वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-30, verse-14

पीडया पीडितं सर्वं जगदस्य जगत्पतेः ।
मूलस्येवोपघातेन वृक्षः पुष्पफलोपगः ॥१४॥

14. pīḍayā pīḍitaṃ sarvaṃ jagadasya jagatpateḥ ,
mūlasyevopaghātena vṛkṣaḥ puṣpaphalopagaḥ.

14. pīḍayā pīḍitam sarvam jagat asya jagatpateḥ
mūlasya iva upaghātena vṛkṣaḥ puṣpaphalopagaḥ

14. asya jagatpateḥ pīḍayā sarvam jagat pīḍitam
mūlasya iva upaghātena puṣpaphalopagaḥ vṛkṣaḥ

14. The entire world is afflicted by the torment caused by this lord of the world, just as a tree, which bears flowers and fruits, suffers from the destruction of its root.

Words meanings summery:

• पीडया (pīḍayā) - by affliction, by torment, by pain

• पीडितम् (pīḍitam) - afflicted, tormented, pained, distressed

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole, every

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving beings, living beings

• अस्य (asya) - his, of this (person)

• जगत्पतेः (jagatpateḥ) - of the lord of the world, of the ruler of the universe

• मूलस्य (mūlasya) - of the root, of the foundation

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उपघातेन (upaghātena) - by the injury, by the harm, by the destruction

• वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - tree

• पुष्पफलोपगः (puṣpaphalopagaḥ) - having flowers and fruits, bearing flowers and fruits

Words meanings and morphology

पीडया (pīḍayā) - by affliction, by torment, by pain

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pīḍā

pīḍā - pain, affliction, torment, injury, distress

From root 'pīḍ' (to oppress, distress).

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Indicates the means/cause of being afflicted.

पीडितम् (pīḍitam) - afflicted, tormented, pained, distressed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pīḍita

pīḍita - pained, distressed, afflicted, tormented, oppressed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pīḍ' (to oppress, distress).

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Used adjectivally.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole, every

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Universal pronoun.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving beings, living beings

(noun)

neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings, people

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

From root 'gam' (to go) + reduplication and suffix 'at'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb "is".

अस्य (asya) - his, of this (person)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Genitive singular of 'idam'.

जगत्पतेः (jagatpateḥ) - of the lord of the world, of the ruler of the universe

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jagatpati

jagatpati - lord of the world, ruler of the universe, master of beings

Compound of 'jagat' (world) and 'pati' (lord, master).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+pati)

• jagat – world, universe, moving, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (substantivized)
  From root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'pīḍayā'.

मूलस्य (mūlasya) - of the root, of the foundation

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, foundation, basis, origin, source

Note: Qualifies 'upaghātena'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

उपघातेन (upaghātena) - by the injury, by the harm, by the destruction

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upaghāta

upaghāta - injury, harm, oppression, destruction, blow

From 'upa' + root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Prefix: upa

Root: han (class 2)

वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree, plant, wood

पुष्पफलोपगः (puṣpaphalopagaḥ) - having flowers and fruits, bearing flowers and fruits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpaphalopaga

puṣpaphalopaga - bearing flowers and fruits, covered with flowers and fruits

Compound of 'puṣpa' (flower), 'phala' (fruit), and 'upaga' (approaching, endowed with).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpa+phala+upaga)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• upaga – approaching, going near, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  From 'upa' + root 'gam' (to go).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛkṣaḥ'.

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