वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-103, verse-17

प्राप्तचारित्रसंदेहा मम प्रतिमुखे स्थिता ।
दीपो नेत्रातुरस्येव प्रतिकूलासि मे दृढम् ॥१७॥

17. prāptacāritrasaṃdehā mama pratimukhe sthitā ,
dīpo netrāturasyeva pratikūlāsi me dṛḍham.

17. prāptacāritrasaṃdehā mama pratimukhe sthitā |
dīpaḥ netrāturasya iva pratikūlā asi me dṛḍham

17. prāptacāritrasaṃdehā mama pratimukhe sthitā tvam
me netrāturasya dīpaḥ iva dṛḍham pratikūlā asi

17. You, who have incurred suspicion regarding your character, stand before me. You are profoundly disagreeable to me, like a lamp to one suffering from an eye ailment.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राप्तचारित्रसंदेहा (prāptacāritrasaṁdehā) - Sītā, who has incurred suspicion regarding her character. (she who has incurred suspicion regarding her character)

• मम (mama) - my, to me

• प्रतिमुखे (pratimukhe) - in front of, facing

• स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, situated, present

• दीपः (dīpaḥ) - a lamp, light

• नेत्रातुरस्य (netrāturasya) - of one afflicted by eye disease, to one suffering from an eye ailment

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रतिकूला (pratikūlā) - disagreeable, adverse, contrary

• असि (asi) - you are

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• दृढम् (dṛḍham) - strongly, firmly, profoundly

Words meanings and morphology

प्राप्तचारित्रसंदेहा (prāptacāritrasaṁdehā) - Sītā, who has incurred suspicion regarding her character. (she who has incurred suspicion regarding her character)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāptacāritrasaṃdeha

prāptacāritrasaṁdeha - one who has incurred suspicion regarding character

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāpta+cāritra+saṃdeha)

• prāpta – obtained, gained, received
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-√āp (to reach, obtain) with kta suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• cāritra – character, conduct, behavior
  noun (neuter)
  From 'caritra' (conduct) or 'car' (to move, behave).
• saṃdeha – doubt, suspicion, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√dih (to smear, doubt).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sītā (implied subject).

मम (mama) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Possessive 'my' or dative 'to me'.

प्रतिमुखे (pratimukhe) - in front of, facing

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prati+mukha)

• prati – towards, against, in front of (as prefix or preposition)
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage.

स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, situated, present

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand, stay) with kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

दीपः (dīpaḥ) - a lamp, light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, source of light

From √dīp (to shine).

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Subject of the simile.

नेत्रातुरस्य (netrāturasya) - of one afflicted by eye disease, to one suffering from an eye ailment

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of netrātura

netrātura - one suffering from eye disease

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (netra+ātura)

• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
• ātura – afflicted, suffering, sick
  adjective (masculine)
  From √āt (to go, walk) with 'ura' suffix, or from √tur (to hurry).

Note: Implied dative, 'to one suffering from...'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction for comparison.

प्रतिकूला (pratikūlā) - disagreeable, adverse, contrary

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratikūla

pratikūla - contrary, adverse, disagreeable, hostile

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prati+kūla)

• prati – against, towards
  indeclinable
• kūla – bank, shore, side
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied 'tvam' (you).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

Second person singular present tense active voice of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The verb for the implied 'tvam'.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Alternate dative form of 'aham'.

दृढम् (dṛḍham) - strongly, firmly, profoundly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle (secondary adverbial usage)

From √dṛh (to be firm, strengthen) with kta suffix. Used adverbially in neuter accusative singular.

Root: dṛh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'pratikūlā asi'.