वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-78, verse-29

एवं स राजा पुरुषो मामं भूत्वाथ कार्दमिः ।
त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी नारी मासमेकमिलाभवत् ॥२९॥

29. evaṃ sa rājā puruṣo māmaṃ bhūtvātha kārdamiḥ ,
trailokyasundarī nārī māsamekamilābhavat.

29. evam saḥ rājā puruṣaḥ māmam bhūtvā atha kārdamiḥ
trailokyasundarī nārī māsam ekam ilā abhavat

29. evam saḥ rājā kārdamiḥ puruṣaḥ māmam bhūtvā atha
trailokyasundarī nārī māsam ekam ilā abhavat

29. Thus, that king, the son of Kardama, being a man, transformed into a female form; then, for one month, he became Ilā, a woman beautiful throughout the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, male, person, spirit

• मामम् (māmam) - female form; woman (referring to the transformed state) (female form; woman; month (accusative singular))

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• कार्दमिः (kārdamiḥ) - son of Kardama

• त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी (trailokyasundarī) - beautiful in the three worlds

• नारी (nārī) - woman, female

• मासम् (māsam) - for the duration of one month (month, for a month)

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

• इला (ilā) - The mythological king Sudyumna in his female form. (Ilā (proper noun))

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, happened

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, male, person, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, human being, spirit

मामम् (māmam) - female form; woman (referring to the transformed state) (female form; woman; month (accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māmam

māmam - female form; woman (rare or archaic/dialectal usage); month

The word 'māmam' in this context is unusual. It is interpreted here as referring to a 'female form' or 'woman' in the accusative case, indicating the state into which the king transformed, aligning with the story of Ilā. Alternatively, it could be a textual error for 'nārīm' or 'māsam' (month).

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with the suffix '-tvā'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

कार्दमिः (kārdamiḥ) - son of Kardama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārdami

kārdami - son or descendant of Kardama

Patronymic from Kardama.

त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी (trailokyasundarī) - beautiful in the three worlds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of trailokyasundarī

trailokyasundarī - beautiful in the three worlds, supremely beautiful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (triloka+sundarī)

• triloka – three worlds (heaven, earth, and lower regions)
  noun (masculine)
• sundarī – beautiful woman, lovely female
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'sundara' (beautiful).

नारी (nārī) - woman, female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, female, wife

मासम् (māsam) - for the duration of one month (month, for a month)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māsa

māsa - month, moon

Note: Accusative case indicating duration.

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, sole

इला (ilā) - The mythological king Sudyumna in his female form. (Ilā (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ilā

ilā - Ilā (name of a legendary figure, often associated with transformations between male and female forms); earth; speech

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Imperfect Tense, Active Voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)