वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-48, verse-3

अदृष्टपूर्वा भगवन् कस्याप्येषा महात्मनः ।
पत्नी श्रीरिव संमोहाद्विरौति विकृतस्वरा ॥३॥

3. adṛṣṭapūrvā bhagavan kasyāpyeṣā mahātmanaḥ ,
patnī śrīriva saṃmohādvirauti vikṛtasvarā.

3. adṛṣṭapūrvā bhagavan kasyāpi eṣā mahātmanaḥ
patnī śrīḥ iva saṃmohāt virauti vikṛtasvarā

3. bhagavan adṛṣṭapūrvā eṣā kasyāpi mahātmanaḥ
patnī śrīḥ iva saṃmohāt vikṛtasvarā virauti

3. O revered one (bhagavan), this woman, never seen before, and who is the wife of some great soul (mahātman), cries out with a distorted voice due to great delusion (saṃmoha), just like the goddess Śrī.

Words meanings summery:

• अदृष्टपूर्वा (adṛṣṭapūrvā) - never before seen (by the ascetic boys) (never seen before, unprecedented)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered sage (Vālmīki) (O revered one, O divine one)

• कस्यापि (kasyāpi) - of some (unspecified) person (of someone, of anyone)

• एषा (eṣā) - this woman (Sītā) (this (feminine))

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of a powerful or divine being (of a great soul, of a noble person)

• पत्नी (patnī) - wife

• श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Goddess Śrī, the goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity (Goddess Śrī, prosperity, glory, beauty)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• संमोहात् (saṁmohāt) - from great delusion, due to bewilderment, out of confusion

• विरौति (virauti) - she cries out, she laments, she shouts

• विकृतस्वरा (vikṛtasvarā) - her voice is changed by distress (with a distorted voice, having a changed voice)

Words meanings and morphology

अदृष्टपूर्वा (adṛṣṭapūrvā) - never before seen (by the ascetic boys) (never seen before, unprecedented)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adṛṣṭapūrva

adṛṣṭapūrva - never seen before, unprecedented

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – before, former, prior
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered sage (Vālmīki) (O revered one, O divine one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, blessed, divine, glorious, venerable, lord

Note: used as an address

कस्यापि (kasyāpi) - of some (unspecified) person (of someone, of anyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim api

kim api - someone, something, anyone, anything (indefinite pronoun)

Note: Combines `kasya` (genitive of `kim`) and `api`

एषा (eṣā) - this woman (Sītā) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of a powerful or divine being (of a great soul, of a noble person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble person, the Supreme Soul (ātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

पत्नी (patnī) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Goddess Śrī, the goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity (Goddess Śrī, prosperity, glory, beauty)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - beauty, prosperity, wealth, glory, Goddess Śrī

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

संमोहात् (saṁmohāt) - from great delusion, due to bewilderment, out of confusion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃmoha

saṁmoha - confusion, delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

Prefix: sam

Root: muh (class 4)

विरौति (virauti) - she cries out, she laments, she shouts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of viru

Prefix: vi

Root: ru (class 2)

विकृतस्वरा (vikṛtasvarā) - her voice is changed by distress (with a distorted voice, having a changed voice)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vikṛtasvara

vikṛtasvara - having a distorted voice, with a changed voice

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikṛta+svara)

• vikṛta – changed, altered, distorted, disfigured
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• svara – voice, sound, tone
  noun (masculine)

Note: modifies eṣā (Sītā)

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