वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-2, verse-7

राजप्रभावजुष्टां हि दुर्वहामजितेन्द्रियैः ।
परिश्रान्तो ऽस्मि लोकस्य गुर्वीं धर्मधुरं वहन् ॥७॥

7. rājaprabhāvajuṣṭāṃ hi durvahāmajitendriyaiḥ ,
pariśrānto'smi lokasya gurvīṃ dharmadhuraṃ vahan.

7. rājaprabhāvajuṣṭām hi durvahām ajitendriyaiḥ
pariśrāntaḥ asmi lokasya gurvīm dharmadhuram vahan

7. aham lokasya gurvīm rājaprabhāvajuṣṭām ajitendriyaiḥ
durvahām dharmadhuram vahan pariśrāntaḥ asmi hi

7. Indeed, I am exhausted from carrying the weighty responsibility (dharma-dhura) of the people, a task endowed with royal authority that is difficult for those with uncontrolled senses to manage.

Words meanings summery:

• राजप्रभावजुष्टाम् (rājaprabhāvajuṣṭām) - endowed with royal power, possessed of kingly might

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• दुर्वहाम् (durvahām) - hard to bear, difficult to carry or sustain

• अजितेन्द्रियैः (ajitendriyaiḥ) - by those whose senses are uncontrolled

• परिश्रान्तः (pariśrāntaḥ) - exhausted, weary, fatigued

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people, of the world

• गुर्वीम् (gurvīm) - heavy, weighty, important, great

• धर्मधुरम् (dharmadhuram) - the burden of natural law (dharma), responsibility of righteousness

• वहन् (vahan) - carrying, bearing, sustaining

Words meanings and morphology

राजप्रभावजुष्टाम् (rājaprabhāvajuṣṭām) - endowed with royal power, possessed of kingly might

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rājaprabhāvajuṣṭa

rājaprabhāvajuṣṭa - endowed with royal power, possessed of kingly might

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rājaprabhāva+juṣṭa)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• prabhāva – power, might, majesty, dignity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• juṣṭa – served, attended, frequented, endowed with, associated with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root juṣ + ta
  Root: juṣ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

दुर्वहाम् (durvahām) - hard to bear, difficult to carry or sustain

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durvaha

durvaha - hard to bear, difficult to carry or sustain

Compound of dus (bad, difficult) and vaha (carrying)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+vaha)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable
• vaha – carrying, bearing, conveying
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vah
  Root: vah (class 1)

अजितेन्द्रियैः (ajitendriyaiḥ) - by those whose senses are uncontrolled

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of ajitendriya

ajitendriya - one whose senses are unconquered/uncontrolled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ajita+indriya)

• ajita – unconquered, uncontrolled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root ji + past passive participle suffix, with negative prefix 'a'
  Prefix: a
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense, sense organ
  noun (neuter)

परिश्रान्तः (pariśrāntaḥ) - exhausted, weary, fatigued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pariśrānta

pariśrānta - exhausted, weary, fatigued

Past Passive Participle

Root śram + past passive participle suffix, with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: śram (class 4)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people, of the world

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, folk

गुर्वीम् (gurvīm) - heavy, weighty, important, great

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gurvī

guru - heavy, weighty, important, great; teacher

Feminine form of 'guru'

धर्मधुरम् (dharmadhuram) - the burden of natural law (dharma), responsibility of righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmadhura

dharmadhura - the burden of dharma, the responsibility of maintaining righteousness/order

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+dhura)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• dhura – burden, yoke, responsibility, chief part
  noun (feminine)

वहन् (vahan) - carrying, bearing, sustaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vahant

vahant - carrying, bearing, conveying

Present Active Participle

Root vah + śatṛ suffix

Root: vah (class 1)

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