वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-23, verse-8

सा वेपमाना पतिता प्रवाते कदली यथा ।
राक्षसीनां भयत्रस्ता विवर्णवदनाभवत् ॥८॥

8. sā vepamānā patitā pravāte kadalī yathā ,
rākṣasīnāṃ bhayatrastā vivarṇavadanābhavat.

8. sā vepamānā patitā pravāte kadalī yathā
rākṣasīnām bhayatrastā vivarṇavadanā abhavat

8. sā प्रवाते कदली यथा वेपमाना पतिता
भयत्रस्ता राक्षसीनाम् विवर्णवदना abhavat

8. Trembling and fallen like a plantain tree in a strong wind, she became pale-faced and terrified by the female demons (rākṣasīs).

Words meanings summery:

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

• वेपमाना (vepamānā) - trembling, quivering (feminine nominative singular)

• पतिता (patitā) - fallen, dropped (feminine nominative singular)

• प्रवाते (pravāte) - in a strong wind, in a gale (locative singular)

• कदली (kadalī) - plantain tree, banana tree (feminine nominative singular)

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

• राक्षसीनाम् (rākṣasīnām) - of the female demons (rākṣasīs) (of the female demons, of the rākṣasīs (feminine genitive plural))

• भयत्रस्ता (bhayatrastā) - terrified by fear, frightened (feminine nominative singular)

• विवर्णवदना (vivarṇavadanā) - with a discolored face, pale-faced (feminine nominative singular)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - she became, she was

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

वेपमाना (vepamānā) - trembling, quivering (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vepamāna

vepamāna - trembling, shaking, quivering

Present Middle Participle (śānac)

from √vep (to tremble) + śānac suffix

Root: vep (class 1)

Note: Acting as a predicate adjective referring to 'she'.

पतिता (patitā) - fallen, dropped (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, descended

Past Passive Participle

from √pat (to fall) + kta suffix

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Acting as a predicate adjective referring to 'she'.

प्रवाते (pravāte) - in a strong wind, in a gale (locative singular)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pravāta

pravāta - strong wind, gale, draught

Compound pra- + vāta

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pra+vāta)

• pra – forth, forward, intense
  indeclinable
  prefix
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  from √vā (to blow) + kta suffix
  Root: vā (class 2)

कदली (kadalī) - plantain tree, banana tree (feminine nominative singular)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kadalī

kadalī - plantain tree, banana tree

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)

relative adverb

राक्षसीनाम् (rākṣasīnām) - of the female demons (rākṣasīs) (of the female demons, of the rākṣasīs (feminine genitive plural))

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

feminine form of rākṣasa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

भयत्रस्ता (bhayatrastā) - terrified by fear, frightened (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhayatrasta

bhayatrasta - terrified by fear, frightened

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+trasta)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  from √bhī
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• trasta – terrified, frightened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √tras (to tremble, to be terrified) + kta suffix
  Root: tras (class 1)

विवर्णवदना (vivarṇavadanā) - with a discolored face, pale-faced (feminine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vivarṇavadana

vivarṇavadana - pale-faced, with a discolored face

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vivarṇa+vadana)

• vivarṇa – discolored, faded, pale
  adjective (masculine)
  compound vi- + varṇa
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  from √vad
  Root: vad (class 1)

अभवत् (abhavat) - she became, she was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

augmented form of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)