वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-3

मार्गमाणस्तु वैदेहीं सीतामायतलोचनाम् ।
सर्वतः परिचक्राम हनूमानरिसूदनः ॥३॥

3. mārgamāṇastu vaidehīṃ sītāmāyatalocanām ,
sarvataḥ paricakrāma hanūmānarisūdanaḥ.

3. mārgamāṇaḥ tu vaidehīm sītām āyatilocanām
sarvataḥ paricakrāma hanumān arisūdanaḥ

3. arisūdanaḥ hanumān vaidehīm āyatilocanām
sītām mārgamāṇaḥ tu sarvataḥ paricakrāma

3. And Hanumān, the slayer of enemies, searching for Sītā (Vaidehī), who had beautiful long eyes, wandered all around (the palace).

Words meanings summery:

• मार्गमाणः (mārgamāṇaḥ) - searching for (Sītā) (searching, seeking)

• तु (tu) - and (but, and, indeed)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sītā (as princess of Videha) (Vaidehī (princess of Videha, Sītā))

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā (name of Rāma's wife)

• आयतिलोचनाम् (āyatilocanām) - long-eyed, having beautiful long eyes

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (in the palace) (everywhere, on all sides)

• परिचक्राम (paricakrāma) - he wandered around, he went around

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān (name of a prominent Vanara character)

• अरिसूदनः (arisūdanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies, slayer of foes

Words meanings and morphology

मार्गमाणः (mārgamāṇaḥ) - searching for (Sītā) (searching, seeking)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārgamāṇa

mārgamāṇa - searching, seeking, pursuing

Present Middle Participle

From root 'mārg' (to seek, search)

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'hanumān'.

तु (tu) - and (but, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sītā (as princess of Videha) (Vaidehī (princess of Videha, Sītā))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha (Sītā), a woman from Videha

Feminine derivative from 'videha'

Note: Object of 'mārgamāṇaḥ'.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā (name of Rāma's wife)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Rāma's wife), furrow

Note: Object of 'mārgamāṇaḥ'.

आयतिलोचनाम् (āyatilocanām) - long-eyed, having beautiful long eyes

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āyatilocanā

āyatilocanā - long-eyed, having beautiful long eyes

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (āyata+locana)

• āyata – long, extended
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'ā-yam'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'loc' (to see)
  Root: loc (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'sītām'.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (in the palace) (everywhere, on all sides)

(indeclinable)

Avyaya from 'sarva' (all) + 'tasil' suffix

Note: Modifies 'paricakrāma'.

परिचक्राम (paricakrāma) - he wandered around, he went around

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of paricakrāma

Perfect active

From 'pari-kram'

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān (name of a prominent Vanara character)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān (name of a prominent Vanara character), having a jaw

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अरिसूदनः (arisūdanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies, slayer of foes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arisūdana

arisūdana - destroyer of enemies, slayer of foes

Compound adjective/noun

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ari+sūdana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer, causing to perish
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sūd' (to destroy, kill)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Epithet for 'hanumān'.

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