वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-47, verse-2

सा मुहूर्तमिवासंज्ञा बाष्पव्याकुलितेक्षणा ।
लक्ष्मणं दीनया वाचा उवाच जनकात्मजा ॥२॥

2. sā muhūrtamivāsaṃjñā bāṣpavyākulitekṣaṇā ,
lakṣmaṇaṃ dīnayā vācā uvāca janakātmajā.

2. sā muhūrtam iva asaṃjñā bāṣpavyākulitekṣaṇā
lakṣmaṇam dīnayā vācā uvāca janakātmajā

2. sā janakātmajā muhūrtam iva asaṃjñā
bāṣpavyākulitekṣaṇā dīnayā vācā lakṣmaṇam uvāca

2. For a moment, she, the daughter of Janaka, was as if unconscious, her eyes agitated by tears, and then she spoke to Lakshmana with a piteous voice.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she (referring to Sita) (she, that (feminine singular))

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• असंज्ञा (asaṁjñā) - unconscious, senseless, without consciousness

• बाष्पव्याकुलितेक्षणा (bāṣpavyākulitekṣaṇā) - with eyes agitated by tears, whose eyes were disturbed by tears

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - to Lakshmana

• दीनया (dīnayā) - with piteous, with sorrowful, with distressed

• वाचा (vācā) - with a voice, with words

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, the daughter of Janaka (daughter of Janaka)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she (referring to Sita) (she, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to Sita.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short period of time, a division of time

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

असंज्ञा (asaṁjñā) - unconscious, senseless, without consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asaṃjñā

asaṁjñā - unconscious, senseless, without perception

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+saṃjñā)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• saṃjñā – consciousness, understanding, name, sign
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'sā' (Sita).

बाष्पव्याकुलितेक्षणा (bāṣpavyākulitekṣaṇā) - with eyes agitated by tears, whose eyes were disturbed by tears

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāṣpavyākulitekṣaṇā

bāṣpavyākulitekṣaṇā - whose eyes are agitated by tears

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bāṣpa+vyākulita+īkṣaṇa)

• bāṣpa – tear, vapor, steam
  noun (masculine)
• vyākulita – agitated, confused, disturbed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kul with prefixes vi and ā
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: kul (class 1)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sā' (Sita).

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - to Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (proper name, brother of Rama)

Note: Object of the verb 'uvāca'.

दीनया (dīnayā) - with piteous, with sorrowful, with distressed

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dīna

dīna - piteous, distressed, sorrowful, miserable

Root: dī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'vācā'.

वाचा (vācā) - with a voice, with words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word, language

Root: vac (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense

3rd person singular, active voice (reduplicated perfect)

Root: vac (class 2)

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, the daughter of Janaka (daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka (Sita)

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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