वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-11, verse-69

क्षुद्रेण पापेन नृशंसकर्मणा सुदारुणालांकृतवेषधारिणा ।
बलाभिभूता अबला तपस्विनी कथं नु मे दृष्टपथे ऽद्य सा भवेत् ॥६९॥

69. kṣudreṇa pāpena nṛśaṃsakarmaṇā sudāruṇālāṃkṛtaveṣadhāriṇā ,
balābhibhūtā abalā tapasvinī kathaṃ nu me dṛṣṭapathe'dya sā bhavet.

69. kṣudreṇa pāpena nṛśaṃsakarmaṇā
sudāruṇālaṅkṛtaveṣadhāriṇā
balābhibhūtā abalā tapasvinī katham
nu me dṛṣṭapathe adya sā bhavet

69. katham nu sā abalā tapasvinī
balābhibhūtā kṣudreṇa pāpena
nṛśaṃsakarmaṇā sudāruṇālaṅkṛtaveṣadhāriṇā
adya me dṛṣṭapathe bhavet

69. How can that helpless, pitiable woman, who was overpowered by force by a vile, sinful perpetrator of cruel deeds, clad in a terrifyingly ornate guise, appear before my eyes today?

Words meanings summery:

• क्षुद्रेण (kṣudreṇa) - by a vile (person) (by a vile, petty, mean, small, insignificant one)

• पापेन (pāpena) - by a sinful (person/perpetrator) (by a sinful one, by sin, by an evil deed)

• नृशंसकर्मणा (nṛśaṁsakarmaṇā) - by one of cruel deeds, by a perpetrator of cruel actions

• सुदारुणालङ्कृतवेषधारिणा (sudāruṇālaṅkṛtaveṣadhāriṇā) - by one wearing a terribly adorned guise, by one with a very dreadful adorned appearance

• बलाभिभूता (balābhibhūtā) - overpowered by force, subdued by strength

• अबला (abalā) - helpless woman, weak woman

• तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - pitiable woman (pitiable woman, ascetic woman)

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, surely, now (interrogative or emphatic particle))

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, of me)

• दृष्टपथे (dṛṣṭapathe) - in the path of sight, in view, within sight

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may appear/be (may be, should be, would be)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षुद्रेण (kṣudreṇa) - by a vile (person) (by a vile, petty, mean, small, insignificant one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣudra

kṣudra - small, insignificant, mean, vile, low, wicked

पापेन (pāpena) - by a sinful (person/perpetrator) (by a sinful one, by sin, by an evil deed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sinful; (as noun) sin, vice, evil deed, wicked person

नृशंसकर्मणा (nṛśaṁsakarmaṇā) - by one of cruel deeds, by a perpetrator of cruel actions

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsakarmaṇ

nṛśaṁsakarmaṇ - having cruel deeds, performing cruel actions, cruel-deeded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nṛśaṃsa+karman)

• nṛśaṃsa – cruel, wicked, atrocious
  adjective
• karman – deed, action, work, fate, religious rite (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुदारुणालङ्कृतवेषधारिणा (sudāruṇālaṅkṛtaveṣadhāriṇā) - by one wearing a terribly adorned guise, by one with a very dreadful adorned appearance

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sudāruṇālaṅkṛtaveṣadhārin

sudāruṇālaṅkṛtaveṣadhārin - wearing a terribly adorned guise, having a very dreadful adorned appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+dāruṇa+alaṅkṛta+veṣa+dhārin)

• su – good, well, very, thoroughly
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, harsh, cruel
  adjective
• alaṅkṛta – adorned, decorated, embellished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ with prefix alaṃ
  Prefix: alaṃ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• veṣa – dress, garb, costume, disguise, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: viś (class 6)
• dhārin – wearing, bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix
  Derived from root dhṛ (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

बलाभिभूता (balābhibhūtā) - overpowered by force, subdued by strength

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of balābhibhūta

balābhibhūta - overpowered by force, subdued by strength

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+abhibhūta)

• bala – force, strength, power
  noun (neuter)
• abhibhūta – overpowered, overcome, subdued
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अबला (abalā) - helpless woman, weak woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abalā

abalā - weak, helpless; (as noun) a weak woman, female

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+bala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - pitiable woman (pitiable woman, ascetic woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, devotee; (as adjective) undergoing austerities, suffering; pitiable

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, surely, now (interrogative or emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, to me, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Can also be dative, but here implied genitive ('my sight').

दृष्टपथे (dṛṣṭapathe) - in the path of sight, in view, within sight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭipatha

dṛṣṭipatha - path of sight, range of vision

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭi+patha)

• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, view, eye
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she (demonstrative pronoun)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may appear/be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

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

Optative mood

3rd person singular optative active

Root: bhū (class 1)