वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-10, verse-38

परा भवति मे प्रीतिर्दृष्ट्वा तनयमग्रजम् ।
अपश्यतस्तु मे रामं नष्टा भवति चेतना ॥३८॥

38. parā bhavati me prītirdṛṣṭvā tanayamagrajam ,
apaśyatastu me rāmaṃ naṣṭā bhavati cetanā.

38. parā bhavati me prītiḥ dṛṣṭvā tanayam agrajam
apaśyataḥ tu me rāmam naṣṭā bhavati cetanā

38. agrajam tanayam dṛṣṭvā me prītiḥ parā bhavati
tu rāmam me apaśyataḥ cetanā naṣṭā bhavati

38. My joy becomes immense upon seeing my eldest son. But when I do not see Rama, my consciousness is lost.

Words meanings summery:

• परा (parā) - supreme, excellent, immense, boundless

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• मे (me) - my, to me

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - joy, affection, love, satisfaction

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• तनयम् (tanayam) - Rama (son)

• अग्रजम् (agrajam) - eldest, first-born

• अपश्यतः (apaśyataḥ) - from my not seeing (of one not seeing, from not seeing)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• मे (me) - my, to me

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• नष्टा (naṣṭā) - lost, destroyed, perished

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• चेतना (cetanā) - consciousness, intellect, understanding

Words meanings and morphology

परा (parā) - supreme, excellent, immense, boundless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - other, supreme, highest, excellent

Note: Modifies 'prītiḥ'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I

Note: Refers to Daśaratha.

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - joy, affection, love, satisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - joy, pleasure, affection, love

Root: prī (class 4)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तनयम् (tanayam) - Rama (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tanaya

tanaya - son

Root: tan (class 8)

अग्रजम् (agrajam) - eldest, first-born

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agraja

agraja - first-born, eldest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+ja)

• agra – front, first, foremost
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'tanayam'.

अपश्यतः (apaśyataḥ) - from my not seeing (of one not seeing, from not seeing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of apaśyat

apaśyat - not seeing, absent

Present Active Participle (negative)

From root dṛś (paśya) with negative prefix 'a'

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used here as a substantive: 'of the non-seeing one'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I

Note: Refers to Daśaratha.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

नष्टा (naṣṭā) - lost, destroyed, perished

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, perished, ruined

Past Passive Participle

From root naś

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'cetanā'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

चेतना (cetanā) - consciousness, intellect, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intelligence, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)