वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-58, verse-3

क्व सीता केन वा दृष्टा को वा हरति मैथिलीम् ।
तदाख्यातु भवान् सर्वं गतिर्भव वनौकसाम् ॥३॥

3. kva sītā kena vā dṛṣṭā ko vā harati maithilīm ,
tadākhyātu bhavān sarvaṃ gatirbhava vanaukasām.

3. kva sītā kena vā dṛṣṭā kaḥ vā harati maithilīm
tat ākhyātu bhavān sarvam gatiḥ bhava vanaukasām

3. sītā kva vā kena dṛṣṭā vā kaḥ maithilīm harati
bhavān tat sarvam ākhyātu vanaukasām gatiḥ bhava

3. Where is Sītā? Or by whom was she seen? Or who abducted Maithilī? Please, sir, explain all of that. Be the refuge for us forest-dwellers.

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - Asking about Sītā's location. (where?)

• सीता (sītā) - The princess of Videha, abducted by Rāvaṇa. (Sītā (name of Rāma's wife))

• केन (kena) - Asking about the agent of seeing Sītā. (by whom?)

• वा (vā) - Introducing an alternative question. (or, either)

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - Sītā having been seen. (seen)

• कः (kaḥ) - Asking about the abductor. (who?)

• वा (vā) - Introducing another alternative question. (or, either)

• हरति (harati) - Who abducted Sītā? (takes away, abducts, carries)

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Another name for Sītā. (Maithilī (Sītā, princess of Mithilā))

• तत् (tat) - Referring to all the previous questions. (that, therefore)

• आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - An imperative request to the vulture king. (let him explain, he should explain)

• भवान् (bhavān) - Addressing the vulture king respectfully. (you (honorific), sir)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - All the information related to Sītā. (all, everything)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - Be the help/refuge for them. (refuge, resort, movement, path)

• भव (bhava) - An imperative request to be their refuge. (be, become)

• वनौकसाम् (vanaukasām) - Referring to the monkeys (vanaras) who are seeking help. (of the forest dwellers (monkeys))

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - Asking about Sītā's location. (where?)

(indeclinable)

सीता (sītā) - The princess of Videha, abducted by Rāvaṇa. (Sītā (name of Rāma's wife))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā, daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma

केन (kena) - Asking about the agent of seeing Sītā. (by whom?)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

वा (vā) - Introducing an alternative question. (or, either)

(indeclinable)

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - Sītā having been seen. (seen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, visible, perceived

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Participle used adjectivally.

कः (kaḥ) - Asking about the abductor. (who?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

वा (vā) - Introducing another alternative question. (or, either)

(indeclinable)

हरति (harati) - Who abducted Sītā? (takes away, abducts, carries)

(verb)

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

Root: hṛ (class 1)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Another name for Sītā. (Maithilī (Sītā, princess of Mithilā))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Sītā, princess of Mithilā

तत् (tat) - Referring to all the previous questions. (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - An imperative request to the vulture king. (let him explain, he should explain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ākhyātu

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

भवान् (bhavān) - Addressing the vulture king respectfully. (you (honorific), sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), sir

सर्वम् (sarvam) - All the information related to Sītā. (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every

गतिः (gatiḥ) - Be the help/refuge for them. (refuge, resort, movement, path)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - refuge, resort, path, movement, destiny

भव (bhava) - An imperative request to be their refuge. (be, become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhava

Root: bhū (class 1)

वनौकसाम् (vanaukasām) - Referring to the monkeys (vanaras) who are seeking help. (of the forest dwellers (monkeys))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest dweller, monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, abode, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)

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