वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-17, verse-3

स दृष्ट्वा रूपसंपन्नां कन्यां तां सुमहाव्रताम् ।
काममोहपरीतात्मा पप्रच्छ प्रहसन्निव ॥३॥

3. sa dṛṣṭvā rūpasaṃpannāṃ kanyāṃ tāṃ sumahāvratām ,
kāmamohaparītātmā papraccha prahasanniva.

3. sa dṛṣṭvā rūpasaṃpannām kanyām tām sumahāvratām
kāmamohaparītātmā papraccha prahasan iva

3. sa kāmamohaparītātmā rūpasaṃpannām sumahāvratām
tām kanyām dṛṣṭvā prahasan iva papraccha

3. He, whose mind (ātman) was overwhelmed by desire (kāma) and delusion (moha), saw that maiden, who was endowed with beauty and observed great vows, and he asked her, as if with a smile.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• रूपसंपन्नाम् (rūpasaṁpannām) - endowed with beauty, possessing form

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, girl

• ताम् (tām) - that, her

• सुमहाव्रताम् (sumahāvratām) - observing great vows, of great religious observance

• काममोहपरीतात्मा (kāmamohaparītātmā) - whose mind was overcome by lust and delusion

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रूपसंपन्नाम् (rūpasaṁpannām) - endowed with beauty, possessing form

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rūpasaṃpanna

rūpasaṁpanna - endowed with beauty, possessing form/figure

Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+saṃpanna)

• rūpa – form, beauty, figure
  noun (neuter)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, accomplished, possessed of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pad with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying kanyām.

कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, girl

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

ताम् (tām) - that, her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुमहाव्रताम् (sumahāvratām) - observing great vows, of great religious observance

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sumahāvrata

sumahāvrata - observing great vows, of great religious observance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+mahā+vrata)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying kanyām.

काममोहपरीतात्मा (kāmamohaparītātmā) - whose mind was overcome by lust and delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmamohaparītātman

kāmamohaparītātman - one whose mind (ātman) is overcome by lust (kāma) and delusion (moha)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+moha+parīta+ātman)

• kāma – desire, lust
  noun (masculine)
• moha – delusion, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
• parīta – overcome, surrounded, pervaded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i with prefix pari
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, mind, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective describing 'sa' (he).

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated form of root prach

Root: prach (class 6)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root has with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)