वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-63

यदहं गात्रसंस्पर्शं रावणस्य गता बलात् ।
अनीशा किं करिष्यामि विनाथा विवशा सती ॥६३॥

63. yadahaṃ gātrasaṃsparśaṃ rāvaṇasya gatā balāt ,
anīśā kiṃ kariṣyāmi vināthā vivaśā satī.

63. yat aham gātrasaṃsparśam rāvaṇasya gatā
balāt anīśā kim kariṣyāmi vināthā vivaśā satī

63. yat aham rāvaṇasya gātrasaṃsparśam balāt
gatā anīśā vināthā vivaśā satī kim kariṣyāmi

63. Since I forcibly experienced the touch of Rāvaṇa's body, being without a protector and helpless, what could I do, powerless as I was?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - since, that, because, if

• अहम् (aham) - I (Sītā) (I)

• गात्रसंस्पर्शम् (gātrasaṁsparśam) - the touch of the body, physical contact

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• गता (gatā) - experienced (attained, gone, undergone)

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

• अनीशा (anīśā) - powerless, not mistress of oneself

• किम् (kim) - what?

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I will do

• विनाथा (vināthā) - without a protector/lord

• विव्शा (vivśā) - helpless, unwilling, not master of oneself

• सती (satī) - being, existing (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - since, that, because, if

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/relative pronoun (neuter nominative/accusative singular).

Note: Introduces a causal clause.

अहम् (aham) - I (Sītā) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

गात्रसंस्पर्शम् (gātrasaṁsparśam) - the touch of the body, physical contact

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gātrasaṃsparśa

gātrasaṁsparśa - touch of the body, physical contact

Compound of gātra (body) and saṃsparśa (touch).

Compound type : tatpurusha (gātra+saṃsparśa)

• gātra – body, limb
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam- and root spṛś- 'to touch'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Object of gatā.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the demon king of Lanka)

Note: Indicates possession of the 'touch'.

गता (gatā) - experienced (attained, gone, undergone)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, experienced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam- 'to go' with suffix -ta.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with aham (Sītā is speaking).

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - force, strength, power

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'forcibly'.

अनीशा (anīśā) - powerless, not mistress of oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anīśa

anīśa - powerless, helpless, not master

Compound of an (negation) and īśa (master, lord, powerful).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+īśa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• īśa – master, lord, powerful
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with aham.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Note: Object of kariṣyāmi.

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I will do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Interrogative.

विनाथा (vināthā) - without a protector/lord

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinātha

vinātha - without a protector, without a master, helpless

Compound of vi (without) and nātha (lord, protector).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+nātha)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition.
• nātha – lord, protector, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with aham.

विव्शा (vivśā) - helpless, unwilling, not master of oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vivaśa

vivaśa - helpless, powerless, unwilling, constrained

Compound of vi (without) and vaśa (control, will).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+vaśa)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition.
• vaśa – will, power, control, authority
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with aham.

सती (satī) - being, existing (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root as- 'to be'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with aham, functioning as a predicate.