वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-78, verse-12

कृत्वा स्त्रीभूतमात्मानमुमेशो गोपतिध्वजः ।
देव्याः प्रियचिकीर्षुः स तस्मिन्पर्वतनिर्झरे ॥१२॥

12. kṛtvā strībhūtamātmānamumeśo gopatidhvajaḥ ,
devyāḥ priyacikīrṣuḥ sa tasminparvatanirjhare.

12. kṛtvā strībhūtam ātmānam umeśaḥ gopatidhvajaḥ
devyāḥ priyacikīrṣuḥ sa tasmin parvatanirjhare

12. sa umeśaḥ gopatidhvajaḥ devyāḥ priyacikīrṣuḥ,
ātmānam strībhūtam kṛtvā,
tasmin parvatanirjhare (āsīt).

12. Having transformed himself into a female form, Uma's lord (Śiva), whose banner is the bull, desiring to please the goddess, (was) in that mountain waterfall.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having transformed (having done, having made)

• स्त्रीभूतम् (strībhūtam) - having become a female form (having become a woman, transformed into a woman)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself (his self) (self, soul, oneself)

• उमेशः (umeśaḥ) - Uma's lord (Śiva)

• गोपतिध्वजः (gopatidhvajaḥ) - whose banner is the bull (Śiva) (one whose banner is the bull (Śiva))

• देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the goddess (Pārvatī) (of the goddess)

• प्रियचिकीर्षुः (priyacikīrṣuḥ) - desiring to please (desirous of doing what is pleasing, wishing to please)

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (in that, at that time/place)

• पर्वतनिर्झरे (parvatanirjhare) - in the mountain waterfall (in the mountain waterfall, in the mountain stream)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having transformed (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root kṛ, suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main action.

स्त्रीभूतम् (strībhūtam) - having become a female form (having become a woman, transformed into a woman)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of strībhūta

strībhūta - having become a woman, transformed into a woman

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound: strī (woman) + bhūta (become, past participle of bhū).

Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+bhūta)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• bhūta – become, been, existing
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root bhū, suffix -ta.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ātmānam`.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself (his self) (self, soul, oneself)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Note: Object of `kṛtvā`, refers to Śiva.

उमेशः (umeśaḥ) - Uma's lord (Śiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of umeśa

umeśa - Uma's lord, a name of Śiva

Compound type : tatpurusha (umā+īśa)

• umā – Uma (a name of Pārvatī)
  proper noun (feminine)
• īśa – lord, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject.

गोपतिध्वजः (gopatidhvajaḥ) - whose banner is the bull (Śiva) (one whose banner is the bull (Śiva))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gopatidhvaja

gopatidhvaja - having the bull as his banner (an epithet of Śiva)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gopati+dhvaja)

• gopati – lord of cows, bull
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Śiva, agrees with 'umeśaḥ'.

देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the goddess (Pārvatī) (of the goddess)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess

Note: Connects with `priyacikīrṣuḥ`.

प्रियचिकीर्षुः (priyacikīrṣuḥ) - desiring to please (desirous of doing what is pleasing, wishing to please)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyacikīrṣu

priyacikīrṣu - desirous of doing what is pleasing, wishing to please

Desiderative Agent Noun

From priya (dear/pleasing) + desiderative stem of kṛ (to do/make) + -u suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (priya+cikīrṣu)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective
• cikīrṣu – desirous of doing, wishing to do
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative Agent Noun
  Desiderative stem of kṛ (to do) + -u suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'umeśaḥ'.

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Reinforces 'umeśaḥ'. Sandhi form of 'saḥ'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (in that, at that time/place)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `parvatanirjhare`.

पर्वतनिर्झरे (parvatanirjhare) - in the mountain waterfall (in the mountain waterfall, in the mountain stream)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parvatanirjhara

parvatanirjhara - mountain waterfall, mountain stream

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+nirjhara)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• nirjhara – waterfall, cascade, spring
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative of place. Implies an unstated verb like 'was' (āsīt).