वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-24, verse-1

सीतां तु मोहितां दृष्ट्वा सरमा नाम राक्षसी ।
आससादाशु वैदेहीं प्रियां प्रणयिनी सखी ॥१॥

1. sītāṃ tu mohitāṃ dṛṣṭvā saramā nāma rākṣasī ,
āsasādāśu vaidehīṃ priyāṃ praṇayinī sakhī.

1. sītām tu mohitām dṛṣṭvā saramā nāma rākṣasī
āsasāda āśu vaidehīm priyām praṇayinī sakhī

1. saramā nāma rākṣasī praṇayinī sakhī sītām
mohitām dṛṣṭvā āśu priyām vaidehīm āsasāda

1. Having seen Sita bewildered, a female demon named Sarama, a loving friend, quickly approached dear Vaidehi.

Words meanings summery:

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita (daughter of Janaka) (Sita)

• तु (tu) - and, indeed (marks a slight transition or emphasis) (but, and, indeed, however)

• मोहिताम् (mohitām) - bewildered, unconscious (bewildered, deluded, enchanted, made unconscious)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• सरमा (saramā) - Sarama (Sarama (name of a female demon))

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, forsooth)

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon

• आससाद (āsasāda) - approached (approached, came near)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehi (Sita) (Vaidehi (Sita, daughter of Videha))

• प्रियाम् (priyām) - dear (to Sarama) (dear, beloved)

• प्रणयिनी (praṇayinī) - loving (friend) (affectionate, loving, beloved)

• सखी (sakhī) - friend (Sarama) (friend, female companion)

Words meanings and morphology

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita (daughter of Janaka) (Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)

तु (tu) - and, indeed (marks a slight transition or emphasis) (but, and, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

मोहिताम् (mohitām) - bewildered, unconscious (bewildered, deluded, enchanted, made unconscious)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mohita

mohita - bewildered, deluded, enchanted, unconscious

past passive participle (causative of muh)

root muh (to be deluded) + causative suffix -i + past participle suffix -ta

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies sītām.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root dṛś + suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सरमा (saramā) - Sarama (Sarama (name of a female demon))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saramā

saramā - Sarama (name of a female demon, a friend of Sita)

Note: Subject of āsasāda.

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, forsooth)

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially from original noun nāman

Note: Indicates preceding word is a name.

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon

feminine of rākṣasa

Note: In apposition to saramā.

आससाद (āsasāda) - approached (approached, came near)

(verb)

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

perfect tense

root sad + prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

adverbial use of adjective āśu

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehi (Sita) (Vaidehi (Sita, daughter of Videha))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehi (Sita, referring to her as princess of Videha)

feminine of Videha

Note: Object of āsasāda. Refers to Sita.

प्रियाम् (priyām) - dear (to Sarama) (dear, beloved)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - dear, beloved, favorite (feminine)

feminine of priya

Note: Qualifies vaidehīm.

प्रणयिनी (praṇayinī) - loving (friend) (affectionate, loving, beloved)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praṇayinī

praṇayinī - affectionate, loving, beloved (feminine)

feminine of praṇayin

Prefix: pra

Root: ṇī (nī) (class 1)

Note: Qualifies sakhī and saramā.

सखी (sakhī) - friend (Sarama) (friend, female companion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakhī

sakhī - friend, female companion

Note: In apposition to saramā.