वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-6, verse-20

ब्रूहि सुग्रीव कं देशं ह्रियन्ती लक्षिता त्वया ।
रक्षसा रौद्ररूपेण मम प्राणसमा प्रिया ॥२०॥

20. brūhi sugrīva kaṃ deśaṃ hriyantī lakṣitā tvayā ,
rakṣasā raudrarūpeṇa mama prāṇasamā priyā.

20. brūhi sugrīva kam deśam hriyantī lakṣitā tvayā
rakṣasā raudrarūpeṇa mama prāṇasamā priyā

20. sugrīva tvayā raudrarūpeṇa rakṣasā hriyantī
mama prāṇasamā priyā kam deśam lakṣitā brūhi

20. Tell me, Sugrīva, in which land was my beloved, dear as my very life (prāṇasamā), seen by you while she was being carried away by a demon (rakṣas) of terrifying form?

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• सुग्रीव (sugrīva) - Sugrīva (a proper name)

• कम् (kam) - which, what

• देशम् (deśam) - country, region, place

• ह्रियन्ती (hriyantī) - being carried away, being stolen

• लक्षिता (lakṣitā) - seen, observed, noticed

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon

• रौद्ररूपेण (raudrarūpeṇa) - by one with a terrifying form, by one having a dreadful appearance

• मम (mama) - my

• प्राणसमा (prāṇasamā) - dear as life, equal to life

• प्रिया (priyā) - Refers to Sītā. (beloved, dear one, wife)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd Person Singular

root √brū (or √bru) with imperative ending hi

Root: brū (class 2)

सुग्रीव (sugrīva) - Sugrīva (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

literally 'one with a beautiful neck'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

कम् (kam) - which, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

Note: Adjectival use with deśam.

देशम् (deśam) - country, region, place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - country, region, place, spot

ह्रियन्ती (hriyantī) - being carried away, being stolen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛ

hṛ - to carry, take, seize, steal

Present Passive Participle

root √hṛ + ya (passive marker) + ant (present participle suffix) + ī (feminine nominative singular)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

लक्षिता (lakṣitā) - seen, observed, noticed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lakṣ

lakṣ - to mark, perceive, see, notice

Past Passive Participle

root √lakṣ + ita (PPP suffix) + ā (feminine nominative singular)

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in passive construction.

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, an evil spirit, a goblin

Note: Agent of hriyantī and lakṣitā.

रौद्ररूपेण (raudrarūpeṇa) - by one with a terrifying form, by one having a dreadful appearance

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of raudrarūpa

raudrarūpa - having a terrifying form, dreadful in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (raudra+rūpa)

• raudra – terrible, dreadful, fierce, belonging to Rudra
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies rakṣasā.

मम (mama) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive adjective.

प्राणसमा (prāṇasamā) - dear as life, equal to life

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāṇasama

prāṇasama - equal to life, dear as life

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāṇa+sama)

• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, same
  adjective

Note: Modifies priyā.

प्रिया (priyā) - Refers to Sītā. (beloved, dear one, wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved woman, wife, sweetheart

feminine form of priya (dear)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').