक्षसापहृता भार्या रहिते कामरूपिणा ।
तच्च न ज्ञायते रक्षः पत्नी येनास्य सा हृता ॥११॥

11. rakṣasāpahṛtā bhāryā rahite kāmarūpiṇā ,
tacca na jñāyate rakṣaḥ patnī yenāsya sā hṛtā.

11. rakṣasā apahṛtā bhāryā rahite kāmarūpiṇā tat
ca na jñāyate rakṣaḥ patnī yena asya sā hṛtā

11. asya bhāryā rahite kāmarūpiṇā rakṣasā apahṛtā ca
tat rakṣaḥ na jñāyate yena asya patnī sā hṛtā

11. His wife was abducted by a shape-shifting Rākṣasa in a solitary place. And that Rākṣasa, by whom his wife was taken, is still unknown.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by a Rākṣasa, by a demon

• अपहृता (apahṛtā) - abducted, carried away, stolen

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, consort

• रहिते (rahite) - in a solitary place, in an empty place

• कामरूपिणा (kāmarūpiṇā) - by a shape-shifter, by one who can change form at will

• तत् (tat) - that, that (Rākṣasa)

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not

• ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the Rākṣasa, the demon

• पत्नी (patnī) - wife, lady of the house

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• अस्य (asya) - his, of this (person)

• सा (sā) - she, that (female)

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

Words meanings and morphology

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by a Rākṣasa, by a demon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

अपहृता (apahṛtā) - abducted, carried away, stolen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apahṛta

apahṛta - abducted, stolen, carried away

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, consort

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, consort

रहिते (rahite) - in a solitary place, in an empty place

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of rahita

rahita - solitary, empty, devoid of, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Root: rah

Note: Implied noun 'sthāne' (place) makes this adjective function as a locative noun.

कामरूपिणा (kāmarūpiṇā) - by a shape-shifter, by one who can change form at will

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - shape-shifter, assuming any form at will

Derived from 'kāmarūpa' with the possessive suffix '-in'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that, that (Rākṣasa)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the Rākṣasa, the demon

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

पत्नी (patnī) - wife, lady of the house

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress, lady

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अस्य (asya) - his, of this (person)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

सा (sā) - she, that (female)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

हृता (hṛtā) - abducted, carried away, stolen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - stolen, carried away, abducted

Past Passive Participle

Root: hṛ

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