वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-9, verse-27

का चिच्च वस्त्रमन्यस्या अपहृत्योपगुह्य च ।
उपगम्याबला सुप्ता निद्राबलपराजिता ॥२७॥

27. kā cicca vastramanyasyā apahṛtyopaguhya ca ,
upagamyābalā suptā nidrābalaparājitā.

27. kā cit ca vastram anyasyāḥ apahṛtya upaguhya
ca upagamya abalā suptā nidrābalaparājitā

27. abalā kā cit ca nidrābalaparājitā suptā upagamya
anyasyāḥ vastram apahṛtya ca upaguhya ca

27. And one weak woman, overcome by the power of sleep, while asleep, drew near, took away another's garment, and embraced it.

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - one (woman) (who, which, some (feminine singular))

• चित् (cit) - some (indefinite particle, forms 'kācit') (indeed, just, even, some (particle))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वस्त्रम् (vastram) - garment (garment, cloth, apparel)

• अन्यस्याः (anyasyāḥ) - of another (woman) (of another, from another (feminine singular))

• अपहृत्य (apahṛtya) - having taken away (having taken away, having seized, having stolen)

• उपगुह्य (upaguhya) - having embraced (it, the garment) (having embraced, having covered)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उपगम्य (upagamya) - having drawn near (to another) (having approached, having arrived at)

• अबला (abalā) - weak woman (weak woman, helpless woman)

• सुप्ता (suptā) - asleep (asleep, sleeping, fallen asleep)

• निद्राबलपराजिता (nidrābalaparājitā) - vanquished by the power of sleep (overcome by the power of sleep)

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - one (woman) (who, which, some (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

Note: Interrogative/indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - some (indefinite particle, forms 'kācit') (indeed, just, even, some (particle))

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वस्त्रम् (vastram) - garment (garment, cloth, apparel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vastra

vastra - garment, cloth, apparel

अन्यस्याः (anyasyāḥ) - of another (woman) (of another, from another (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Can also be ablative singular. Genitive is more fitting here.

अपहृत्य (apahṛtya) - having taken away (having taken away, having seized, having stolen)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed with prefix 'apa-' and suffix '-tya'.

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating a prior action.

उपगुह्य (upaguhya) - having embraced (it, the garment) (having embraced, having covered)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed with prefix 'upa-' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: upa

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating a prior action.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

उपगम्य (upagamya) - having drawn near (to another) (having approached, having arrived at)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed with prefix 'upa-' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating a prior action.

अबला (abalā) - weak woman (weak woman, helpless woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abalā

abalā - weak woman, helpless woman, female

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+bala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the woman performing the actions.

सुप्ता (suptā) - asleep (asleep, sleeping, fallen asleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping

past passive participle

From root 'svap' (to sleep) + suffix '-kta'.

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Adjectival use, describing the state of the woman.

निद्राबलपराजिता (nidrābalaparājitā) - vanquished by the power of sleep (overcome by the power of sleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nidrābalaparājita

nidrābalaparājita - overcome by the power of sleep

Compound type : tatpurusha (nidrā+bala+parājita)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• parājita – conquered, vanquished, overcome
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From root 'ji' (to conquer) with prefix 'parā-'.
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of the woman.