वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-57, verse-10

तदेकवासःसंवीता रजोध्वस्ता तथैव च ।
शोकसंतापदीनाङ्गी सीता भर्तृहिते रता ॥१०॥

10. tadekavāsaḥsaṃvītā rajodhvastā tathaiva ca ,
śokasaṃtāpadīnāṅgī sītā bhartṛhite ratā.

10. tadekavāsaḥsaṃvītā rajaḥdhvastā tathā eva
ca śokasaṃtāpadīnāṅgī sītā bhartṛhite ratā

10. sītā tadekavāsaḥsaṃvītā rajaḥdhvastā tathā
eva ca śokasaṃtāpadīnāṅgī bhartṛhite ratā

10. Sītā was clothed in a single garment, covered with dust, her limbs emaciated by sorrow and anguish, and she was devoted to her husband's welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• तदेकवासःसंवीता (tadekavāsaḥsaṁvītā) - clothed in a single garment (clothed in a single garment, clad in only one cloth)

• रजःध्वस्ता (rajaḥdhvastā) - covered with dust (covered with dust, soiled by dust)

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly (so, thus, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शोकसंतापदीनाङ्गी (śokasaṁtāpadīnāṅgī) - her limbs emaciated by sorrow and anguish (whose limbs are emaciated by sorrow and anguish)

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife))

• भर्तृहिते (bhartṛhite) - to her husband's welfare (in husband's welfare, for husband's benefit)

• रता (ratā) - devoted (devoted, engaged, absorbed in)

Words meanings and morphology

तदेकवासःसंवीता (tadekavāsaḥsaṁvītā) - clothed in a single garment (clothed in a single garment, clad in only one cloth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tadekavāsaḥsaṃvīta

tadekavāsaḥsaṁvīta - clothed in a single garment

Compound formed from tad-eka-vāsas (that one garment) and saṃvīta (clothed).

Compound type : karmadhāraya-bahuvrīhi (tad+eka+vāsas+saṃvīta)

• tad – that, only, merely
  pronoun (neuter)
  demonstrative pronoun/adjective, here possibly adverbial or emphatic
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• vāsas – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvīta – clothed, covered, wrapped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam- (together, completely) + veṣṭ (to wrap, cover)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

रजःध्वस्ता (rajaḥdhvastā) - covered with dust (covered with dust, soiled by dust)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajaḥdhvasta

rajaḥdhvasta - covered with dust, defiled by dust

From rajas (dust) and dhvasta (scattered, ruined, covered).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajas+dhvasta)

• rajas – dust, dirt, pollen
  noun (neuter)
• dhvasta – scattered, ruined, covered, damaged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhvaṃs (to fall, perish, destroy)
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

तथा (tathā) - and similarly (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शोकसंतापदीनाङ्गी (śokasaṁtāpadīnāṅgī) - her limbs emaciated by sorrow and anguish (whose limbs are emaciated by sorrow and anguish)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śokasaṃtāpadīnāṅga

śokasaṁtāpadīnāṅga - having feeble limbs due to grief and suffering

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoka+saṃtāpa+dīna+aṅga)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
• saṃtāpa – anguish, suffering, affliction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dīna – feeble, miserable, emaciated, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from dai, to perish)
  From root dī (to perish, decay, be miserable)
  Root: dī (class 4)
• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma, literally 'furrow')

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भर्तृहिते (bhartṛhite) - to her husband's welfare (in husband's welfare, for husband's benefit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhartṛhita

bhartṛhita - husband's welfare, benefit of husband

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+hita)

• bhartṛ – husband, supporter, lord
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good, suitable
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from dhā)
  From root dhā (to place, do, make)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'ratā'.

रता (ratā) - devoted (devoted, engaged, absorbed in)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rata

rata - devoted, engaged in, attached to, delighted in

Past Passive Participle

From root ram (to rejoice, delight, be pleased).

Root: ram (class 1)

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