वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-28

शोचन्नेव मुहुः क्रौञ्चीमुपश्लोकमिमं पुनः ।
जगावन्तर्गतमना भूत्वा शोकपरायणः ॥२८॥

28. śocanneva muhuḥ krauñcīmupaślokamimaṃ punaḥ ,
jagāvantargatamanā bhūtvā śokaparāyaṇaḥ.

28. śocan eva muhuḥ krauñcīm upaślokam imam punaḥ
jagau antargatamanāḥ bhūtvā śokaparāyaṇaḥ

28. śocan eva muhuḥ krauñcīm,
antargatamanāḥ śokaparāyaṇaḥ bhūtvā,
punaḥ imam upaślokam jagau

28. Lamenting repeatedly for the female krauñca bird, and having become deeply absorbed in thought and overwhelmed by grief, he again recited this verse.

Words meanings summery:

• शोचन् (śocan) - lamenting, grieving

• एव (eva) - indeed, repeatedly (only, just, indeed)

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again and again, repeatedly, frequently

• क्रौञ्चीम् (krauñcīm) - the female krauñca bird

• उपश्लोकम् (upaślokam) - this specific verse (later called the first Śloka) (a short verse, a secondary verse)

• इमम् (imam) - this (verse) (this, him)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, furthermore

• जगौ (jagau) - recited (the verse) (sang, recited)

• अन्तर्गतमनाः (antargatamanāḥ) - whose mind is absorbed within, deeply absorbed in thought

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

• शोकपरायणः (śokaparāyaṇaḥ) - overcome by sorrow, devoted to grief, engrossed in sorrow

Words meanings and morphology

शोचन् (śocan) - lamenting, grieving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śocat

śocat - lamenting, grieving, sorrowing

Present Active Participle

derived from root śuc (to grieve, to lament)

Root: śuc (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, repeatedly (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again and again, repeatedly, frequently

(indeclinable)

क्रौञ्चीम् (krauñcīm) - the female krauñca bird

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of krauñcī

krauñcī - female sarus crane

feminine form of krauñca

उपश्लोकम् (upaślokam) - this specific verse (later called the first Śloka) (a short verse, a secondary verse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaśloka

upaśloka - a minor verse, a short verse

इमम् (imam) - this (verse) (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, furthermore

(indeclinable)

जगौ (jagau) - recited (the verse) (sang, recited)

(verb)

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

Perfect Mood

3rd person singular active perfect

Root: gai (class 1)

अन्तर्गतमनाः (antargatamanāḥ) - whose mind is absorbed within, deeply absorbed in thought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antargatamanas

antargatamanas - whose mind is absorbed within, deeply absorbed in thought

Compound type : bahuvrihi (antar+gata+manas)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, entered, absorbed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

derived from root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

शोकपरायणः (śokaparāyaṇaḥ) - overcome by sorrow, devoted to grief, engrossed in sorrow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokaparāyaṇa

śokaparāyaṇa - wholly given up to sorrow, overwhelmed with grief

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+parāyaṇa)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
• parāyaṇa – chief object, ultimate end, wholly devoted to
  noun (neuter)