वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-14, verse-12

सागरश्च मया क्रान्तः श्रीमान्नदनदीपतिः ।
अस्या हेतोर्विशालाक्ष्याः पुरी चेयं निरीक्षिता ॥१२॥

12. sāgaraśca mayā krāntaḥ śrīmānnadanadīpatiḥ ,
asyā hetorviśālākṣyāḥ purī ceyaṃ nirīkṣitā.

12. sāgaraḥ ca mayā krāntaḥ śrīmān nadanadīpatiḥ
asyāḥ hetoḥ viśālākṣyāḥ purī ca iyam nirīkṣitā

12. mayā śrīmān nadanadīpatiḥ sāgaraḥ ca krāntaḥ
asyāḥ viśālākṣyāḥ hetoḥ ca iyam purī nirīkṣitā

12. The glorious ocean, the lord of rivers and streams, was traversed by me. And this city was also observed for the sake of that wide-eyed woman.

Words meanings summery:

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean (ocean, sea)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• क्रान्तः (krāntaḥ) - traversed (traversed, crossed, stepped over, overcome)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, auspicious, beautiful, prosperous, wealthy)

• नदनदीपतिः (nadanadīpatiḥ) - lord of rivers and streams

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - for her (referring to Sita) (of her, for her, on account of her)

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of (on account of, for the sake of, cause, reason)

• विशालाक्ष्याः (viśālākṣyāḥ) - of that wide-eyed woman (Sita) (of the wide-eyed one)

• पुरी (purī) - city (Lanka) (city, town, citadel)

• च (ca) - also (and, also, moreover)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this, she)

• निरीक्षिता (nirīkṣitā) - observed (observed, seen, looked at)

Words meanings and morphology

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea, a collection of water

From `sāgara` (having poison), or `sa` (with) + `gara` (water)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'was traversed'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent in passive construction.

क्रान्तः (krāntaḥ) - traversed (traversed, crossed, stepped over, overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krānta

krānta - traversed, crossed, stepped over

Past Passive Participle

From root `kram` (to step, walk)

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sāgaraḥ'.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, auspicious, beautiful, prosperous, wealthy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, auspicious, beautiful, prosperous, wealthy

Possessive suffix `matup` from `śrī` (glory, prosperity)

Note: Agrees with 'sāgaraḥ'.

नदनदीपतिः (nadanadīpatiḥ) - lord of rivers and streams

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nadanadīpati

nadanadīpati - lord of rivers and streams (usually referring to the ocean)

Dvandva compound (nada and nadī) within a Tatpurusha (pati of them): nada (river, male) + nadī (river, female) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nada+nadī+pati)

• nada – river (male, or a large river)
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river (female, or a small river)
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sāgaraḥ'.

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - for her (referring to Sita) (of her, for her, on account of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, her

Note: Used with `hetoḥ` to mean 'for her sake'.

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of (on account of, for the sake of, cause, reason)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, instrument

Root: hi

विशालाक्ष्याः (viśālākṣyāḥ) - of that wide-eyed woman (Sita) (of the wide-eyed one)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of viśālākṣī

viśālākṣī - wide-eyed woman

Bahuvrihi compound: viśāla (broad, wide) + akṣi (eye), feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśāla+akṣi)

• viśāla – wide, broad, extensive, large
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'asyāḥ'.

पुरी (purī) - city (Lanka) (city, town, citadel)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, citadel, fort

Root: pṛ

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'was observed'.

च (ca) - also (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this (this, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, her

Note: Agrees with 'purī'.

निरीक्षिता (nirīkṣitā) - observed (observed, seen, looked at)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirīkṣita

nirīkṣita - observed, seen, looked at

Past Passive Participle

From `nir` (prefix) + root `īkṣ` (to see)

Prefix: nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Main verb in passive construction for 'purī'.