वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-29, verse-9

यथारूपां यथावर्णां यथालक्ष्मीं विनिश्चिताम् ।
अश्रौषं राघवस्याहं सेयमासादिता मया ॥९॥

9. yathārūpāṃ yathāvarṇāṃ yathālakṣmīṃ viniścitām ,
aśrauṣaṃ rāghavasyāhaṃ seyamāsāditā mayā.

9. yathārūpām yathāvarṇām yathālakṣmīm viniścitām
aśrauṣam rāghavasya aham sā iyam āsāditā mayā

9. aham rāghavasya yathārūpām yathāvarṇām yathālakṣmīm viniścitām [sītām] aśrauṣam,
sā iyam mayā āsāditā

9. As I had definitively heard from Rāghava regarding her form, appearance, and auspicious characteristics, that very Sītā has been found by me.

Words meanings summery:

• यथारूपाम् (yathārūpām) - according to her form, as to her form

• यथावर्णाम् (yathāvarṇām) - according to her color/description, as to her complexion

• यथालक्ष्मीम् (yathālakṣmīm) - according to her auspicious marks, as to her beauty/splendor

• विनिश्चिताम् (viniścitām) - ascertained, definitively known, certain

• अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma, of the descendant of Raghu

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सा (sā) - that Sītā (she, that one)

• इयम् (iyam) - this Sītā (who is present) (this one, she)

• आसादिता (āsāditā) - has been found (attained, found, reached)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Hanumān) (by me)

Words meanings and morphology

यथारूपाम् (yathārūpām) - according to her form, as to her form

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yathārūpa

yathārūpa - according to form, of such a form

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+rūpa)

• yathā – as, in which manner
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'Sītām'.

यथावर्णाम् (yathāvarṇām) - according to her color/description, as to her complexion

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yathāvarṇa

yathāvarṇa - according to color, as to description

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+varṇa)

• yathā – as, in which manner
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, complexion, description
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'Sītām'.

यथालक्ष्मीम् (yathālakṣmīm) - according to her auspicious marks, as to her beauty/splendor

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yathālakṣmī

yathālakṣmī - according to auspicious marks, splendor

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+lakṣmī)

• yathā – as, in which manner
  indeclinable
• lakṣmī – auspicious mark, beauty, prosperity, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'Sītām'.

विनिश्चिताम् (viniścitām) - ascertained, definitively known, certain

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viniścita

viniścita - ascertained, decided, determined, sure

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ci (to gather) with prefixes vi- and ni- and suffix -ta.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'Sītām'.

अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past perfect (luṅ) of śru

Aorist, Active Voice, 1st Person Singular

Aorist form from root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma, of the descendant of Raghu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

A patronymic from Raghu.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: The speaker is Hanumān.

सा (sā) - that Sītā (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sītā.

इयम् (iyam) - this Sītā (who is present) (this one, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to Sītā, emphasizing proximity.

आसादिता (āsāditā) - has been found (attained, found, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āsādita

āsādita - obtained, found, reached, brought near

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sad (to sit) with prefix ā- and suffix -ita (causative stem + ta).

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'sā iyam'.

मया (mayā) - by me (Hanumān) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of 'āsāditā'.

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