वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-111, verse-2

पातयित्वा ततश्चक्षुः सर्वतो रघुनन्दनः ।
अब्रवीन्मैथिलीं सीतां रामः शशिनिभाननाम् ॥२॥

2. pātayitvā tataścakṣuḥ sarvato raghunandanaḥ ,
abravīnmaithilīṃ sītāṃ rāmaḥ śaśinibhānanām.

2. pātayitvā tataḥ cakṣuḥ sarvataḥ raghunandanaḥ
abravīt maithilīm sītām rāmaḥ śaśinibhānanām

2. tataḥ raghunandanaḥ rāmaḥ sarvataḥ cakṣuḥ
pātayitvā śaśinibhānanām maithilīm sītām abravīt

2. Then, Rama, the joy of the Raghu dynasty, casting his gaze all around, spoke to Sita, the daughter of Mithila, whose face was like the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• पातयित्वा (pātayitvā) - having directed (his gaze) (having caused to fall, having directed)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - gaze (eye, sight, gaze)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

• रघुनन्दनः (raghunandanaḥ) - Rama, the joy of the Raghu dynasty (joy/delight of Raghu, a descendant of Raghu)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - to Sita, the daughter of Mithila (to Maithili, daughter of Mithila)

• सीताम् (sītām) - to Sita

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• शशिनिभाननाम् (śaśinibhānanām) - whose face was like the moon (describing Sita) (having a face like the moon, moon-faced)

Words meanings and morphology

पातयित्वा (pātayitvā) - having directed (his gaze) (having caused to fall, having directed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Causal)

Formed from the causal stem of the root pat (to fall) with the -tvā suffix.

Root: pat (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - gaze (eye, sight, gaze)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

रघुनन्दनः (raghunandanaḥ) - Rama, the joy of the Raghu dynasty (joy/delight of Raghu, a descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (a king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, joy
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root nand (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rama.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - to Sita, the daughter of Mithila (to Maithili, daughter of Mithila)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - daughter of Mithila, Sita

Note: Refers to Sita.

सीताम् (sītām) - to Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Ramayana)

Root: ram (class 1)

शशिनिभाननाम् (śaśinibhānanām) - whose face was like the moon (describing Sita) (having a face like the moon, moon-faced)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaśinibhānana

śaśinibhānana - moon-faced, having a face like the moon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaśin+nibha+ānana)

• śaśin – moon
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling
  adjective
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying Sita.