वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-26, verse-22

अब्रवीत्तां दशग्रीवश्चरणाधोमुखीं स्थिताम् ।
सुतस्य यदि मे भार्या ततस्त्वं मे स्नुषा भवेः ॥२२॥

22. abravīttāṃ daśagrīvaścaraṇādhomukhīṃ sthitām ,
sutasya yadi me bhāryā tatastvaṃ me snuṣā bhaveḥ.

22. abravīt tām daśagrīvaḥ caraṇādhomukhīm sthitām
sutasya yadi me bhāryā tataḥ tvam me snuṣā bhaveḥ

22. daśagrīvaḥ caraṇādhomukhīm sthitām tām abravīt: "yadi tvam me sutasya bhāryā,
tataḥ me snuṣā bhaveḥ.
"

22. Daśagrīva said to her, who stood with her face cast down towards his feet: 'If you are the wife of my son, then you would be my daughter-in-law.'

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• ताम् (tām) - her, to her

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Ravana) (Daśagrīva (an epithet of Ravana))

• चरणाधोमुखीम् (caraṇādhomukhīm) - having her face turned downwards towards the feet

• स्थिताम् (sthitām) - standing, situated

• सुतस्य (sutasya) - of the son

• यदि (yadi) - if

• मे (me) - my (my, of me)

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मे (me) - my (my, of me)

• स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law

• भवेः (bhaveḥ) - you would be, you should be

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ताम् (tām) - her, to her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Rambha.

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Ravana) (Daśagrīva (an epithet of Ravana))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked, Daśagrīva (an epithet of Ravana)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

चरणाधोमुखीम् (caraṇādhomukhīm) - having her face turned downwards towards the feet

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of caraṇādhomukhī

caraṇādhomukhī - having one's face downcast towards the feet

Compound type : bahuvrihi (caraṇa+adhas+mukha)

• caraṇa – foot
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• adhas – downwards, below
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tām' (her).

स्थिताम् (sthitām) - standing, situated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand) + kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tām' (her).

सुतस्य (sutasya) - of the son

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son

Past Passive Participle (from sū)

from root sū (to bear, produce) + kta suffix

Root: sū (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of asmad.

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, spouse

Gerundive

from root bhṛ (to bear, support) + ṇya suffix, feminine form

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas from tad

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of asmad.

स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of snuṣā

snuṣā - daughter-in-law

भवेः (bhaveḥ) - you would be, you should be

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)