वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-35, verse-24

अथ राजा वृतः स्त्रीभिर्दीनाभिर्दीनचेतनः ।
निर्जगाम प्रियं पुत्रं द्रक्ष्यामीति ब्रुवन् गृहात् ॥२४॥

24. atha rājā vṛtaḥ strībhirdīnābhirdīnacetanaḥ ,
nirjagāma priyaṃ putraṃ drakṣyāmīti bruvan gṛhāt.

24. atha rājā vṛtaḥ strībhiḥ dīnābhiḥ dīnacetanaḥ
nirjagāma priyam putram drakṣyāmi iti bruvan gṛhāt

24. atha dīnābhiḥ strībhiḥ vṛtaḥ dīnacetanaḥ rājā
"priyam putram drakṣyāmi" iti bruvan gṛhāt nirjagāma

24. Then, surrounded by distressed women, the king, with a dejected mind, departed from his house, saying, "I will see my beloved son."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now, next)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Dasharatha) (king, ruler)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

• स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

• दीनाभिः (dīnābhiḥ) - by distressed (women) (by the distressed, by the sorrowful)

• दीनचेतनः (dīnacetanaḥ) - with a dejected mind (dejected in mind, sad-hearted)

• निर्जगाम (nirjagāma) - departed (went out, departed)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - beloved (dear, beloved, pleasing)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son (Rama) (son)

• द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I will see

• इति (iti) - saying (marking quoted speech) (thus, so, saying)

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying (saying, speaking)

• गृहात् (gṛhāt) - from his house (from the house, from home)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now, next)

(indeclinable)

Note: indicates sequence of events

राजा (rājā) - the king (Dasharatha) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

(past passive participle)

Note: modifies rājā

स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife

Note: agent of vṛtaḥ

दीनाभिः (dīnābhiḥ) - by distressed (women) (by the distressed, by the sorrowful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dīna

dīna - distressed, sorrowful, miserable, humble

Past Passive Participle

root dai 'to perish, to be worn out' + kta suffix

Root: dai (class 4)

Note: modifies strībhiḥ

दीनचेतनः (dīnacetanaḥ) - with a dejected mind (dejected in mind, sad-hearted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīnacetana

dīnacetana - dejected in mind, sad-hearted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīna+cetana)

• dīna – distressed, sorrowful, miserable
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root dai 'to perish, to be worn out' + kta suffix
  Root: dai (class 4)
• cetana – consciousness, mind, intellect
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: modifies rājā

निर्जगाम (nirjagāma) - departed (went out, departed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Prefix: nis

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रियम् (priyam) - beloved (dear, beloved, pleasing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, one's own

Note: modifies putram

पुत्रम् (putram) - son (Rama) (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: object of drakṣyāmi (implied)

द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I will see

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: part of the quoted speech

इति (iti) - saying (marking quoted speech) (thus, so, saying)

(indeclinable)

Note: marks direct speech

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying (saying, speaking)

(present active participle)

Note: modifies rājā

गृहात् (gṛhāt) - from his house (from the house, from home)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Note: indicates separation from place of action