वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-23, verse-33

एवं लालप्यमानायां सीतायां तत्र राक्षसः ।
अभिचक्राम भर्तारमनीकस्थः कृताञ्जलिः ॥३३॥

33. evaṃ lālapyamānāyāṃ sītāyāṃ tatra rākṣasaḥ ,
abhicakrāma bhartāramanīkasthaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ.

33. evam lālapyamānāyām sītāyām tatra rākṣasaḥ
abhicakrāma bhartāram anīkasthaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ

33. evam sītāyām lālapyamānāyām tatra anīkasthaḥ
kṛtāñjaliḥ rākṣasaḥ bhartāram abhicakrāma

33. While Sītā was thus lamenting there, a Rākṣasa (demon) from the army, with folded hands, approached her husband.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• लालप्यमानायाम् (lālapyamānāyām) - while lamenting, while repeatedly wailing

• सीतायाम् (sītāyām) - while Sītā was (lamenting) (in Sītā, concerning Sītā)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon, a Rākṣasa

• अभिचक्राम (abhicakrāma) - approached, went towards

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - the husband, the supporter (accusative)

• अनीकस्थः (anīkasthaḥ) - a Rākṣasa who was part of the army (standing in the army, belonging to the army)

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having made a reverence

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

लालप्यमानायाम् (lālapyamānāyām) - while lamenting, while repeatedly wailing

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of lālapyamānā

lālapyamānā - repeatedly lamenting, wailing

Present Middle Participle (Intensive/Frequentative)

Derived from the intensive form of root lap with the suffix śānac.

Root: lap (class 1)

सीतायाम् (sītāyām) - while Sītā was (lamenting) (in Sītā, concerning Sītā)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper name, daughter of Janaka), furrow

तत्र (tatra) - there, then

(indeclinable)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon, a Rākṣasa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a Rākṣasa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

अभिचक्राम (abhicakrāma) - approached, went towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of abhikram

Perfect Active

Prefix: abhi

Root: kram (class 1)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - the husband, the supporter (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, supporter, lord

Agent noun from root bhṛ.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

अनीकस्थः (anīkasthaḥ) - a Rākṣasa who was part of the army (standing in the army, belonging to the army)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anīkastha

anīkastha - standing in the army, belonging to the army

Compound type : tatpurusha (anīka+stha)

• anīka – army, host, array
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having made a reverence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - with folded hands, making a gesture of reverence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folding of hands (as a gesture of respect), reverence
  noun (masculine)

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