वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-30, verse-16

उद्यानानि परित्यज्य क्षेत्राणि च गृहाणि च ।
एकदुःखसुखा राममनुगच्छाम धार्मिकम् ॥१६॥

16. udyānāni parityajya kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca ,
ekaduḥkhasukhā rāmamanugacchāma dhārmikam.

16. udyānāni parityajya kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca
ekaduḥkhasukhā rāmam anugacchāma dhārmikam

16. udyānāni kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca parityajya
ekaduḥkhasukhā dhārmikam rāmam anugacchāma

16. Having abandoned our gardens, fields, and houses, we shall follow the righteous (dharma) Rāma, sharing in his singular joy and sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्यानानि (udyānāni) - gardens, parks

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having forsaken

• क्षेत्राणि (kṣetrāṇi) - fields, lands

• च (ca) - and, also

• गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses, homes

• च (ca) - and, also

• एकदुःखसुखा (ekaduḥkhasukhā) - sharing one sorrow and joy, having singular sorrow and joy

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (accusative)

• अनुगच्छाम (anugacchāma) - let us follow

• धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - righteous, pious, upholding (dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

उद्यानानि (udyānāni) - gardens, parks

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of udyāna

udyāna - garden, park, pleasure ground

Prefix: ud

Root: yā (class 2)

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having forsaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root `tyaj` (to abandon) with prefix `pari-` and suffix `-ya`.

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

क्षेत्राणि (kṣetrāṇi) - fields, lands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, land, territory

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses, homes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एकदुःखसुखा (ekaduḥkhasukhā) - sharing one sorrow and joy, having singular sorrow and joy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ekaduḥkhasukha

ekaduḥkhasukha - having the same joy and sorrow, sharing joy and sorrow

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (eka+duḥkha+sukha)

• eka – one, same, single
  numeral
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• sukha – joy, happiness, pleasure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (the women).

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper noun)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb `anugacchāma`.

अनुगच्छाम (anugacchāma) - let us follow

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of anugam

Present tense, Imperative mood

Root `gam` (to go) with prefix `anu-`. 1st person plural.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - righteous, pious, upholding (dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, observant of (dharma), virtuous

Derived from `dharma` with suffix `ika`.

Note: Adjective modifying `rāmam`.

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