वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-57, verse-21

तस्यां वसति वैदेही दीना कौशेयवासिनी ।
रावणान्तःपुरे रुद्धा राक्षसीभिः सुरक्षिता ॥२१॥

21. tasyāṃ vasati vaidehī dīnā kauśeyavāsinī ,
rāvaṇāntaḥpure ruddhā rākṣasībhiḥ surakṣitā.

21. tasyām vasati vaidehī dīnā kauśeyavāsinī
rāvaṇāntaḥpure ruddhā rākṣasībhiḥ surakṣitā

21. tasyām dīnā kauśeyavāsinī rāvaṇāntaḥpure
ruddhā rākṣasībhiḥ surakṣitā vaidehī vasati

21. In that [city], Vaidehī lives, distressed and clad in silk, confined in Rāvaṇa's inner palace and well-guarded by Rākṣasīs.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that city (in that)

• वसति (vasati) - lives, dwells

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehī (Sītā, princess of Videha)

• दीना (dīnā) - distressed, miserable, wretched

• कौशेयवासिनी (kauśeyavāsinī) - wearing silken garments, clad in silk

• रावणान्तःपुरे (rāvaṇāntaḥpure) - in Rāvaṇa's inner palace or harem

• रुद्धा (ruddhā) - imprisoned, confined, obstructed

• राक्षसीभिः (rākṣasībhiḥ) - by Rākṣasīs (female demons)

• सुरक्षिता (surakṣitā) - well-guarded, well-protected

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that city (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वसति (vasati) - lives, dwells

(verb)

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

Root: vas (class 1)

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehī (Sītā, princess of Videha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehī (epithet of Sītā, referring to her origin from the Videha kingdom)

दीना (dīnā) - distressed, miserable, wretched

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīna

dīna - distressed, sad, poor, humble

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dai- ('to be poor, to be distressed')

Root: dai (class 4)

कौशेयवासिनी (kauśeyavāsinī) - wearing silken garments, clad in silk

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kauśeyavāsinī

kauśeyavāsin - wearing silk

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kauśeya+vāsin)

• kauśeya – silken, made of silk
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from kośa 'silk cocoon'
• vāsin – wearing, dwelling in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix -in
  Derived from root vas- 'to wear, to dwell'
  Root: vas (class 1)

रावणान्तःपुरे (rāvaṇāntaḥpure) - in Rāvaṇa's inner palace or harem

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rāvaṇāntaḥpura

rāvaṇāntaḥpura - Rāvaṇa's inner palace, Rāvaṇa's harem

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+antaḥpura)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper name of the demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• antaḥpura – inner palace, harem
  noun (neuter)

रुद्धा (ruddhā) - imprisoned, confined, obstructed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ruddha

ruddha - obstructed, confined, imprisoned, checked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root rudh- ('to obstruct, confine')

Root: rudh (class 7)

राक्षसीभिः (rākṣasībhiḥ) - by Rākṣasīs (female demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

सुरक्षिता (surakṣitā) - well-guarded, well-protected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of surakṣita

surakṣita - well-guarded, well-protected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root rakṣ- ('to guard, protect') with the prefix su- ('well')

Prefix: su

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

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