वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-35, verse-15

प्रयाते तु महारण्यं चिररात्राय राघवे ।
बभूव नगरे मूर्च्छा बलमूर्च्छा जनस्य च ॥१५॥

15. prayāte tu mahāraṇyaṃ cirarātrāya rāghave ,
babhūva nagare mūrcchā balamūrcchā janasya ca.

15. prayāte tu mahāraṇyaṃ cirarātrāya rāghave
babhūva nagare mūrcchā balamūrcchā janasya ca

15. rāghave tu mahāraṇyaṃ cirarātrāya prayāte
nagare janasya ca mūrcchā balamūrcchā babhūva

15. Indeed, when Rāghava (Rama) departed to the great forest for a long sojourn, a profound faintness and loss of strength (mūrcchā) overcame the city and its people.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयाते (prayāte) - when Rāghava (Rama) had departed (when he had departed, upon his departure)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, however

• महारण्यं (mahāraṇyaṁ) - to the great forest

• चिररात्राय (cirarātrāya) - for a long time, for a long period

• राघवे (rāghave) - when Rāghava (Rama) (when Rāghava, for Rāghava)

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it came to be, it happened

• नगरे (nagare) - in the city

• मूर्च्छा (mūrcchā) - faintness, swoon, unconsciousness

• बलमूर्च्छा (balamūrcchā) - loss of strength (mūrcchā) (faintness of strength, stupor, weakness)

• जनस्य (janasya) - of the people, of mankind

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयाते (prayāte) - when Rāghava (Rama) had departed (when he had departed, upon his departure)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, set out

Past Passive Participle

From root √yā (to go) with prefix pra-, suffix -kta. Used here in locative absolute construction.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, however

(indeclinable)

महारण्यं (mahāraṇyaṁ) - to the great forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāraṇya

mahāraṇya - great forest, large wilderness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+araṇya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

चिररात्राय (cirarātrāya) - for a long time, for a long period

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of cirarātra

cirarātra - long night, long time

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cira+rātra)

• cira – long, lasting
  adjective (masculine)
• rātra – night, darkness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Dative case used to express purpose or duration of time.

राघवे (rāghave) - when Rāghava (Rama) (when Rāghava, for Rāghava)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it came to be, it happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect

Root √bhū (to be), perfect 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

नगरे (nagare) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town, capital

मूर्च्छा (mūrcchā) - faintness, swoon, unconsciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mūrcchā

mūrcchā - faintness, swoon, unconsciousness, stupefaction

बलमूर्च्छा (balamūrcchā) - loss of strength (mūrcchā) (faintness of strength, stupor, weakness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of balamūrcchā

balamūrcchā - faintness of strength, stupor, weakness

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+mūrcchā)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• mūrcchā – faintness, swoon, unconsciousness
  noun (feminine)

जनस्य (janasya) - of the people, of mankind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)