वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-4

सीतां ताभिरनार्याभिर्दृष्ट्वा संतर्जितां तदा ।
राक्षसी त्रिजटावृद्धा शयाना वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥४॥

4. sītāṃ tābhiranāryābhirdṛṣṭvā saṃtarjitāṃ tadā ,
rākṣasī trijaṭāvṛddhā śayānā vākyamabravīt.

4. sītām tābhiḥ anāryābhiḥ dṛṣṭvā santarjitām tadā
rākṣasī trijaṭā vṛddhā śayānā vākyam abravīt

4. tada tābhiḥ anāryābhiḥ santarjitām sītām dṛṣṭvā
vṛddhā rākṣasī trijaṭā śayānā vākyam abravīt

4. Then, seeing Sītā being threatened by those ignoble rākṣasīs, the elderly rākṣasī Trijaṭā, who was lying down, spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by them (feminine)

• अनार्याभिः (anāryābhiḥ) - by the ignoble ones, by the unworthy ones

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• सन्तर्जिताम् (santarjitām) - threatened, intimidated, reproached

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness, female ogress

• त्रिजता (trijatā) - Trijaṭā (proper name)

• वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - old, elderly

• शयाना (śayānā) - lying, resting, asleep

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a word, a speech, a statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

Words meanings and morphology

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā' and described by 'santarjitām'.

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by them (feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Instrumental plural of tad (feminine)

Note: Agent for 'santarjitām'.

अनार्याभिः (anāryābhiḥ) - by the ignoble ones, by the unworthy ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of anāryā

anāryā - ignoble, unworthy, uncivilized (feminine)

Feminine form of anārya (ignoble)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (na+āryā)

• na – not, un-
  indeclinable
• āryā – noble, respectable, civilized (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'tābhiḥ'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Conveys prior action by Trijaṭā.

सन्तर्जिताम् (santarjitām) - threatened, intimidated, reproached

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of santarjita

santarjita - threatened, reproached, intimidated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tarj (to threaten) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: tarj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sītām'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness, female ogress

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female rākṣasa, demoness, ogress

Feminine form of rākṣasa

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

त्रिजता (trijatā) - Trijaṭā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of trijatā

trijatā - Trijaṭā (name of a rākṣasī, friend of Sītā)

Note: Specifies which rākṣasī.

वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - old, elderly

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddhā

vṛddhā - old, aged, elderly (feminine)

Feminine form of vṛddha (old)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasī Trijaṭā'.

शयाना (śayānā) - lying, resting, asleep

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śayana

śayana - lying, sleeping, resting

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Present Participle Ātmanepada of root śī (to lie down, sleep)

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasī Trijaṭā'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a word, a speech, a statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect (Laṅ) third person singular active

Third person singular Imperfect Active of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

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