वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-18, verse-2

न रोचते ममाप्येतदार्ये यद् राघवो वनम् ।
त्यक्त्वा राज्यश्रियं गच्छेत् स्त्रिया वाक्यवशं गतः ॥२॥

2. na rocate mamāpyetadārye yad rāghavo vanam ,
tyaktvā rājyaśriyaṃ gacchet striyā vākyavaśaṃ gataḥ.

2. na rocate mama api etat ārye yat rāghavaḥ vanam
tyaktvā rājyaśriyam gacchet striyā vākyavaśam gataḥ

2. ārye,
mama api etat na rocate yat rāghavaḥ rājyaśriyam tyaktvā striyā vākyavaśam gataḥ vanam gacchet

2. O noble lady, it is also not pleasing to me that Rāghava should go to the forest, abandoning the splendor of the kingdom, having fallen under the sway of a woman's words.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (negating 'pleasing') (not, no, nor)

• रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing (to me) (is pleasing, shines, delights)

• मम (mama) - to me (to me, my)

• अपि (api) - also (emphasizing that this situation is *also* displeasing) (also, even, too)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the whole situation of Rama going to the forest) (this, this (neuter))

• आर्ये (ārye) - O noble lady (addressing Kausalyā) (O noble lady, O respected one)

• यत् (yat) - that (introducing a subordinate clause) (that, which, because)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rama)

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (forest, wood, grove)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - abandoning (the splendor of the kingdom) (having abandoned, having left, having forsaken)

• राज्यश्रियम् (rājyaśriyam) - the splendor of the kingdom (the glory/splendor of the kingdom)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go (should go, may go)

• स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman's (words) (by a woman, of a woman)

• वाक्यवशम् (vākyavaśam) - under the sway of (a woman's) words (under the control of words, swayed by words)

• गतः (gataḥ) - having fallen (under the sway of words) (gone, resorted to, fallen into, obtained)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (negating 'pleasing') (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing (to me) (is pleasing, shines, delights)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of √ruc

Present 3rd person singular

Root verb with thematic vowel 'a' and middle ending.

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Used with dative for the person to whom something is pleasing.

मम (mama) - to me (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Functions as a dative here, indicating the recipient of pleasure.

अपि (api) - also (emphasizing that this situation is *also* displeasing) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the whole situation of Rama going to the forest) (this, this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the following 'yat' clause.

आर्ये (ārye) - O noble lady (addressing Kausalyā) (O noble lady, O respected one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of āryā

āryā - noble lady, respected woman

Feminine form of 'ārya' (noble).

यत् (yat) - that (introducing a subordinate clause) (that, which, because)

(indeclinable)

Relative pronoun used as a conjunction.

Note: Connects the main clause with the content that is displeasing.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic from Raghu.

Note: Subject of the 'gacchet' verb.

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (forest, wood, grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Note: Object of motion for 'gacchet'.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - abandoning (the splendor of the kingdom) (having abandoned, having left, having forsaken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √tyaj (to abandon) with absolutive suffix '-tvā'.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

राज्यश्रियम् (rājyaśriyam) - the splendor of the kingdom (the glory/splendor of the kingdom)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rājyaśrī

rājyaśrī - the glory/splendor of royalty/kingdom

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājya+śrī)

• rājya – kingdom, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
• śrī – splendor, glory, prosperity, wealth, beauty
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'tyaktvā'.

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go (should go, may go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √gam

Optative 3rd person singular

Root verb with thematic vowel 'a' and optative ending.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses desirability or possibility.

स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman's (words) (by a woman, of a woman)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Imposed agent of 'vākyavaśam gataḥ'.

वाक्यवशम् (vākyavaśam) - under the sway of (a woman's) words (under the control of words, swayed by words)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vākyavaśa

vākyavaśa - under the control/sway of words

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vākya+vaśa)

• vākya – word, speech, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  From √vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vaśa – control, power, sway, will
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially with 'gataḥ'.

गतः (gataḥ) - having fallen (under the sway of words) (gone, resorted to, fallen into, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained, reached, fallen into a state

Past Passive Participle

From √gam (to go) + -ta suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rāghavaḥ'.