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5,49

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-49, verse-33

यां सीतेत्यभिजानासि येयं तिष्ठति ते वशे ।
कालरात्रीति तां विद्धि सर्वलङ्काविनाशिनीम् ॥३३॥
33. yāṃ sītetyabhijānāsi yeyaṃ tiṣṭhati te vaśe ,
kālarātrīti tāṃ viddhi sarvalaṅkāvināśinīm.
33. yām sītā iti abhijānāsi yā iyam tiṣṭhati te vaśe
kālarātrī iti tām viddhi sarvalaṅkāvināśinīm
33. yām sītā iti abhijānāsi yā iyam te vaśe tiṣṭhati
tām sarvalaṅkāvināśinīm kālarātrī iti viddhi
33. The one whom you know as Sītā, who remains under your control, know her to be Kālarātri, the destroyer of all Laṅkā.

Words meanings summery:

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  • याम् (yām) - whom (Sītā) (whom (feminine accusative))
  • सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Rāma's wife) (Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter and Rāma's wife), furrow)
  • इति (iti) - as (Sītā) (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or quotation)
  • अभिजानासि (abhijānāsi) - you know/recognize (you know, you recognize)
  • या (yā) - who (Sītā) (who, which (feminine nominative))
  • इयम् (iyam) - this (Sītā) (this, she (feminine nominative))
  • तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains (stands, stays, remains, exists)
  • ते (te) - your (control) (your, to you (dative/genitive of yuṣmad))
  • वशे (vaśe) - under control (under control, in power, obedient to)
  • कालरात्री (kālarātrī) - Kālarātri (the night of cosmic dissolution) (the night of destruction, a name of Durgā or Yama's sister)
  • इति (iti) - as (Kālarātri) (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or quotation)
  • ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā) (her, that (feminine accusative))
  • विद्धि (viddhi) - know! (imperative) (know!, understand!)
  • सर्वलङ्काविनाशिनीम् (sarvalaṅkāvināśinīm) - the destroyer of all of Laṅkā (destroyer of all Laṅkā)

Words meanings and morphology

याम् (yām) - whom (Sītā) (whom (feminine accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whatever
Relative pronoun.
Note: Object of abhijānāsi.
सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Rāma's wife) (Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter and Rāma's wife), furrow)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā
sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka), furrow, track
Note: Used as predicate with iti.
इति (iti) - as (Sītā) (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or quotation)
(indeclinable)
Particle used to mark quotations, definitions, or particular meanings.
अभिजानासि (abhijānāsi) - you know/recognize (you know, you recognize)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of abhijñā
present tense
Second person singular, present indicative, active voice of abhijñā (prefix abhi + root jñā).
Prefix: abhi
Root: jñā (class 9)
या (yā) - who (Sītā) (who, which (feminine nominative))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whatever
Relative pronoun.
Note: Subject of tiṣṭhati.
इयम् (iyam) - this (Sītā) (this, she (feminine nominative))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, she
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Emphatic, referring to Sītā.
तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains (stands, stays, remains, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā
present tense
Third person singular, present indicative, active voice of sthā.
Root: sthā (class 1)
ते (te) - your (control) (your, to you (dative/genitive of yuṣmad))
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
Enclitic genitive/dative form of yuṣmad.
Note: Adjective to vaśe.
वशे (vaśe) - under control (under control, in power, obedient to)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa
vaśa - will, power, control, authority
Root: vaś (class 2)
कालरात्री (kālarātrī) - Kālarātri (the night of cosmic dissolution) (the night of destruction, a name of Durgā or Yama's sister)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kālarātrī
kālarātrī - night of destruction, name of Durgā, epithet of the end of the world
Compound: kāla (time/death) + rātrī (night).
Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+rātrī)
  • kāla – time, death, black
    noun (masculine)
  • rātrī – night
    noun (feminine)
Note: Predicate nominative with iti.
इति (iti) - as (Kālarātri) (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or quotation)
(indeclinable)
Particle used to mark quotations, definitions, or particular meanings.
ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā) (her, that (feminine accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Object of viddhi.
विद्धि (viddhi) - know! (imperative) (know!, understand!)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
imperative mood
Second person singular, imperative mood, active voice of vid.
Root: vid (class 2)
सर्वलङ्काविनाशिनीम् (sarvalaṅkāvināśinīm) - the destroyer of all of Laṅkā (destroyer of all Laṅkā)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sarvalaṅkāvināśinī
sarvalaṅkāvināśinī - destroyer of all Laṅkā
Compound: sarva (all) + laṅkā (Laṅkā) + vināśinī (destroyer).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+laṅkā+vināśinī)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    adjective (masculine)
  • laṅkā – Laṅkā (name of the capital of Rāvaṇa)
    proper noun (feminine)
  • vināśinī – destroying, destroyer (feminine)
    adjective (feminine)
    From vi + nāś + inī suffix.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Qualifies tām (Sītā).