वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-28

सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा कौसल्या हृदयंगमम् ।
शुद्धसत्त्वा मुमोचाश्रु सहसा दुःखहर्षजम् ॥२८॥

28. sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā kausalyā hṛdayaṃgamam ,
śuddhasattvā mumocāśru sahasā duḥkhaharṣajam.

28. sītāyāḥ vacanam śrutvā kausalyā hṛdayaṃgamam
śuddhasattvā mumoca aśru sahasā duḥkhaharṣajam

28. kausalyā hṛdayaṃgamam sītāyāḥ vacanam śrutvā
śuddhasattvā sahasā duḥkhaharṣajam aśru mumoca

28. Having heard Sītā's heartfelt words, Kausalyā, whose inner being (sattva) was pure, suddenly shed tears born of both sorrow and joy.

Words meanings summery:

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalyā (proper noun)

• हृदयंगमम् (hṛdayaṁgamam) - words that deeply affect the emotions (heart-touching, moving to the heart)

• शुद्धसत्त्वा (śuddhasattvā) - Kausalyā, whose inner nature (sattva) was pure (pure-minded, having a pure being (sattva))

• मुमोच (mumoca) - she shed, she released

• अश्रु (aśru) - tear, tears

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, instantly, forcibly

• दुःखहर्षजम् (duḥkhaharṣajam) - born of sorrow and joy

Words meanings and morphology

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper noun, name of Janaka's daughter and Rāma's wife)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, utterance, word, speech, statement

From root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalyā (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalyā (name of Rāma's mother)

हृदयंगमम् (hṛdayaṁgamam) - words that deeply affect the emotions (heart-touching, moving to the heart)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛdayaṃgama

hṛdayaṁgama - going to the heart, heart-touching, agreeable, charming

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛdaya+gama)

• hṛdaya – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• gama – going, reaching, approaching
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/derivative
  Derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

शुद्धसत्त्वा (śuddhasattvā) - Kausalyā, whose inner nature (sattva) was pure (pure-minded, having a pure being (sattva))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddhasattva

śuddhasattva - having a pure being, pure-minded, of pure essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuddha+sattva)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clear
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √śudh (to be pure)
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• sattva – being, essence, reality, purity, inner nature, mental quality
  noun (neuter)

मुमोच (mumoca) - she shed, she released

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of mumoca

root √muc, 6th conjugation, parasmaipada, perfect tense

Root: muc (class 6)

अश्रु (aśru) - tear, tears

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśru

aśru - tear, tears

Note: Used as a collective plural in context.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, instantly, forcibly

(indeclinable)

Instrumental case of sahas (force, power), used adverbially

दुःखहर्षजम् (duḥkhaharṣajam) - born of sorrow and joy

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkhaharṣaja

duḥkhaharṣaja - born or produced from sorrow and joy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+harṣa+ja)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, unhappiness
  noun (neuter)
• harṣa – joy, delight, gladness, exhilaration
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix
  Derived from root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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