वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-17

सा तु कृत्वाञ्जलिं दीना कन्योवाच तपोधनम् ।
न जाने कारणं तात येन मे रूपमीदृशम् ॥१७॥

17. sā tu kṛtvāñjaliṃ dīnā kanyovāca tapodhanam ,
na jāne kāraṇaṃ tāta yena me rūpamīdṛśam.

17. sā tu kṛtvā añjalim dīnā kanyā uvāca tapodhanam
na jāne kāraṇam tāta yena me rūpam īdṛśam

17. But she, distressed, with folded hands (añjali), said to the ascetic, 'Father, I do not know the reason why my form has become like this.'

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that girl (who was transformed) (she, that)

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the contrast or continuation (but, indeed, yet)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (añjali) (having done, having made)

• अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - the gesture of folded hands (reverential salutation with folded hands, cup-like cavity of the hands)

• दीना (dīnā) - distressed (the girl) (distressed, miserable, sad)

• कन्या (kanyā) - the girl (who was transformed) (girl, maiden, daughter)

• उवाच (uvāca) - (the girl) spoke (she said, she spoke)

• तपोधनम् (tapodhanam) - to the sage Tṛṇabindu (ascetic, one whose wealth is austerity)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जाने (jāne) - I know

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the reason (cause, reason)

• तात (tāta) - father (addressing Tṛṇabindu) (father, dear one (term of address))

• येन (yena) - by which (reason) (by which, by whom)

• मे (me) - my (to me, my)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - my bodily form (form, shape, beauty)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such (meaning, transformed or unlike herself) (such, of this kind)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that girl (who was transformed) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the contrast or continuation (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (añjali) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - the gesture of folded hands (reverential salutation with folded hands, cup-like cavity of the hands)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of añjali

añjali - reverential salutation with folded hands, the cavity formed by joining the palms

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

दीना (dīnā) - distressed (the girl) (distressed, miserable, sad)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīna

dīna - distressed, miserable, sad, humble

Derived from root 'dī' (to be exhausted)

Root: dī

Note: Agrees with 'kanyā' and 'sā'.

कन्या (kanyā) - the girl (who was transformed) (girl, maiden, daughter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - girl, maiden, daughter

Root: kan (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - (the girl) spoke (she said, she spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect

3rd person singular, active voice, Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha class 2

Root: vac (class 2)

तपोधनम् (tapodhanam) - to the sage Tṛṇabindu (ascetic, one whose wealth is austerity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - ascetic, one whose wealth (dhana) is austerity (tapas)

Bahuvrīhi compound meaning 'one who has tapas as wealth'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, treasure
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'jāne'.

जाने (jāne) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present

1st person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada), Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha class 9

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'I do not know'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the reason (cause, reason)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

Derived from root kṛ (to do/make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'jāne'.

तात (tāta) - father (addressing Tṛṇabindu) (father, dear one (term of address))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (vocative case), venerable man

येन (yena) - by which (reason) (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'kāraṇam'.

मे (me) - my (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Enclitic form of the 1st person pronoun

Note: Possessive, 'my form'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - my bodily form (form, shape, beauty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

Root: rūp (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'is'.

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such (meaning, transformed or unlike herself) (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

From 'idaṃ' (this) + 'dṛś' (to see), meaning 'looking like this'

Root: dṛś

Note: Agrees with 'rūpam'.