वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-7

विवर्णवदनं दृष्ट्वा तं प्रस्विन्नममर्षणम् ।
आह दुःखाभिसंतप्ता किमिदानीमिदं प्रभो ॥७॥

7. vivarṇavadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ prasvinnamamarṣaṇam ,
āha duḥkhābhisaṃtaptā kimidānīmidaṃ prabho.

7. vivarṇavadanam dṛṣṭvā tam prasvinnam amarṣaṇam
āha duḥkhābhisaṃtaptā kim idānīm idam prabho

7. duḥkhābhisaṃtaptā (sā) vivarṇavadanam prasvinnam
amarṣaṇam tam dṛṣṭvā āha prabho kim idānīm idam

7. Having seen him—pale-faced, profusely sweating, and agitated—she (Sītā), deeply distressed by sorrow, asked, "O Lord, what is this now?"

Words meanings summery:

• विवर्णवदनम् (vivarṇavadanam) - pale-faced, discolored face

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine singular accusative)

• प्रस्विन्नम् (prasvinnam) - sweating profusely, drenched in sweat

• अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - agitated, impatient, intolerant

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• दुःखाभिसंतप्ता (duḥkhābhisaṁtaptā) - greatly distressed by sorrow, deeply afflicted by misery

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at present, just now

• इदम् (idam) - this

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord! O Master!

Words meanings and morphology

विवर्णवदनम् (vivarṇavadanam) - pale-faced, discolored face

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vivarṇavadana

vivarṇavadana - pale-faced, having a discolored face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+varṇa+vadana)

• vi – prefix indicating separation, absence, without
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, hue
  noun (masculine)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रस्विन्नम् (prasvinnam) - sweating profusely, drenched in sweat

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasvinna

prasvinna - sweating, perspiring

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-√svid (to sweat)

Prefix: pra

Root: svid (class 4)

अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - agitated, impatient, intolerant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amarṣaṇa

amarṣaṇa - impatient, intolerant, angry

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+marṣaṇa)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• marṣaṇa – enduring, tolerating, patient
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √mṛṣ (to bear, tolerate)
  Root: mṛṣ (class 1)

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √brū

Perfect tense form of √brū, also listed under √ah

Root: brū (class 2)

दुःखाभिसंतप्ता (duḥkhābhisaṁtaptā) - greatly distressed by sorrow, deeply afflicted by misery

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkhābhisaṃtapta

duḥkhābhisaṁtapta - greatly distressed by sorrow

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective, where 'abhisaṃtapta' is a PPP

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+abhisaṃtapta)

• duḥkha – sorrow, misery, pain
  noun (neuter)
• abhisaṃtapta – greatly distressed, afflicted, burnt up
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from abhi-sam-√tap (to burn, to distress)
  Prefixes: abhi+sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at present, just now

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord! O Master!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king, powerful

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