वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-42, verse-17

कीदृशं हृदये तस्य सीतासंभोगजं सुखम् ।
अङ्कमारोप्य हि पुरा रावणेन बलाद्धृताम् ॥१७॥

17. kīdṛśaṃ hṛdaye tasya sītāsaṃbhogajaṃ sukham ,
aṅkamāropya hi purā rāvaṇena balāddhṛtām.

17. kīdṛśam hṛdaye tasya sītāsaṃbhogajam sukham
aṅkam āropya hi purā rāvaṇena balāt dhṛtām

17. tasya hṛdaye sītāsaṃbhogajam sukham kīdṛśam
purā rāvaṇena balāt aṅkam āropya hi dhṛtām

17. What kind of joy (sukha) can be in his heart, arising from union with Sita, who was indeed formerly forcibly abducted by Ravana after he had placed her on his lap?

Words meanings summery:

• कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, what sort, how

• हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart, at the heart

• तस्य (tasya) - of Rama (of him, his)

• सीतासंभोगजम् (sītāsaṁbhogajam) - born from union with Sita, arising from enjoyment with Sita

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

• अङ्कम् (aṅkam) - lap, side, proximity

• आरोप्य (āropya) - having placed, having seated, having caused to mount

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Ravana

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

• धृताम् (dhṛtām) - abducted Sita (seized, carried away, taken, held)

Words meanings and morphology

कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, what sort, how

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīdṛś

kīdṛś - of what kind, what sort, how

Note: Agrees with 'sukham'.

हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart, at the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, core, essence

तस्य (tasya) - of Rama (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama in context.

सीतासंभोगजम् (sītāsaṁbhogajam) - born from union with Sita, arising from enjoyment with Sita

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sītāsaṃbhogaja

sītāsaṁbhogaja - born from union with Sita

Compound adjective modifying 'sukham'. Formed from Sītā + saṃbhoga + ja.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sītā+saṃbhoga+ja)

• sītā – Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)
  proper noun (feminine)
• saṃbhoga – union, enjoyment, sexual intercourse
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam-bhuj` (to enjoy)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix indicating origin
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'sukham'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

Note: Subject of the question.

अङ्कम् (aṅkam) - lap, side, proximity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, side, proximity, mark

Note: Object of 'āropya'.

आरोप्य (āropya) - having placed, having seated, having caused to mount

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from `ā-ruh` (to ascend, mount) with suffix -ya (after a prefix). Causative sense implied: to cause to be placed/seated.

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Describes Ravana's action with Sita.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding statement.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the past abduction event.

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Ravana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (demon king of Lanka)

Note: Agent of the abduction.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'by force'.

धृताम् (dhṛtām) - abducted Sita (seized, carried away, taken, held)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, seized, taken, abducted

past passive participle

From root `dhṛ` (to hold, carry).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sita (implied object of 'āropya' and `dhṛtām`).