वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-37, verse-18

ततः सीता ददर्शोभौ शयानौ शततल्पयोः ।
लक्ष्मणं चैव रामं च विसंज्ञौ शरपीडितौ ॥१८॥

18. tataḥ sītā dadarśobhau śayānau śatatalpayoḥ ,
lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva rāmaṃ ca visaṃjñau śarapīḍitau.

18. tataḥ sītā dadarśa ubhau śayānau śatatarpalayoḥ
lakṣmaṇam ca eva rāmam ca visaṃjñau śarapīḍitau

18. tataḥ sītā ubhau lakṣmaṇam ca rāmam ca śayānau
visaṃjñau śarapīḍitau śatatarpalayoḥ dadarśa

18. Then Sita saw both Lakshmana and Rama, lying unconscious on beds formed by numerous arrows, severely afflicted by arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• सीता (sītā) - Sita (Sita (name of Rama's wife))

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• शयानौ (śayānau) - lying (lying, resting)

• शततर्पलयोः (śatatarpalayoḥ) - on beds formed by numerous arrows (on beds formed by numerous (arrows), on elaborate beds, on a hundred beds)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, just, certainly)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• च (ca) - and

• विसंज्ञौ (visaṁjñau) - unconscious (unconscious, senseless)

• शरपीडितौ (śarapīḍitau) - afflicted by arrows

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + atas (ablative suffix)

सीता (sītā) - Sita (Sita (name of Rama's wife))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita; furrow (literal meaning)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect active

Form of root dṛś in perfect tense, 3rd person singular. Reduplicated form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

शयानौ (śayānau) - lying (lying, resting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of śayāna

śayāna - lying, sleeping, resting

Present middle participle

From root śī (to lie down, sleep) + śānac (present middle participle suffix).

Root: śī (class 2)

शततर्पलयोः (śatatarpalayoḥ) - on beds formed by numerous arrows (on beds formed by numerous (arrows), on elaborate beds, on a hundred beds)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of śatatarpala

śatatarpala - bed of numerous (arrows), elaborate bed, hundred beds

Compound of śata (hundred, numerous) and talpa (bed). Interpreted contextually as a bed formed by numerous arrows, though literally 'hundred beds'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya / tatpuruṣa (śata+talpa)

• śata – hundred, numerous, many
  numeral/adjective (neuter)
• talpa – bed, couch, mattress
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the ground they are lying on, which is effectively a 'bed' made painful by numerous arrows.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's brother)

Note: Object of dadarśa.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero)

Note: Object of dadarśa.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विसंज्ञौ (visaṁjñau) - unconscious (unconscious, senseless)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of visaṃjña

visaṁjña - unconscious, senseless, bewildered

Compound of prefix vi (negative/apart) and saṃjña (consciousness, cognition).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (vi+saṃjña)

• vi – without, apart, inverse
  indeclinable
  prefix
• saṃjña – consciousness, knowledge, sign
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)

शरपीडितौ (śarapīḍitau) - afflicted by arrows

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of śarapīḍita

śarapīḍita - afflicted/wounded by arrows

Past Passive Participle (of pīḍ) + noun śara

Compound of śara (arrow) and pīḍita (afflicted, wounded - past passive participle of pīḍ).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+pīḍita)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• pīḍita – afflicted, tormented, wounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pīḍ (to oppress, torment) with kta suffix.
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)