वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-15, verse-22

वियूथां सिंहसंरुद्धां बद्धां गजवधूमिव ।
चन्द्रलेखां पयोदान्ते शारदाभ्रैरिवावृताम् ॥२२॥

22. viyūthāṃ siṃhasaṃruddhāṃ baddhāṃ gajavadhūmiva ,
candralekhāṃ payodānte śāradābhrairivāvṛtām.

22. viyūthām siṃhasaṃruddhām baddhām gajavadhūm iva
candralekhām payodānte śāradābhraiḥ iva āvṛtām

22. viyūthām siṃhasaṃruddhām baddhām gajavadhūm iva
candralekhām payodānte śāradābhraiḥ iva āvṛtām

22. Hanuman saw Sītā like a female elephant, separated from her herd, captured and restrained by a lion; or like the crescent moon obscured by autumnal clouds at the end of the monsoon season.

Words meanings summery:

• वियूथाम् (viyūthām) - separated from her herd, solitary

• सिंहसंरुद्धाम् (siṁhasaṁruddhām) - restrained or blocked by a lion

• बद्धाम् (baddhām) - bound, captured, fettered

• गजवधूम् (gajavadhūm) - a female elephant

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• चन्द्रलेखाम् (candralekhām) - the digit of the moon, the crescent moon

• पयोदान्ते (payodānte) - at the end of the clouds, at the end of the rainy season (monsoon)

• शारदाभ्रैः (śāradābhraiḥ) - by autumnal clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• आवृताम् (āvṛtām) - covered, enveloped, veiled

Words meanings and morphology

वियूथाम् (viyūthām) - separated from her herd, solitary

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viyūtha

viyūtha - separated from a herd or group

Compound type : Pradi-samāsa (vi+yūtha)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• yūtha – herd, flock, multitude, group
  noun (neuter)

सिंहसंरुद्धाम् (siṁhasaṁruddhām) - restrained or blocked by a lion

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siṃhasaṃruddha

siṁhasaṁruddha - restrained by a lion

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpuruṣa (siṃha+saṃruddha)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• saṃruddha – restrained, confined, blocked
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root rudh with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rudh (class 7)

बद्धाम् (baddhām) - bound, captured, fettered

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, captured, tied, fettered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh

Root: bandh (class 9)

गजवधूम् (gajavadhūm) - a female elephant

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gajavadhū

gajavadhū - female elephant

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (gaja+vadhū)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vadhū – woman, wife, female
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रलेखाम् (candralekhām) - the digit of the moon, the crescent moon

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of candralekhā

candralekhā - moon's digit, crescent moon

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (candra+lekhā)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• lekhā – line, streak, digit, crescent
  noun (feminine)

पयोदान्ते (payodānte) - at the end of the clouds, at the end of the rainy season (monsoon)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of payodānta

payodānta - end of clouds, end of rainy season

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (payoda+anta)

• payoda – cloud (lit. 'giver of water')
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

शारदाभ्रैः (śāradābhraiḥ) - by autumnal clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śāradābhra

śāradābhra - autumnal cloud

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (śārada+abhra)

• śārada – autumnal, relating to autumn
  adjective
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

आवृताम् (āvṛtām) - covered, enveloped, veiled

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, enveloped, veiled, hidden

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)