वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-114, verse-21

अथ सौम्या दशग्रीवो मृगं याते तु राघवे ।
लक्ष्मणे चापि निष्क्रान्ते प्रविवेशाश्रमं तदा ।
जग्राह तरसा सीतां ग्रहः खे रोहिणीमिव ॥२१॥

21. atha saumyā daśagrīvo mṛgaṃ yāte tu rāghave ,
lakṣmaṇe cāpi niṣkrānte praviveśāśramaṃ tadā ,
jagrāha tarasā sītāṃ grahaḥ khe rohiṇīmiva.

21. atha saumyā daśagrīvaḥ mṛgam yāte
tu rāghave lakṣmaṇe ca api niṣkrānte
praviveśa āśramam tadā jagrāha
tarasā sītām grahaḥ khe rohiṇīm iva

21. Then, O gentle one (saumya), when Rāghava (Rāma) had gone after the deer, and Lakṣmaṇa too had departed, Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) then entered the hermitage. He forcefully seized Sītā, just as a planet (graha) seizes the star Rohiṇī in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• सौम्या (saumyā) - O gentle one! O tranquil one!

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa, lit. 'ten-necked')

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - to the deer, after the deer

• याते (yāte) - having gone, departed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• राघवे (rāghave) - when Rāghava (Rāma)

• लक्ष्मणे (lakṣmaṇe) - when Lakṣmaṇa

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• निष्क्रान्ते (niṣkrānte) - having departed, gone out

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he entered, he went into

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - the hermitage, the retreat

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, he grasped, he took

• तरसा (tarasā) - swiftly, with force, forcefully

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - a planet, an astrological influence

• खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

• रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī (a star, a lunar mansion)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

सौम्या (saumyā) - O gentle one! O tranquil one!

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, tranquil, placid, benevolent; a son of Soma; O gentle one (vocative)

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa, lit. 'ten-necked')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa, 'having ten necks')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

मृगम् (mṛgam) - to the deer, after the deer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, animal, wild beast

याते (yāte) - having gone, departed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root √yā (class 2 P. 'to go').

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

राघवे (rāghave) - when Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (a name for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

लक्ष्मणे (lakṣmaṇe) - when Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

निष्क्रान्ते (niṣkrānte) - having departed, gone out

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of niṣkrānta

niṣkrānta - gone out, departed, issued forth

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root √kram (to step, go) with prefix nis-.

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he entered, he went into

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √viś

Perfect (liṭ) 3rd person singular of root √viś (class 6 P. 'to enter') with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - the hermitage, the retreat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat, a stage of life

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, he grasped, he took

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √grah

Perfect (liṭ) 3rd person singular of root √grah (class 9 P. 'to seize, take').

Root: grah (class 9)

तरसा (tarasā) - swiftly, with force, forcefully

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - speed, velocity, force, energy

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma)

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - a planet, an astrological influence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - a planet; a seizer; an astrological node; an evil spirit

खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, air

रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī (a star, a lunar mansion)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī

rohiṇī - Rohiṇī (the star Aldebaran, 4th lunar mansion, a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Soma)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)