वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-10, verse-3

सा राक्षसानां प्रवरेण बाला स्वशीलसंरक्षण तत् परा सती ।
अनेन नूनं प्रतिदुष्टकर्मणा हता भवेदार्यपथे परे स्थिता ॥३॥

3. sā rākṣasānāṃ pravareṇa bālā svaśīlasaṃrakṣaṇa tat parā satī ,
anena nūnaṃ pratiduṣṭakarmaṇā hatā bhavedāryapathe pare sthitā.

3. sā rākṣasānām pravaraṇa bālā
svaśīlasaṃrakṣaṇatatparā satī
anena nūnam pratiduṣṭakarmaṇā
hatā bhavet āryapathe pare sthitā

3. That young woman, intent on preserving her chastity and steadfast on the noble path, must surely have been killed by this extremely wicked demon.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that young woman (Sita) (she, that (feminine))

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the demons (Ravana's people) (of the demons)

• प्रवरण (pravaraṇa) - by the chief (Ravana) (by the chief, by the best)

• बाला (bālā) - the young woman (Sita) (young woman, girl)

• स्वशीलसंरक्षणतत्परा (svaśīlasaṁrakṣaṇatatparā) - intent on preserving her own chastity (intent on protecting one's own virtue)

• सती (satī) - being (thus), a chaste woman (being, existing, chaste woman)

• अनेन (anena) - by this (demon) (by this (masculine/neuter))

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (certainly, surely, indeed)

• प्रतिदुष्टकर्मणा (pratiduṣṭakarmaṇā) - by this extremely wicked-doer (Ravana) (by one whose deeds are very wicked)

• हता (hatā) - killed (killed, struck)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - might have been (may be, might be, should be)

• आर्यपथे (āryapathe) - on the noble path (of virtue) (on the noble path)

• परे (pare) - on the excellent (path) (excellent, supreme, highest)

• स्थिता (sthitā) - steadfastly situated (situated, standing, abiding)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that young woman (Sita) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sita.

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the demons (Ravana's people) (of the demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rakshasa

प्रवरण (pravaraṇa) - by the chief (Ravana) (by the chief, by the best)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pravara

pravara - chief, best, excellent

Note: Used here substantively as 'chief'.

बाला (bālā) - the young woman (Sita) (young woman, girl)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - young woman, girl

Note: Refers to Sita.

स्वशीलसंरक्षणतत्परा (svaśīlasaṁrakṣaṇatatparā) - intent on preserving her own chastity (intent on protecting one's own virtue)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svaśīlasaṃrakṣaṇatatparā

svaśīlasaṁrakṣaṇatatparā - intent on protecting one's own virtue/chastity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+śīla+saṃrakṣaṇa+tatpara)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• śīla – virtue, conduct, character, chastity
  noun (neuter)
• saṃrakṣaṇa – protection, preservation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root rakṣ (to protect) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• tatpara – intent on, devoted to, absorbed in
  adjective

सती (satī) - being (thus), a chaste woman (being, existing, chaste woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous; a chaste woman (feminine form)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as an epithet for a chaste woman.

अनेन (anena) - by this (demon) (by this (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Ravana.

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (certainly, surely, indeed)

(indeclinable)

प्रतिदुष्टकर्मणा (pratiduṣṭakarmaṇā) - by this extremely wicked-doer (Ravana) (by one whose deeds are very wicked)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pratiduṣṭakarman

pratiduṣṭakarman - one whose deeds are very wicked

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prati+duṣṭa+karman)

• prati – towards, against, very, intensely
  indeclinable
• duṣṭa – wicked, corrupt, spoiled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root duṣ (to be corrupted, to sin).
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Ravana.

हता (hatā) - killed (killed, struck)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

भवेत् (bhavet) - might have been (may be, might be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or conjecture.

आर्यपथे (āryapathe) - on the noble path (of virtue) (on the noble path)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āryapatha

āryapatha - noble path, path of the Arya, virtuous path

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārya+patha)

• ārya – noble, honorable, Aryan
  adjective (masculine)
• patha – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)

परे (pare) - on the excellent (path) (excellent, supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, supreme, excellent, distant

Note: Agrees with āryapathe.

स्थिता (sthitā) - steadfastly situated (situated, standing, abiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, abiding, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bālā/sā.