वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-21, verse-19

यथा मयि तु निष्क्रान्ते पुत्रशोकेन पार्थिवः ।
श्रमं नावाप्नुयात् किं चिदप्रमत्ता तथा कुरु ॥१९॥

19. yathā mayi tu niṣkrānte putraśokena pārthivaḥ ,
śramaṃ nāvāpnuyāt kiṃ cidapramattā tathā kuru.

19. yathā mayi tu niṣkrānte putra-śokena pārthivaḥ
śramaṃ na avāpnuyāt kim cit apramattā tathā kuru

19. yathā mayi niṣkrānte tu putra-śokena pārthivaḥ kim cit śramaṃ na avāpnuyāt,
tathā apramattā kuru

19. Act diligently so that the king, once I have departed, does not experience any distress whatsoever due to his grief for his son.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - so that, as, in order that

• मयि (mayi) - in me, concerning me

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• निष्क्रान्ते (niṣkrānte) - when departed, in the departed one

• पुत्र-शोकेन (putra-śokena) - by the grief for his son, due to sorrow for son

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king, earthy

• श्रमं (śramaṁ) - fatigue, distress, effort

• न (na) - not, no

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain, would obtain

• किम् (kim) - what, any, some

• चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness (any, some, certain)

• अप्रमत्ता (apramattā) - diligently, carefully, heedful (feminine)

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, act

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - so that, as, in order that

(indeclinable)

मयि (mayi) - in me, concerning me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

निष्क्रान्ते (niṣkrānte) - when departed, in the departed one

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of niṣkrānta

niṣkrānta - departed, gone out, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

From root kram with prefix nis-

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction, meaning 'when I have departed'.

पुत्र-शोकेन (putra-śokena) - by the grief for his son, due to sorrow for son

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putraśoka

putraśoka - grief for a son

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+śoka)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• śoka – grief, sorrow, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king, earthy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - royal, earthly, a king, ruler

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

श्रमं (śramaṁ) - fatigue, distress, effort

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śrama

śrama - fatigue, weariness, toil, distress, exertion

Root: śram (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain, would obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of avāp

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

किम् (kim) - what, any, some

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, whether, (with cit) any, some

Note: Used adverbially here as part of 'kim cit' meaning 'any, whatsoever'.

चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness (any, some, certain)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms 'kimcit' when combined with 'kim'.

अप्रमत्ता (apramattā) - diligently, carefully, heedful (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - attentive, careful, diligent, heedful, not careless

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Negation of pramatta (careless) from root mad (to be mad, intoxicated) with prefix pra-

Prefix: a

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the female speaker (Sītā).

तथा (tathā) - in that way, so, thus

(indeclinable)

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, act

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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