वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-33, verse-18

मया विहीनां वरद प्रपन्नां शोकसागरम् ।
अदृष्टपूर्वव्यसनां भूयः संमन्तुमर्हसि ॥१८॥

18. mayā vihīnāṃ varada prapannāṃ śokasāgaram ,
adṛṣṭapūrvavyasanāṃ bhūyaḥ saṃmantumarhasi.

18. mayā vihīnām varada prapannām śokasāgaram
adṛṣṭapūrvavyasanām bhūyaḥ sammantum arhasi

18. varada,
mayā vihīnām,
śokasāgaram prapannām,
adṛṣṭapūrvavyasanām bhūyaḥ sammantum arhasi

18. O giver of boons, you should cherish her again, who is deprived of me, fallen into an ocean of sorrow, and who has not experienced such distress before.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• विहीनाम् (vihīnām) - deprived of, forsaken

• वरद (varada) - O giver of boons!

• प्रपन्नाम् (prapannām) - fallen into, afflicted by

• शोकसागरम् (śokasāgaram) - ocean of sorrow

• अदृष्टपूर्वव्यसनाम् (adṛṣṭapūrvavyasanām) - who has not experienced distress before

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, once more

• सम्मन्तुम् (sammantum) - to console, to cherish, to respect

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you deserve

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

First person pronoun

विहीनाम् (vihīnām) - deprived of, forsaken

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vihīna

vihīna - deprived of, destitute of, forsaken, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Root hā (to abandon) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

वरद (varada) - O giver of boons!

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - giver of boons, granting wishes

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vara+da)

• vara – boon, blessing, wish
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  From root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

प्रपन्नाम् (prapannām) - fallen into, afflicted by

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - fallen into, reached, attained, afflicted by, taken refuge in

Past Passive Participle

Root pad (to go, fall) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

शोकसागरम् (śokasāgaram) - ocean of sorrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śokasāgara

śokasāgara - ocean of sorrow, sea of grief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+sāgara)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

अदृष्टपूर्वव्यसनाम् (adṛṣṭapūrvavyasanām) - who has not experienced distress before

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adṛṣṭapūrvavyasana

adṛṣṭapūrvavyasana - one who has not seen distress before, never before afflicted by misfortune

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dṛṣṭa+pūrva+vyasana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dṛṣṭa – seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – previous, before
  adjective (neuter)
• vyasana – distress, misfortune, calamity
  noun (neuter)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, once more

(indeclinable)

Comparative of bahu (much)

सम्मन्तुम् (sammantum) - to console, to cherish, to respect

(verb)

active, infinitive of sammant

Infinitive

From root man (to think, consider) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Tense

2nd person singular, present active indicative

Root: arh (class 1)

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