वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-57, verse-3

आर्यायाः सदृशं शीलं सीतायाः प्लवगर्षभाः ।
तपसा धारयेल् लोकान् क्रुद्धा वा निर्दहेदपि ॥३॥

3. āryāyāḥ sadṛśaṃ śīlaṃ sītāyāḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ ,
tapasā dhārayel lokān kruddhā vā nirdahedapi.

3. āryāyāḥ sadṛśam śīlam sītāyāḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ
tapasā dhārayet lokān kruddhā vā nirdahet api

3. plavagarṣabhāḥ sītāyāḥ śīlam āryāyāḥ sadṛśam
kruddhā api tapasā lokān dhārayet vā api nirdahet

3. O best among monkeys, Sītā's character is fitting for a noble lady. Even angered, she could sustain the worlds by her ascetic power (tapas) or burn them down.

Words meanings summery:

• आर्यायाः (āryāyāḥ) - of the noble Sītā (of the noble lady, of the respected one)

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - befitting (similar, like, befitting, appropriate)

• शीलम् (śīlam) - character (character, conduct, nature, habit, good behavior)

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

• प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - O best among monkeys, O chief of monkeys

• तपसा (tapasā) - by her ascetic power (by asceticism, by penance, by spiritual fervor)

• धारयेत् (dhārayet) - could sustain (might sustain, should sustain, would sustain)

• लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds (the worlds, the people)

• क्रुद्धा (kruddhā) - (she) being angry (angry, enraged (feminine nominative singular))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• निर्दहेत् (nirdahet) - could burn down (might burn down, should burn down, would destroy)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

Words meanings and morphology

आर्यायाः (āryāyāḥ) - of the noble Sītā (of the noble lady, of the respected one)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of āryā

āryā - noble lady, respectable woman, a lady of the Arya race

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - befitting (similar, like, befitting, appropriate)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, resembling, fit, proper, suitable

Note: Agrees with śīlam.

शीलम् (śīlam) - character (character, conduct, nature, habit, good behavior)

(noun)

neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - habit, custom, conduct, character, good disposition, nature

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter and Rāma's wife); furrow

Note: Possessive of śīlam.

प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - O best among monkeys, O chief of monkeys

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of plavagarṣabha

plavagarṣabha - best among monkeys, chief of monkeys (lit. 'bull among jumpers')

Compound type : tatpurusha (plavaga+ṛṣabha)

• plavaga – monkey, jumper
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root plu (to float, to jump) with -ga (from gam, going)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing the monkeys (like Hanumān).

तपसा (tapasā) - by her ascetic power (by asceticism, by penance, by spiritual fervor)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, penance, asceticism (tapas), spiritual austerity, religious fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

धारयेत् (dhārayet) - could sustain (might sustain, should sustain, would sustain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dhṛ

causative

From root dhṛ (class 1, 3). Causative stem dhāray.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds (the worlds, the people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common folk

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of dhārayet and nirdahet.

क्रुद्धा (kruddhā) - (she) being angry (angry, enraged (feminine nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, wrathful

Past Passive Participle

From root krudh (class 4) + -ta suffix.

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Implies 'even if she is angry'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects dhārayet and nirdahet.

निर्दहेत् (nirdahet) - could burn down (might burn down, should burn down, would destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dah

From root dah (class 1).

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the burning power.