वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-101, verse-2

प्रविश्य तु महातेजा रावणस्य निवेशनम् ।
ददर्श शशिना हीनां सातङ्कामिव रोहिणीम् ॥२॥

2. praviśya tu mahātejā rāvaṇasya niveśanam ,
dadarśa śaśinā hīnāṃ sātaṅkāmiva rohiṇīm.

2. praviśya tu mahātejāḥ rāvaṇasya niveśanam
dadarśa śaśinā hīnām saātaṅkām iva rohiṇīm

2. Upon entering Rāvaṇa's abode, the greatly radiant (Hanumān) beheld her, distressed and forsaken, like the constellation Rohiṇī separated from the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Hanumān (who possesses great splendor/energy) (greatly radiant, powerful, splendid)

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - abode, dwelling, palace

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

• शशिना (śaśinā) - by the moon

• हीनाम् (hīnām) - deprived of the moon (like Rohiṇī) (deprived, forsaken, abandoned)

• सआतङ्काम् (saātaṅkām) - suffering from great fear or anxiety (distressed, frightened, anxious)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī (a star, a constellation, one of the wives of the moon god)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

absolutive from root √viś with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Hanumān (who possesses great splendor/energy) (greatly radiant, powerful, splendid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, highly luminous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Hanumān

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the demon king of Laṅkā)

निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - abode, dwelling, palace

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niveśana

niveśana - dwelling, abode, house, palace

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शशिना (śaśinā) - by the moon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - moon (lit. 'having a hare/rabbit mark')

हीनाम् (hīnām) - deprived of the moon (like Rohiṇī) (deprived, forsaken, abandoned)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hīna

hīna - abandoned, deficient, deprived of

past passive participle

past passive participle from root √hā (to abandon, forsake)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Modifies Sita (implied) and Rohiṇī

सआतङ्काम् (saātaṅkām) - suffering from great fear or anxiety (distressed, frightened, anxious)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saātaṅka

saātaṅka - with distress, full of terror/fear

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ātaṅka)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• ātaṅka – terror, fear, distress
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies Sita (implied) and Rohiṇī

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī (a star, a constellation, one of the wives of the moon god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī

rohiṇī - Rohiṇī (the fourth lunar mansion, a constellation, wife of the moon god)

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