वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-15, verse-19

लक्षयामास लक्ष्मीवान् हनूमाञ्जनकात्मजाम् ।
निष्प्रभां शोकसंतप्तां मलसंकुलमूर्धजाम् ॥१९॥

19. lakṣayāmāsa lakṣmīvān hanūmāñjanakātmajām ,
niṣprabhāṃ śokasaṃtaptāṃ malasaṃkulamūrdhajām.

19. lakṣayāmāsa lakṣmīvān hanumān janakātmajām
niṣprabhām śokasaṃtaptām malasaṃkulamūrdhajām

19. lakṣmīvān hanumān janakātmajām lakṣayāmāsa
niṣprabhām śokasaṃtaptām malasaṃkulamūrdhajām

19. The prosperous Hanumān saw Janaka's daughter (Sītā). [He saw her as] with her radiant beauty faded, tormented by sorrow, and with hair tangled and soiled.

Words meanings summery:

• लक्षयामास (lakṣayāmāsa) - Hanumān saw (he saw, he perceived, he noticed)

• लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - the glorious Hanumān (prosperous, glorious, fortunate, endowed with auspicious marks)

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān (Hanumān (name of the monkey-god))

• जनकात्मजाम् (janakātmajām) - Sītā, daughter of Janaka (Janaka's daughter)

• निष्प्रभाम् (niṣprabhām) - Sītā, with her radiance faded (devoid of luster, dim, faded, without light)

• शोकसंतप्ताम् (śokasaṁtaptām) - Sītā, afflicted by sorrow (tormented by sorrow, afflicted by grief)

• मलसंकुलमूर्धजाम् (malasaṁkulamūrdhajām) - Sītā, with her hair soiled and dishevelled (having hair tangled and soiled, having soiled and dishevelled hair)

Words meanings and morphology

लक्षयामास (lakṣayāmāsa) - Hanumān saw (he saw, he perceived, he noticed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of lakṣ

Perfect Tense (Causal form) - periphrastic perfect

From root lakṣ (10th class, 'to mark') + āmāsa (auxiliary verb form for periphrastic perfect)

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: The subject is Hanumān.

लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - the glorious Hanumān (prosperous, glorious, fortunate, endowed with auspicious marks)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmīvat

lakṣmīvat - possessing splendor, fortunate, glorious, wealthy

From lakṣmī (fortune, prosperity, beauty) + -vat (possessive suffix)

Note: Modifies Hanumān.

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān (Hanumān (name of the monkey-god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān (name of the monkey-god, son of Vāyu)

Note: Subject of lakṣayāmāsa.

जनकात्मजाम् (janakātmajām) - Sītā, daughter of Janaka (Janaka's daughter)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

From Janaka (name) + ātmajā (daughter)

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name of the king of Videha, father of Sītā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter, born of oneself (ātman)
  noun (feminine)
  From ātman (self) + jā (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of lakṣayāmāsa.

निष्प्रभाम् (niṣprabhām) - Sītā, with her radiance faded (devoid of luster, dim, faded, without light)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niṣprabhā

niṣprabhā - devoid of luster, faded

niṣ- (without) + prabhā (light, splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+prabhā)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies Janaka's daughter.

शोकसंतप्ताम् (śokasaṁtaptām) - Sītā, afflicted by sorrow (tormented by sorrow, afflicted by grief)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śokasaṃtaptā

śokasaṁtaptā - tormented by sorrow

Compound containing a past passive participle

śoka (grief) + saṃtaptā (heated, tormented)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+saṃtaptā)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  From root śuc (to grieve)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• saṃtaptā – tormented, afflicted, heated
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tap (to heat, torment) with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Modifies Janaka's daughter.

मलसंकुलमूर्धजाम् (malasaṁkulamūrdhajām) - Sītā, with her hair soiled and dishevelled (having hair tangled and soiled, having soiled and dishevelled hair)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of malasaṃkulamūrdhajā

malasaṁkulamūrdhajā - having soiled and dishevelled hair

malena saṃkula mūrdhajā yasyāḥ sā (one whose hair is tangled with dirt)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mala+saṃkula+mūrdhaja)

• mala – dirt, filth, impurity, sin
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkula – confused, crowded, full of, mixed, entangled
  adjective (neuter)
  From root kul (to collect) with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)
• mūrdhaja – hair (literally, 'born on the head')
  noun (masculine)
  From mūrdhan (head) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies Janaka's daughter.

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