वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-79, verse-12

बुधस्तु तां निरीक्ष्यैव कामबाणाभिपीडितः ।
नोपलेभे तदात्मानं चचाल च तदाम्भसि ॥१२॥

12. budhastu tāṃ nirīkṣyaiva kāmabāṇābhipīḍitaḥ ,
nopalebhe tadātmānaṃ cacāla ca tadāmbhasi.

12. budhaḥ tu tām nirīkṣya eva kāma-bāṇa-abhipīḍitaḥ
na upalebhe tadā ātmānam cacāla ca tadā ambhasi

12. budhaḥ tu tām nirīkṣya eva kāma-bāṇa-abhipīḍitaḥ
tadā ātmānam na upalebhe ca tadā ambhasi cacāla

12. Just upon seeing her, Budha was so afflicted by the arrows of desire (kāma) that he lost awareness of himself (ātman) and staggered in the water.

Words meanings summery:

• बुधः (budhaḥ) - The deity Budha, son of Chandra (Moon), the personified planet Mercury (Budha, the planet Mercury, a wise man)

• तु (tu) - and, indeed, emphasizing the sudden effect (but, yet, on the other hand, and, however, indeed)

• ताम् (tām) - Her (referring to Ilā, who has transformed into a woman) (her, that (feminine singular accusative))

• निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - Having seen (Ilā) (having seen, having looked at)

• एव (eva) - just, merely (just, only, indeed, certainly)

• काम-बाण-अभिपीडितः (kāma-bāṇa-abhipīḍitaḥ) - afflicted by the arrows of Kāmadeva, the deity of love (afflicted by the arrows of desire)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उपलेभे (upalebhe) - he recognized, regained awareness (he obtained, he perceived, he recognized)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, his own being/self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, ego, person)

• चचाल (cacāla) - he staggered, wavered (due to being overcome by desire) (he moved, he trembled, he wavered)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

• अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in the water (where Budha and Ilā were) (in the water, in the waters)

Words meanings and morphology

बुधः (budhaḥ) - The deity Budha, son of Chandra (Moon), the personified planet Mercury (Budha, the planet Mercury, a wise man)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budha

budha - The planet Mercury, son of Soma, the deity Budha, a wise man, an intelligent person

Root: budh (class 1)

तु (tu) - and, indeed, emphasizing the sudden effect (but, yet, on the other hand, and, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - Her (referring to Ilā, who has transformed into a woman) (her, that (feminine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: From 'tad', feminine form 'sā', accusative singular 'tām'.

निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - Having seen (Ilā) (having seen, having looked at)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root 'īkṣ' with 'nis' prefix, suffix 'ya'.

Prefix: nis

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

एव (eva) - just, merely (just, only, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

काम-बाण-अभिपीडितः (kāma-bāṇa-abhipīḍitaḥ) - afflicted by the arrows of Kāmadeva, the deity of love (afflicted by the arrows of desire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma-bāṇa-abhipīḍita

kāma-bāṇa-abhipīḍita - afflicted by the arrows of love/desire

Compound. The last part 'abhipīḍita' is a past passive participle of '√pīḍ' with 'abhi' prefix.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kāma+bāṇa+abhipīḍita)

• kāma – desire, love, wish, pleasure, the god of love (Kāmadeva)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kam' (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• abhipīḍita – afflicted, oppressed, tormented
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pīḍ' (to oppress, torment) with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies Budha.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उपलेभे (upalebhe) - he recognized, regained awareness (he obtained, he perceived, he recognized)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of upalabh

Third person singular, imperfect tense, middle voice

From root 'labh' (to obtain) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Used with 'na' meaning 'did not recognize/regain self-awareness'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix 'dā'.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, his own being/self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, ego, person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of 'upalebhe'.

चचाल (cacāla) - he staggered, wavered (due to being overcome by desire) (he moved, he trembled, he wavered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cal

Third person singular, perfect tense, active voice

Reduplicated perfect form of '√cal'.

Root: cal (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix 'dā'.

अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in the water (where Budha and Ilā were) (in the water, in the waters)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water, fluid

's'-stem neuter noun.