वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-50

इत्येवं मैथिलीं दृष्ट्वा विलपन्तीं तपस्विनीम् ।
रोहिणीमिव चन्द्रेण विना ग्रहवशं गताम् ॥५०॥

50. ityevaṃ maithilīṃ dṛṣṭvā vilapantīṃ tapasvinīm ,
rohiṇīmiva candreṇa vinā grahavaśaṃ gatām.

50. iti evam maithilīm dṛṣṭvā vilapantīm tapasvinīm
rohiṇīm iva candreṇa vinā grahavaśam gatām

50. (saḥ) iti evam maithilīm vilapantīm tapasvinīm
candreṇa vinā grahavaśam gatām rohiṇīm iva dṛṣṭvā

50. Having seen Maithilī (Sītā) thus lamenting, a sorrowful woman, fallen under the sway of misfortune (grahavasa) like the star Rohiṇī without the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā (Maithilī (Sītā))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• विलपन्तीम् (vilapantīm) - lamenting, weeping

• तपस्विनीम् (tapasvinīm) - sorrowful woman, pitiable woman (ascetic woman, pitiable woman)

• रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī (a star, consort of the Moon)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• चन्द्रेण (candreṇa) - by the moon

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• ग्रहवशम् (grahavaśam) - sway of misfortune (sway of a planet, influence of planets)

• गताम् (gatām) - fallen under the sway (of misfortune) (gone, fallen into)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifies or reiterates 'iti'.

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā (Maithilī (Sītā))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithilī (princess of Mithilā, epithet for Sītā)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विलपन्तीम् (vilapantīm) - lamenting, weeping

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vilapat

vilapat - lamenting, wailing, weeping

Present Active Participle

From vi-lap (to lament), suffix -śatṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Maithilīm.

तपस्विनीम् (tapasvinīm) - sorrowful woman, pitiable woman (ascetic woman, pitiable woman)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tapasvinī

tapasvinī - an ascetic woman, female devotee; a miserable or pitiable woman

Feminine of tapasvin (ascetic, miserable)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Maithilīm.

रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī (a star, consort of the Moon)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī

rohiṇī - Rohiṇī (the fourth lunar mansion, personified as a daughter of Dakṣa and favourite wife of the Moon)

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रेण (candreṇa) - by the moon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon; camphor; name of a deity

Note: Used with 'vinā'.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

ग्रहवशम् (grahavaśam) - sway of misfortune (sway of a planet, influence of planets)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grahavaśa

grahavaśa - sway of a planet, planetary influence (often implying negative fortune)

Tatpuruṣa compound: graha (planet) + vaśa (sway, control)

Compound type : tatpurusha (graha+vaśa)

• graha – planet, seizing, grasping
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• vaśa – sway, control, power, will
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Object of 'gatām'.

गताम् (gatām) - fallen under the sway (of misfortune) (gone, fallen into)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived at, obtained, fallen into

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) + kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Maithilīm.

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