वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-10, verse-6

दृष्टमन्तःपुरं सर्वं दृष्ट्वा रावणयोषितः ।
न सीता दृश्यते साध्वी वृथा जातो मम श्रमः ॥६॥

6. dṛṣṭamantaḥpuraṃ sarvaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇayoṣitaḥ ,
na sītā dṛśyate sādhvī vṛthā jāto mama śramaḥ.

6. dṛṣṭam antaḥpuram sarvam dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇayoṣitaḥ
na sītā dṛśyate sādhvī vṛthā jātaḥ mama śramaḥ

6. I have searched the entire inner palace, and I have seen Ravana's wives. But the chaste Sita is nowhere to be seen. My labor has been in vain.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - has been seen (by me) (seen, observed)

• अन्तःपुरम् (antaḥpuram) - the inner palace (inner palace, harem, women's apartments)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (all, entire, whole)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - and I have seen (having seen)

• रावणयोषितः (rāvaṇayoṣitaḥ) - Ravana's wives

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears)

• साध्वी (sādhvī) - the chaste woman (chaste, virtuous, good woman)

• वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - has become, has been (born, arisen, become)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• श्रमः (śramaḥ) - my labor/effort (effort, toil, fatigue, labor)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - has been seen (by me) (seen, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to antaḥpuram.

अन्तःपुरम् (antaḥpuram) - the inner palace (inner palace, harem, women's apartments)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner palace, harem, royal women's quarters

Compound type : tatpurusha (antar+pura)

• antar – inside, within
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, palace
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (all, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, entire, whole, every

Note: Agrees with antaḥpuram.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - and I have seen (having seen)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रावणयोषितः (rāvaṇayoṣitaḥ) - Ravana's wives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of rāvaṇayoṣit

rāvaṇayoṣit - Ravana's wife/wives

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāvaṇa+yoṣit)

• rāvaṇa – Ravana (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• yoṣit – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (proper noun), furrow

Note: Subject of dṛśyate.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Passive voice.

साध्वी (sādhvī) - the chaste woman (chaste, virtuous, good woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhvī

sādhvī - virtuous woman, chaste wife, good woman

Feminine form of sadhu.

Note: Agrees with sītā, used as an epithet.

वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

जातः (jātaḥ) - has become, has been (born, arisen, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born, produced).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with śramaḥ.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Possessive pronoun.

श्रमः (śramaḥ) - my labor/effort (effort, toil, fatigue, labor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrama

śrama - effort, toil, fatigue, labor

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Subject of jātaḥ.