वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-31, verse-26

वसतो दण्डकारण्ये तस्याहममितौजसः ।
रक्षसापहृता भार्या रावणेन दुरात्मना ॥२६॥

26. vasato daṇḍakāraṇye tasyāhamamitaujasaḥ ,
rakṣasāpahṛtā bhāryā rāvaṇena durātmanā.

26. vasataḥ daṇḍakāraṇye tasya aham amitaujasaḥ
rakṣasā apahṛtā bhāryā rāvaṇena durātmanā

26. daṇḍakāraṇye vasataḥ tasya amitaujasaḥ bhāryā aham durātmanā rāvaṇena rakṣasā apahṛtā.

26. While he, of immeasurable might, was dwelling in the Daṇḍaka forest, I, his wife, was abducted by the evil-minded demon Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• वसतः (vasataḥ) - while dwelling, living

• दण्डकारण्ये (daṇḍakāraṇye) - in the Daṇḍaka forest

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Rama) (of him, his)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अमितौजसः (amitaujasaḥ) - of immeasurable might/splendor

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon, by the rākṣasa

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

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

• दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the evil-minded one, by the wicked one

Words meanings and morphology

वसतः (vasataḥ) - while dwelling, living

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, living, residing

Present Active Participle

From √vas (to dwell) + śatṛ

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya' (Rama).

दण्डकारण्ये (daṇḍakāraṇye) - in the Daṇḍaka forest

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of daṇḍakāraṇya

daṇḍakāraṇya - Daṇḍaka forest (a specific forest)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍaka+āraṇya)

• daṇḍaka – Daṇḍaka (name of a forest)
  proper noun (neuter)
• āraṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Rama) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: The speaker, Sita.

अमितौजसः (amitaujasaḥ) - of immeasurable might/splendor

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of amitaujas

amitaujas - of immeasurable might/splendor, of infinite energy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+ojas)

• amita – unmeasured, immeasurable, infinite
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From a- (negation) + √mā (to measure)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ojas – might, power, splendor, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya' (Rama).

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon, by the rākṣasa

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit

Note: Agent of abduction. Refers to Rāvaṇa.

अपहृता (apahṛtā) - abducted, carried away, stolen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apahṛta

apahṛta - abducted, carried away, stolen, taken away

Past Passive Participle

From apa- + √hṛ (to take, carry)

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhāryā' and 'aham'.

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From √bhṛ (to bear, support) + ṇya

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Appositional to 'aham' (Sita).

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Lankā)

Note: Specific agent of abduction.

दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the evil-minded one, by the wicked one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, depraved person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, difficult, evil
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rāvaṇena'.