वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-31, verse-10

रावणेन जनस्थानाद्बलादपहृता यदि ।
सीता त्वमसि भद्रं ते तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ॥१०॥

10. rāvaṇena janasthānādbalādapahṛtā yadi ,
sītā tvamasi bhadraṃ te tanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ.

10. Rāvaṇena janasthānāt balāt apahṛtā yadi | Sītā
tvam asi bhadram te tat mama ācakṣva pṛcchataḥ

10. yadi tvam Rāvaṇena janasthānāt balāt apahṛtā Sītā asi,
(tarhi) te bhadram; tat mama pṛcchataḥ ācakṣva.

10. If you are Sītā, forcibly abducted by Rāvaṇa from Janasthāna, then may all be well for you; tell me that, as I ask.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by the demon king Rāvaṇa (by Rāvaṇa)

• जनस्थानात् (janasthānāt) - from Janasthāna, a specific forest region in the Daṇḍaka forest mentioned in the Rāmāyaṇa. (from Janasthāna)

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

• अपहृता (apahṛtā) - abducted, carried away, stolen

• यदि (yadi) - if

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā, the wife of Rāma, known for her purity and devotion. (Sītā)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• असि (asi) - you are

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune, welfare, auspiciousness

• ते (te) - your, to you

• तत् (tat) - that

• मम (mama) - my, to me

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate

• पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - of one asking, while asking

Words meanings and morphology

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by the demon king Rāvaṇa (by Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of Rāvaṇa

Rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

Note: Agent of the passive participle apahṛtā.

जनस्थानात् (janasthānāt) - from Janasthāna, a specific forest region in the Daṇḍaka forest mentioned in the Rāmāyaṇa. (from Janasthāna)

(proper noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - habitation of men, populated place, a specific forest region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+sthāna)

• jana – people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan
• sthāna – place, location
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Indicates the place from which abduction occurred.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'forcibly'.

अपहृता (apahṛtā) - abducted, carried away, stolen

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apahṛta

apahṛta - abducted, carried away, stolen

Past Passive Participle

derived from root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

सीता (sītā) - Sītā, the wife of Rāma, known for her purity and devotion. (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Sītā

Sītā - Sītā (name of the wife of Rāma, literally 'furrow')

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune, welfare, auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, prosperous, good, fortunate

Root: bhad (class 1)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

Note: Enclitic form for genitive/dative singular of yuṣmad. Here, 'to you' (dative of advantage).

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of ācakṣva.

मम (mama) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive, modifying the participle pṛcchataḥ ('of me who is asking').

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ācakṣ

root cakṣ (to see, say) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - of one asking, while asking

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, inquiring

present active participle

derived from root prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Present active participle, genitive singular, agreeing with mama ('of me who am asking').