वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-39

मैथिली रक्ष्यमाणा तु राक्षसीभिरनिन्दिता ।
ददर्श राक्षसं क्रुद्धं निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणम् ॥३९॥

39. maithilī rakṣyamāṇā tu rākṣasībhiraninditā ,
dadarśa rākṣasaṃ kruddhaṃ nistriṃśavaradhāriṇam.

39. maithilī rakṣyamāṇā tu rākṣasībhiḥ aninditā
dadarśa rākṣasam kruddham nistriṃśavaradhāriṇam

39. tu rākṣasībhiḥ rakṣyamāṇā aninditā maithilī
kruddham nistriṃśavaradhāriṇam rākṣasam dadarśa

39. But the blameless Maithilī (Sītā), while being guarded by the demonesses, saw the enraged demon (Rāvaṇa) wielding an excellent sword.

Words meanings summery:

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Princess Sītā, daughter of the king of Mithilā (Maithilī (princess of Mithilā, Sītā))

• रक्ष्यमाणा (rakṣyamāṇā) - being guarded, being protected

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• राक्षसीभिः (rākṣasībhiḥ) - by the demonesses

• अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - Maithilī, who was blameless (blameless, faultless, irreproachable)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - she saw

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - Rāvaṇa, the demon (the demon (Rāvaṇa))

• क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - the enraged demon (enraged, angry)

• निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणम् (nistriṁśavaradhāriṇam) - the demon (Rāvaṇa) wielding an excellent sword (wielding an excellent sword)

Words meanings and morphology

मैथिली (maithilī) - Princess Sītā, daughter of the king of Mithilā (Maithilī (princess of Mithilā, Sītā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - princess of Mithilā, Sītā

Derived from Mithilā (name of a kingdom)

रक्ष्यमाणा (rakṣyamāṇā) - being guarded, being protected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣyamāṇa

rakṣyamāṇa - being guarded, being protected

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect) with passive suffix -ya and present participle suffix -māna

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

राक्षसीभिः (rākṣasībhiḥ) - by the demonesses

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female demon, demoness

Feminine form of Rākṣasa

अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - Maithilī, who was blameless (blameless, faultless, irreproachable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anindita

anindita - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nind (to blame) with negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nindita – blamed, censured
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nind (to blame)
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Maithilī.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - she saw

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - Rāvaṇa, the demon (the demon (Rāvaṇa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a fiend

क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - the enraged demon (enraged, angry)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with Rākṣasam.

निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणम् (nistriṁśavaradhāriṇam) - the demon (Rāvaṇa) wielding an excellent sword (wielding an excellent sword)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nistriṃśavaradhārin

nistriṁśavaradhārin - wielding an excellent sword

Compound type : tatpurusha (nistriṃśavara+dhārin)

• nistriṃśavara – excellent sword
  noun (masculine)
• dhārin – bearer, holder, wearer, wielding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix -in
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Rākṣasam. The compound 'nistriṃśavara' itself is a compound of 'nistriṃśa' (sword) and 'vara' (excellent).

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