वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-38, verse-6

स वीर्यवान् कथं सीतां हृतां समनुमन्यसे ।
वसन्तीं रक्षसां मध्ये महेन्द्रवरुणोपम ॥६॥

6. sa vīryavān kathaṃ sītāṃ hṛtāṃ samanumanyase ,
vasantīṃ rakṣasāṃ madhye mahendravaruṇopama.

6. saḥ vīryavān katham sītām hṛtām samanumanyase
vasantīm rakṣasām madhye mahendravaruṇopama

6. mahendravaruṇopama saḥ vīryavān katham hṛtām
rakṣasām madhye vasantīm sītām samanumanyase

6. O you who are comparable to the great Indra and Varuna, how can you, being so valiant, tolerate Sita, who has been abducted and is now dwelling among the Rākṣasas?

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Rama (he)

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - Rama's inherent strength and courage (powerful, valiant, heroic)

• कथम् (katham) - expressing surprise or disbelief at Rama's inaction (how, why)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• हृताम् (hṛtām) - Sita, who was abducted by Ravana (abducted, carried off, stolen)

• समनुमन्यसे (samanumanyase) - how can Rama tolerate this situation (you approve, you assent, you tolerate)

• वसन्तीम् (vasantīm) - Sita, who is living (dwelling, residing)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - the demons (Rākṣasas) who abducted Sita (of the Rākṣasas, among the demons)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst of, among

• महेन्द्रवरुणोपम (mahendravaruṇopama) - Sita addressing Rama, comparing him to powerful deities (comparable to Mahendra and Varuna, like Mahendra and Varuna)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - referring to Rama (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - Rama's inherent strength and courage (powerful, valiant, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - possessed of valor, powerful, heroic, strong

Possessive suffix -vat appended to 'vīrya' (valor, strength).

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'

कथम् (katham) - expressing surprise or disbelief at Rama's inaction (how, why)

(indeclinable)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama)

हृताम् (hṛtām) - Sita, who was abducted by Ravana (abducted, carried off, stolen)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - taken, carried, stolen, abducted

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'hṛ' (to take, carry, seize).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sītām'

समनुमन्यसे (samanumanyase) - how can Rama tolerate this situation (you approve, you assent, you tolerate)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: man (class 4)

वसन्तीम् (vasantīm) - Sita, who is living (dwelling, residing)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasantī

vasantī - dwelling, residing, living

Present Active Participle

Feminine form of the present active participle of the root 'vas' (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sītām'

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - the demons (Rākṣasas) who abducted Sita (of the Rākṣasas, among the demons)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a Rākṣasa, demon, evil being

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst of, among

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, centre, amidst

महेन्द्रवरुणोपम (mahendravaruṇopama) - Sita addressing Rama, comparing him to powerful deities (comparable to Mahendra and Varuna, like Mahendra and Varuna)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahendravaruṇopama

mahendravaruṇopama - equal to Mahendra (great Indra) and Varuna

Compound of 'mahā-indra' (great Indra), 'varuṇa', and 'upama' (like, comparable).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra+varuṇa+upama)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• varuṇa – Varuna (god of oceans and cosmic order)
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – like, resembling, comparable
  adjective (masculine)