वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-68, verse-29

यज्ञोपवीतमार्गेण छिन्ना तेन तपस्विनी ।
सा पृथिव्यां पृथुश्रोणी पपात प्रियदर्शना ॥२९॥

29. yajñopavītamārgeṇa chinnā tena tapasvinī ,
sā pṛthivyāṃ pṛthuśroṇī papāta priyadarśanā.

29. yajñopavītamārgeṇa chinnā tena tapasvinī sā
pṛthivyām pṛthuśroṇī papāta priyadarśanā

29. tena yajñopavītamārgeṇa chinnā sā tapasvinī
pṛthuśroṇī priyadarśanā pṛthivyām papāta

29. Cut by him along the line of the sacred thread (yajñopavīta), that pitiable, broad-hipped, lovely-to-behold woman fell to the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञोपवीतमार्गेण (yajñopavītamārgeṇa) - severed along the line where the sacred thread is worn (by the path/line of the sacred thread)

• छिन्ना (chinnā) - severed (Sītā) (cut, severed, divided)

• तेन (tena) - by him (Indrajit) (by him, by that)

• तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - the pitiable woman (Sītā) (female ascetic, pitiable woman)

• सा (sā) - she (the illusory Sītā) (she, that)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth (on the earth, in the world)

• पृथुश्रोणी (pṛthuśroṇī) - broad-hipped (Sītā) (broad-hipped, having wide hips)

• पपात (papāta) - she (Sītā) fell (she fell, it fell)

• प्रियदर्शना (priyadarśanā) - lovely to behold (Sītā) (lovely to behold, beautiful)

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञोपवीतमार्गेण (yajñopavītamārgeṇa) - severed along the line where the sacred thread is worn (by the path/line of the sacred thread)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yajñopavītamārga

yajñopavītamārga - path/line of the sacred thread

yajñopavīta (sacred thread) + mārga (path/line).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajñopavīta+mārga)

• yajñopavīta – sacred thread (worn by twice-born castes)
  noun (neuter)
  yajña (Vedic ritual) + upavīta (thread worn over the shoulder).
  Prefix: upa
• mārga – path, road, way, line
  noun (masculine)
  From √mṛg 'to seek, hunt'.
  Root: mṛg (class 10)

Note: Refers to the specific area of the body where the cut was inflicted, i.e., across the chest where the sacred thread is worn.

छिन्ना (chinnā) - severed (Sītā) (cut, severed, divided)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken, divided

past passive participle

Past passive participle from √chid (to cut, cleave).

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Modifies tapasvinī / sā.

तेन (tena) - by him (Indrajit) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'chinnā'.

तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - the pitiable woman (Sītā) (female ascetic, pitiable woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tapasvinī

tapasvinī - female ascetic; a pitiable, miserable woman

Feminine form of tapasvin (one who performs tapas).

Note: Here, primarily carries the sense of 'pitiable' or 'unfortunate'.

सा (sā) - she (the illusory Sītā) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

पृथुश्रोणी (pṛthuśroṇī) - broad-hipped (Sītā) (broad-hipped, having wide hips)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthuśroṇī

pṛthuśroṇī - broad-hipped

pṛthu (broad, wide) + śroṇī (hip); feminine form.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pṛthu+śroṇī)

• pṛthu – broad, wide, large
  adjective (masculine)
• śroṇī – hip, loins
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'sā'.

पपात (papāta) - she (Sītā) fell (she fell, it fell)

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root √pat (to fall, fly), perfect stem papāta.

Root: pat (class 1)

प्रियदर्शना (priyadarśanā) - lovely to behold (Sītā) (lovely to behold, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priyadarśanā

priyadarśanā - lovely to behold, beautiful, pleasant to see

priya (dear, beloved) + darśana (sight, appearance); feminine form.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (priya+darśana)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  agent noun/action noun
  From √dṛś 'to see'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'sā'.