वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-35

ततस्त्वद्गात्रशोभीनि रक्षसा ह्रियमाणया ।
यान्याभरणजालानि पातितानि महीतले ॥३५॥

35. tatastvadgātraśobhīni rakṣasā hriyamāṇayā ,
yānyābharaṇajālāni pātitāni mahītale.

35. tatas tvat-gātra-śobhīni rakṣasā hriyamāṇayā
yāni ābharaṇa-jālāni pātitāni mahī-tale

35. tatas yāni tvat-gātra-śobhīni ābharaṇa-jālāni
rakṣasā hriyamāṇayā mahī-tale pātitāni

35. Then, those very ornament collections, which adorned your body and were dropped to the ground by you while being carried away by the demon...

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter

• त्वत्-गात्र-शोभीनि (tvat-gātra-śobhīni) - adorning your body

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon Ravana (by the demon)

• ह्रियमाणया (hriyamāṇayā) - by you (Sita) who were being carried away (by her who was being carried away)

• यानि (yāni) - which (ornaments) (which)

• आभरण-जालानि (ābharaṇa-jālāni) - collections/networks of ornaments

• पातितानि (pātitāni) - dropped, thrown down

• मही-तले (mahī-tale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' + 'tasil' suffix

त्वत्-गात्र-शोभीनि (tvat-gātra-śobhīni) - adorning your body

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tvat-gātra-śobhin

tvat-gātra-śobhin - adorning your body, radiant on your body

Compound of 'tvat' (your) + 'gātra' (body) + 'śobhin' (shining, adorning)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+gātra+śobhin)

• tvat – your
  pronoun
  Genitive/Ablative singular of 'yuṣmad' (you)
• gātra – body, limb
  noun (neuter)
• śobhin – shining, beautiful, adorning
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root śubh
  From root 'śubh' (to shine) + 'in' suffix
  Root: śubh (class 1)

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon Ravana (by the demon)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit

ह्रियमाणया (hriyamāṇayā) - by you (Sita) who were being carried away (by her who was being carried away)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried, being abducted

Present Passive Participle

From root 'hṛ' (to carry, abduct) + 'yam' (passive stem) + 'śānac' suffix

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sita, implied 'tvayā' (by you) as per the overall context of the Ramayana.

यानि (yāni) - which (ornaments) (which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

आभरण-जालानि (ābharaṇa-jālāni) - collections/networks of ornaments

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ābharaṇa-jāla

ābharaṇa-jāla - collection/network of ornaments

Tatpurusha compound: 'ābharaṇa' (ornament) + 'jāla' (net, collection)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ābharaṇa+jāla)

• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ā-bhṛ' (to bear, wear)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• jāla – net, collection, multitude
  noun (neuter)

पातितानि (pātitāni) - dropped, thrown down

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pātita

pātita - dropped, thrown down, fallen

Past Passive Participle (causative)

From causative of root 'pat' (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

मही-तले (mahī-tale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahī-tala

mahī-tala - surface of the earth, ground

Tatpurusha compound: 'mahī' (earth) + 'tala' (surface)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

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