वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-53, verse-8

भगवन् किं परित्यक्ता त्वयाहं ब्रह्मणः सुत ।
यस्माद् राजभृता मां हि नयन्ते त्वत्सकाशतः ॥८॥

8. bhagavan kiṃ parityaktā tvayāhaṃ brahmaṇaḥ suta ,
yasmād rājabhṛtā māṃ hi nayante tvatsakāśataḥ.

8. bhagavan kim parityaktā tvayā aham brahmaṇaḥ suta
yasmāt rājabhṛtāḥ mām hi nayante tvatsakāśataḥ

8. bhagavan brahmaṇaḥ suta tvayā aham kim parityaktā
yasmāt hi rājabhṛtāḥ tvatsakāśataḥ mām nayante

8. O revered one, son of Brahmā, why have I been abandoned by you? Because, look, the king's servants are indeed taking me away from your presence.

Words meanings summery:

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O lord

• किम् (kim) - why?, what?, is it that?

• परित्यक्ता (parityaktā) - abandoned, forsaken

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

• सुत (suta) - O son

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which (reason)

• राजभृताः (rājabhṛtāḥ) - royal servants, servants of the king

• माम् (mām) - me

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• नयन्ते (nayante) - they are taking, leading

• त्वत्सकाशतः (tvatsakāśataḥ) - from your presence, from near you

Words meanings and morphology

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, revered; Lord

Root: bhaj (class 1)

किम् (kim) - why?, what?, is it that?

(indeclinable)

परित्यक्ता (parityaktā) - abandoned, forsaken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parityakta

parityakta - abandoned, forsaken, left

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with prefix 'pari' and suffix -ta

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), a priest, the Veda

सुत (suta) - O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle (of su)

Can also be derived from root 'sū' (to beget/produce) with suffix -ta, meaning 'born'. Here used as a noun 'son'.

Root: sū (class 2)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which (reason)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

राजभृताः (rājabhṛtāḥ) - royal servants, servants of the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājabhṛta

rājabhṛta - king's servant, one maintained by the king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+bhṛta)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• bhṛta – supported, maintained, servant, hired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) with suffix -ta
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

नयन्ते (nayante) - they are taking, leading

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

त्वत्सकाशतः (tvatsakāśataḥ) - from your presence, from near you

(indeclinable)

Compound 'tvat-sakāśa' with ablative suffix -tas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+sakāśa)

• tvat – you, your (ablative singular of yuṣmad)
  pronoun
• sakāśa – presence, vicinity, proximity
  noun (masculine)

Previous Verse Next Verse