वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-26, verse-33

तदवस्थां च तां दृष्ट्वा महात्मा नलकूबरः ।
अब्रवीत् किमिदं भद्रे पादयोः पतितासि मे ॥३३॥

33. tadavasthāṃ ca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātmā nalakūbaraḥ ,
abravīt kimidaṃ bhadre pādayoḥ patitāsi me.

33. tadavasthām ca tām dṛṣṭvā mahātmā nalakūbaraḥ
abravīt kim idam bhadre pādayoḥ patitā asi me

33. mahātmā nalakūbaraḥ ca tām tadavasthām dṛṣṭvā
abravīt bhadre kim idam me pādayoḥ patitā asi

33. And seeing her in that state, the great-souled Nalakūbara said, 'What is this, O good lady? You have fallen at my feet.'

Words meanings summery:

• तदवस्थाम् (tadavasthām) - her distressed state (that state, such a condition)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ताम् (tām) - her (referring to the woman) (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled (Nalakūbara) (great-souled, noble, a great person)

• नलकूबरः (nalakūbaraḥ) - Nalakūbara (Nalakūbara (a divine being, son of Kubera))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O good lady (O good one, O auspicious one, O lady)

• पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at my feet (of the feet, on the feet, at the feet)

• पतिता (patitā) - fallen (fallen, having fallen)

• असि (asi) - you are

• मे (me) - my (feet) (to me, for me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

तदवस्थाम् (tadavasthām) - her distressed state (that state, such a condition)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tadavasthā

tadavasthā - that state, such a condition

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+avasthā)

• tad – that, that one
  pronoun (neuter)
• avasthā – state, condition, situation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - her (referring to the woman) (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, she

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with -tvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutives function as indeclinables.

महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled (Nalakūbara) (great-souled, noble, a great person)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble; a great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul (ātman), spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to Nalakūbara.

नलकूबरः (nalakūbaraḥ) - Nalakūbara (Nalakūbara (a divine being, son of Kubera))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nalakūbara

nalakūbara - Nalakūbara (name of a son of Kubera)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of brū

Aorist 3rd singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The augment 'a' precedes the root in Aorist (luṅ) and Imperfect (laṅ).

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

भद्रे (bhadre) - O good lady (O good one, O auspicious one, O lady)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, good, fortunate; a good person, a lady

Note: Feminine vocative singular form of bhadrā.

पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at my feet (of the feet, on the feet, at the feet)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, step

Note: Could also be genitive dual, 'of the feet.' Locative is more fitting here.

पतिता (patitā) - fallen (fallen, having fallen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pat

pat - to fall

past passive participle

formed from root pat- with -ta suffix

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'asi' (you).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present 2nd singular active

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - my (feet) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, my

Note: Here used in a possessive sense (my feet), thus genitive.