वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-53, verse-2

नीयमाना तु शबला राम राज्ञा महात्मना ।
दुःखिता चिन्तयामास रुदन्ती शोककर्शिता ॥२॥

2. nīyamānā tu śabalā rāma rājñā mahātmanā ,
duḥkhitā cintayāmāsa rudantī śokakarśitā.

2. nīyamānā tu śabalā rāma rājñā mahātmanā
duḥkhitā cintayāmāsa rudantī śokakarśitā

2. rāma nīyamānā tu mahātmanā rājñā śabalā
duḥkhitā śokakarśitā rudantī cintayāmāsa

2. But Śabalā, O Rāma, being led away by the magnanimous king, felt distressed and pondered, weeping and overwhelmed by grief.

Words meanings summery:

• नीयमाना (nīyamānā) - being led away (being led, being carried)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• शबला (śabalā) - the cow Śabalā (Śabalā (the cow), variegated)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, by the magnanimous

• दुःखिता (duḥkhitā) - felt distressed (distressed, sorrowful, unhappy)

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - she thought, she pondered

• रुदन्ती (rudantī) - weeping, crying

• शोककर्शिता (śokakarśitā) - overwhelmed by grief (afflicted by sorrow, weakened by grief)

Words meanings and morphology

नीयमाना (nīyamānā) - being led away (being led, being carried)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīyamāna

nīyamāna - being led, being carried, being taken

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root nī ('to lead') + yamāna suffix (present passive)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śabalā.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

शबला (śabalā) - the cow Śabalā (Śabalā (the cow), variegated)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śabalā

śabalā - Śabalā (name of Vasiṣṭha's cow), variegated, brindled (feminine)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a king, hero of Rāmāyaṇa), pleasant, charming

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Agent of the passive participle nīyamānā.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, by the magnanimous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with rājñā. The king here refers to Viśvāmitra.

दुःखिता (duḥkhitā) - felt distressed (distressed, sorrowful, unhappy)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - distressed, afflicted, unhappy

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root duḥkh ('to suffer, be distressed') + kta suffix

Root: duḥkh (class 10)

Note: Agrees with śabalā.

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - she thought, she pondered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of cint

Intensive/Causative form of cit (10th class)

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Periphrastic perfect form.

रुदन्ती (rudantī) - weeping, crying

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rudant

rudant - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root rud ('to weep') + śatṛ suffix

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Agrees with śabalā.

शोककर्शिता (śokakarśitā) - overwhelmed by grief (afflicted by sorrow, weakened by grief)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śokakarśita

śokakarśita - afflicted by sorrow, emaciated by grief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+karśita)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• karśita – emaciated, weakened, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛś ('to emaciate, weaken') + kta suffix
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śabalā.

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