वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-32, verse-12

अवन्दत महाबाहुस्ततस्तां जनकात्मजाम् ।
सा चैनं भयवित्रस्ता भूयो नैवाभ्युदैक्षत ॥१२॥

12. avandata mahābāhustatastāṃ janakātmajām ,
sā cainaṃ bhayavitrastā bhūyo naivābhyudaikṣata.

12. avandata mahābāhuḥ tataḥ tām janakātmajām sā ca
enam bhayavitrastā bhūyaḥ na eva abhyudaikṣata

12. tataḥ mahābāhuḥ tām janakātmajām avandata ca sā
bhayavitrastā bhūyaḥ enam na eva abhyudaikṣata

12. Then, the mighty-armed one bowed to the daughter of Janaka. And she, terrified by fear, certainly did not look at him again.

Words meanings summery:

• अवन्दत (avandata) - bowed, saluted, worshipped

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one (referring to Hanumān) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine, accusative)

• जनकात्मजाम् (janakātmajām) - Sītā, the daughter of Janaka (daughter of Janaka)

• सा (sā) - she

• च (ca) - and

• एनम् (enam) - him, this (masculine, accusative)

• भयवित्रस्ता (bhayavitrastā) - terrified by fear, extremely frightened

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अभ्युदैक्षत (abhyudaikṣata) - looked up at, noticed

Words meanings and morphology

अवन्दत (avandata) - bowed, saluted, worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of vand

Root: vand (class 1)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one (referring to Hanumān) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, great-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maha+bāhu)

• maha – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine, accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

जनकात्मजाम् (janakātmajām) - Sītā, the daughter of Janaka (daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter (born from oneself/one's body)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - she, that

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this (masculine, accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, him

भयवित्रस्ता (bhayavitrastā) - terrified by fear, extremely frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhayavitrastā

bhayavitrasta - terrified by fear, struck with fear

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+vitrasta)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• vitrasta – terrified, frightened
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tras (class 1)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अभ्युदैक्षत (abhyudaikṣata) - looked up at, noticed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of abhyudīkṣ

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

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