वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-17, verse-17

तामदुःखोचितां दृष्ट्वा पतितां कदलीमिव ।
रामस्तूत्थापयामास मातरं गतचेतसं ॥१७॥

17. tāmaduḥkhocitāṃ dṛṣṭvā patitāṃ kadalīmiva ,
rāmastūtthāpayāmāsa mātaraṃ gatacetasaṃ.

17. tām aduḥkhocitām dṛṣṭvā patitām kadalīm iva
rāmaḥ tu utthāpayāmāsa mātaram gatacetasam

17. rāmaḥ tu aduḥkhocitām gatacetasam kadalīm
iva patitām tām dṛṣṭvā mātaram utthāpayāmāsa

17. Seeing his mother, who was accustomed to no suffering, fallen to the ground like a plantain tree and unconscious, Rama lifted her up.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - his mother, Kausalya (her, that)

• अदुःखोचिताम् (aduḥkhocitām) - Kausalya, who was unaccustomed to suffering (unaccustomed to sorrow, suited for no misery)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• पतिताम् (patitām) - Kausalya, fallen to the ground (fallen, dropped)

• कदलीम् (kadalīm) - plantain tree, banana tree

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama)

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

• उत्थापयामास (utthāpayāmāsa) - he caused to rise, he lifted up

• मातरम् (mātaram) - his mother, Kausalya (mother)

• गतचेतसम् (gatacetasam) - his unconscious mother (having lost consciousness, unconscious)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - his mother, Kausalya (her, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

अदुःखोचिताम् (aduḥkhocitām) - Kausalya, who was unaccustomed to suffering (unaccustomed to sorrow, suited for no misery)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aduḥkhocita

aduḥkhocita - unaccustomed to sorrow

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+duḥkhocita)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• duḥkhocita – accustomed to sorrow
  adjective (masculine)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from the root dṛś with the suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पतिताम् (patitām) - Kausalya, fallen to the ground (fallen, dropped)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, dropped

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root pat (to fall) with the suffix -ta.

Root: pat (class 1)

कदलीम् (kadalīm) - plantain tree, banana tree

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kadalī

kadalī - plantain tree, banana tree

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, a name)

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

(indeclinable)

उत्थापयामास (utthāpayāmāsa) - he caused to rise, he lifted up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of utthāpaya

Causative verb, Perfect tense

Causative stem utthāpaya from the root sthā (to stand) with the prefix ut, conjugated in Perfect (Lit) tense.

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

मातरम् (mātaram) - his mother, Kausalya (mother)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

गतचेतसम् (gatacetasam) - his unconscious mother (having lost consciousness, unconscious)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gatacetas

gatacetas - unconscious, having lost one's senses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+cetas)

• gata – gone, past, departed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from the root gam (to go) with the suffix -ta.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
  noun (neuter)

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