वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-56, verse-8

लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा वैदेह्या चापि भार्यया ।
पितुर्निदेशनिरतो धर्म्यं पन्थानमाश्रितः ।
तस्य भार्या जनस्थानाद् रावणेन हृता बलात् ॥८॥

8. lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā vaidehyā cāpi bhāryayā ,
piturnideśanirato dharmyaṃ panthānamāśritaḥ ,
tasya bhāryā janasthānād rāvaṇena hṛtā balāt.

8. lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā vaidehyā ca
api bhāryayā pituḥ nideśanirataḥ
dharmyam panthānam āśritaḥ tasya bhāryā
janasthānāt rāvaṇena hṛtā balāt

8. pituḥ nideśanirataḥ lakṣmaṇena bhrātrā
saha ca vaidehyā bhāryayā api
dharmyam panthānam āśritaḥ tasya bhāryā
janasthānāt rāvaṇena balāt hṛtā

8. With his brother Lakshmana and also with his wife Vaidehi, (Rama), devoted to his father's command, followed the path of natural law (dharma). His wife was forcibly abducted by Ravana from Janasthana.

Words meanings summery:

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by brother, with brother

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - by Vaidehi, with Vaidehi (Sita)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• भार्यया (bhāryayā) - by wife, with wife

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• निदेशनिरतः (nideśanirataḥ) - devoted to his father's command (devoted to the command, intent on the instruction)

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - pertaining to natural law (dharma) (righteous, just, conforming to natural law (dharma))

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road

• आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - resorted to, taken refuge in, followed

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• जनस्थानात् (janasthānāt) - from Janasthana

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Ravana

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

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

Words meanings and morphology

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's younger brother)

Note: Used with saha

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by brother, with brother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Agrees with lakṣmaṇena

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - by Vaidehi, with Vaidehi (Sita)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehi (Sita, daughter of the king of Videha); a woman from Videha

Note: Used with saha (implied)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

भार्यया (bhāryayā) - by wife, with wife

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, married woman

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) + ṇyat suffix, meaning 'to be supported/maintained'

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vaidehyā

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

निदेशनिरतः (nideśanirataḥ) - devoted to his father's command (devoted to the command, intent on the instruction)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nideśanirata

nideśanirata - devoted to a command/instruction, intent on a direction

Compound type : tatpurusha (nideśa+nirata)

• nideśa – command, order, instruction
  noun (masculine)
  From root diś (to point) with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: diś (class 6)
• nirata – devoted, absorbed, engaged in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ram (to delight) with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rama

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - pertaining to natural law (dharma) (righteous, just, conforming to natural law (dharma))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, lawful, just, conforming to (dharma)

Gerundive

Taddhita formation (dharma + ya) meaning 'fit for dharma' or 'pertaining to dharma'

Note: Agrees with panthānam

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Object of āśritaḥ

आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - resorted to, taken refuge in, followed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, followed

Past Passive Participle

From root śri (to resort to, lean on) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, married woman

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) + ṇyat suffix, meaning 'to be supported/maintained'

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of hṛtā

जनस्थानात् (janasthānāt) - from Janasthana

(proper noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - Janasthana (name of a region in the Dandaka forest)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+sthāna)

• jana – people, person
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, stand, position
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Indicates origin/separation

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Ravana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the demon king of Lanka)

Note: Agent in passive construction

हृता (hṛtā) - abducted, carried away, seized

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - taken, seized, stolen, carried away

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛ (to seize, carry off)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Implies 'was abducted'

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial ablative indicating manner.