वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-23, verse-5

वेपते स्माधिकं सीता विशन्तीवाङ्गमात्मनः ।
वने यूथपरिभ्रष्टा मृगी कोकैरिवार्दिता ॥५॥

5. vepate smādhikaṃ sītā viśantīvāṅgamātmanaḥ ,
vane yūthaparibhraṣṭā mṛgī kokairivārditā.

5. vepate sma adhikam sītā viśantī iva aṅgam ātmanaḥ
vane yūthaparibhraṣṭā mṛgī kokaiḥ iva ārditā

5. sītā adhikam vepate sma ātmanaḥ aṅgam viśantī
iva vane yūthaparibhraṣṭā kokaiḥ ārditā mṛgī iva

5. Sita trembled excessively, as though withdrawing into her own body, much like a doe separated from its herd in the forest, tormented by predators (koka).

Words meanings summery:

• वेपते (vepate) - trembles, shakes, quivers

• स्म (sma) - was (used with present tense verb to denote past action)

• अधिकम् (adhikam) - excessively, greatly, very much

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• विशन्ती (viśantī) - entering, going into

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - body, limb, part

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - her own (body) (of oneself, of the self, one's own)

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in a grove

• यूथपरिभ्रष्टा (yūthaparibhraṣṭā) - separated from the herd, strayed from the flock

• मृगी (mṛgī) - a doe, a female deer

• कोकैः (kokaiḥ) - by predators (wolves/jackals) (by ruddy geese; by wolves, by jackals)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• आर्दिता (ārditā) - afflicted, tormented, distressed

Words meanings and morphology

वेपते (vepate) - trembles, shakes, quivers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of vep

Present Indicative third singular

From root `vep` (to tremble) in present tense, third person singular, middle voice.

Root: vep (class 1)

स्म (sma) - was (used with present tense verb to denote past action)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `vepate` to form 'was trembling'.

अधिकम् (adhikam) - excessively, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of `adhika` used adverbially.

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife); furrow, line

विशन्ती (viśantī) - entering, going into

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśat

viśat - entering, going into

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `viś` (to enter) in present active participle form.

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with Sita.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - body, limb, part

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, member

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - her own (body) (of oneself, of the self, one's own)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

वने (vane) - in the forest, in a grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

यूथपरिभ्रष्टा (yūthaparibhraṣṭā) - separated from the herd, strayed from the flock

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yūthaparibhraṣṭa

yūthaparibhraṣṭa - separated from the herd

Compound type : tatpurusha (yūtha+paribhraṣṭa)

• yūtha – herd, flock, multitude, troop
  noun (neuter)
• paribhraṣṭa – fallen away, separated, strayed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `bhraś` (to fall) with prefix `pari`.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: bhraś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mṛgī`.

मृगी (mṛgī) - a doe, a female deer

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgī

mṛgī - a female deer, doe; a female antelope

Feminine form of `mṛga` (deer).

कोकैः (kokaiḥ) - by predators (wolves/jackals) (by ruddy geese; by wolves, by jackals)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of koka

koka - ruddy goose; wolf; jackal

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

आर्दिता (ārditā) - afflicted, tormented, distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ārdita

ārdita - afflicted, tormented, pained, distressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `ard` (to pain, afflict).

Root: ard (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mṛgī`.