वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-5, verse-15

सा नूनमसितापाङ्गी रक्षोमध्यगता सती ।
मन्नाथा नाथहीनेव त्रातारं नाधिगच्छति ॥१५॥

15. sā nūnamasitāpāṅgī rakṣomadhyagatā satī ,
mannāthā nāthahīneva trātāraṃ nādhigacchati.

15. sā nūnam asitāpāṅgī rakṣas-madhya-gatā satī
mat-nāthā nātha-hīnā iva trātāram na adhigacchati

15. Certainly, that dark-eyed woman (Sita), though having me as her lord, being amidst the demonic beings (rākṣasas), finds no rescuer, just like one utterly deprived of a protector.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Sita (she, that (feminine))

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• असितापाङ्गी (asitāpāṅgī) - having dark eye-corners, dark-eyed

• रक्षस्-मध्य-गता (rakṣas-madhya-gatā) - gone into the midst of rākṣasas, being among demons

• सती (satī) - being, existing

• मत्-नाथा (mat-nāthā) - though I am her protector (having me as a protector/lord)

• नाथ-हीना (nātha-hīnā) - deprived of a protector/lord, protectorless

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• त्रातारम् (trātāram) - a protector, savior

• न (na) - not

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - obtains, finds, comprehends

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Sita (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers to Sita.

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

असितापाङ्गी (asitāpāṅgī) - having dark eye-corners, dark-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asitāpāṅgī

asitāpāṅgī - having dark eye-corners

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asita+apāṅga)

• asita – dark, black
  adjective
• apāṅga – outer corner of the eye
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: apa

Note: Agrees with 'sā'.

रक्षस्-मध्य-गता (rakṣas-madhya-gatā) - gone into the midst of rākṣasas, being among demons

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣas-madhya-gatā

rakṣas-madhya-gatā - being in the midst of demonic beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rakṣas+madhya+gata)

• rakṣas – demonic being, rākṣasa
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, midst
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, entered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sā'.

सती (satī) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sā', indicating her state of being.

मत्-नाथा (mat-nāthā) - though I am her protector (having me as a protector/lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mat-nāthā

mat-nāthā - having me as a protector

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mat+nātha)

• mad – me (as in 'by me', 'of me' - gen/abl of asmad)
  pronoun
  Ablative/Genitive form of asmad, used as a stem in compounds
• nātha – lord, protector
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sā'.

नाथ-हीना (nātha-hīnā) - deprived of a protector/lord, protectorless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nātha-hīnā

nātha-hīnā - deprived of a protector

Compound type : tatpurusha (nātha+hīna)

• nātha – lord, protector
  noun (masculine)
• hīna – deprived of, abandoned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √hā (to abandon)
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'sā'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

त्रातारम् (trātāram) - a protector, savior

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of trātṛ

trātṛ - protector, savior

Agent noun from root √trā (to protect)

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'adhigacchati'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - obtains, finds, comprehends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of adhigam

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

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