वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-57, verse-12

एकवेणीधरा दीना भर्तृचिन्तापरायणा ।
अधःशय्या विवर्णाङ्गी पद्मिनीव हिमागमे ॥१२॥

12. ekaveṇīdharā dīnā bhartṛcintāparāyaṇā ,
adhaḥśayyā vivarṇāṅgī padminīva himāgame.

12. ekaveṇīdharā dīnā bhartṛcintāparāyaṇā
adhaḥśayyā vivarṇāṅgī padminī iva himāgame

12. ekaveṇīdharā dīnā bhartṛcintāparāyaṇā
adhaḥśayyā vivarṇāṅgī himāgame padminī iva

12. She wore a single braid, was dejected, intensely absorbed in thoughts of her husband, sleeping on the bare ground, and her body was discolored, just like a lotus plant at the arrival of winter.

Words meanings summery:

• एकवेणीधरा (ekaveṇīdharā) - (Sitā) wearing a single braid (a sign of distress or separation from husband) (wearing a single braid)

• दीना (dīnā) - (Sitā) dejected (miserable, dejected, sad)

• भर्तृचिन्तापरायणा (bhartṛcintāparāyaṇā) - (Sitā) intensely absorbed in thoughts of her husband (devoted to thinking of her husband)

• अधःशय्या (adhaḥśayyā) - (Sitā) sleeping on the bare ground (sleeping on the ground)

• विवर्णाङ्गी (vivarṇāṅgī) - (Sitā) with a pale complexion, discolored body (with discolored limbs, pale-bodied)

• पद्मिनी (padminī) - a lotus plant (a lotus plant, a lotus pond)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• हिमागमे (himāgame) - at the arrival of winter (at the arrival of winter, in winter)

Words meanings and morphology

एकवेणीधरा (ekaveṇīdharā) - (Sitā) wearing a single braid (a sign of distress or separation from husband) (wearing a single braid)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekaveṇīdhara

ekaveṇīdhara - one who wears a single braid

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'eka' (one) + 'veṇī' (braid) + 'dhara' (holder/wearer).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+veṇī+dhara)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• veṇī – braid, plaited hair
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root `dhṛ` (to hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

दीना (dīnā) - (Sitā) dejected (miserable, dejected, sad)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīna

dīna - miserable, dejected, poor, humble

Past Passive Participle

From root `√dī` (to perish, decay).

Root: dī (class 4)

भर्तृचिन्तापरायणा (bhartṛcintāparāyaṇā) - (Sitā) intensely absorbed in thoughts of her husband (devoted to thinking of her husband)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhartṛcintāparāyaṇa

bhartṛcintāparāyaṇa - intent on the thought of one's husband

Tatpurusha compound: `bhartṛ` (husband) + `cintā` (thought) + `parāyaṇa` (devoted/intent on).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+cintā+parāyaṇa)

• bhartṛ – husband, supporter, master
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhṛ` (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• cintā – thought, anxiety, worry
  noun (feminine)
  From root `cit` (to perceive, think).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, supreme goal
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  Compound of `para` (beyond, supreme) and `ayaṇa` (going).

अधःशय्या (adhaḥśayyā) - (Sitā) sleeping on the bare ground (sleeping on the ground)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhaḥśayyā

adhaḥśayyā - sleeping on the ground, bed on the ground

Tatpurusha compound: `adhas` (below, on the ground) + `śayyā` (bed, sleep).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhas+śayyā)

• adhas – below, downwards, on the ground
  indeclinable
• śayyā – bed, couch, sleep, lying down
  noun (feminine)
  From root `śī` (to lie down).
  Root: śī (class 2)

विवर्णाङ्गी (vivarṇāṅgī) - (Sitā) with a pale complexion, discolored body (with discolored limbs, pale-bodied)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vivarṇāṅga

vivarṇāṅga - having discolored limbs, pale-bodied

Bahuvrīhi compound: `vi` (prefix indicating separation/lack) + `varṇa` (color) + `aṅga` (limb/body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+varṇa+aṅga)

• vi – without, lacking, dis-
  indeclinable
  prefix
• varṇa – color, complexion
  noun (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

पद्मिनी (padminī) - a lotus plant (a lotus plant, a lotus pond)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padminī

padminī - lotus plant, lotus pond, a particular class of women

Feminine form of `padmin` (having lotuses).

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

हिमागमे (himāgame) - at the arrival of winter (at the arrival of winter, in winter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of himāgama

himāgama - arrival of winter, winter season

Tatpurusha compound: `hima` (snow, cold) + `āgama` (arrival).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hima+āgama)

• hima – snow, frost, cold, winter
  noun (masculine)
• āgama – arrival, coming, tradition
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā` + `√gam` (to go).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)