वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-21

अवश्यमेव दातव्या परस्मै सेति संध्यया ।
चिन्तयित्वा सुता दत्ता विद्युत्केशाय राघव ॥२१॥

21. avaśyameva dātavyā parasmai seti saṃdhyayā ,
cintayitvā sutā dattā vidyutkeśāya rāghava.

21. avaśyameva dātavyā parasmai sā iti sandhyayā
cintayitvā sutā dattā vidyutkeśāya rāghava

21. rāghava sandhyayā sā parasmai avaśyameva
dātavyā iti cintayitvā sutā vidyutkeśāya dattā

21. O Rāghava, Sandhyā, having reflected that "She must certainly be given to another," then gave her daughter to Vidyutkeśa.

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यमेव (avaśyameva) - certainly, indeed, inevitably

• दातव्या (dātavyā) - to be given, ought to be given

• परस्मै (parasmai) - to another, to someone else

• सा (sā) - referring to Sandhyā's daughter (she)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quote or thought (thus, so)

• सन्ध्यया (sandhyayā) - by Sandhyā

• चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having reflected

• सुता (sutā) - daughter

• दत्ता (dattā) - given

• विद्युत्केशाय (vidyutkeśāya) - to Vidyutkeśa

• राघव (rāghava) - An epithet for Rāma, addressed directly. (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यमेव (avaśyameva) - certainly, indeed, inevitably

(indeclinable)

दातव्या (dātavyā) - to be given, ought to be given

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dātavya

dātavya - to be given, fit to be given

Gerundive

Formed from the root dā with the tavya suffix.

Root: dā (class 3)

परस्मै (parasmai) - to another, to someone else

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, alien, supreme

सा (sā) - referring to Sandhyā's daughter (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quote or thought (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

सन्ध्यया (sandhyayā) - by Sandhyā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sandhyā

sandhyā - twilight; name of a divine being/goddess

चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having reflected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root cint (10th class, causative of cit) with the tvā suffix.

Root: cit (class 10)

सुता (sutā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

दत्ता (dattā) - given

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root dā with the kta suffix.

Root: dā (class 3)

विद्युत्केशाय (vidyutkeśāya) - to Vidyutkeśa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vidyutkeśa

vidyutkeśa - Vidyutkeśa (proper name, 'lightning-haired')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+keśa)

• vidyut – lightning, electricity
  noun (feminine)
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)

राघव (rāghava) - An epithet for Rāma, addressed directly. (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rāma)