वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-36, verse-2

अनाथस्य जनस्यास्य दुर्बलस्य तपस्विनः ।
यो गतिं शरणं चासीत् स नाथः क्व नु गच्छति ॥२॥

2. anāthasya janasyāsya durbalasya tapasvinaḥ ,
yo gatiṃ śaraṇaṃ cāsīt sa nāthaḥ kva nu gacchati.

2. anāthasya janasya asya durbalasya tapasvinaḥ yaḥ
gatim śaraṇam ca āsīt sa nāthaḥ kva nu gacchati

2. asya anāthasya durbalasya tapasvinaḥ janasya yaḥ gatim ca śaraṇam āsīt,
saḥ nāthaḥ kva nu gacchati?

2. "Where indeed does that protector (nātha) now go, he who was the recourse and refuge of this masterless, weak, and suffering (tapasvin) people?"

Words meanings summery:

• अनाथस्य (anāthasya) - of the masterless, of the unprotected, of the orphaned

• जनस्य (janasya) - of the people, of the person, of the being

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• दुर्बलस्य (durbalasya) - of the weak, of the powerless

• तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - of the ascetic, of the practicing austerity, of the suffering one

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)

• गतिम् (gatim) - refuge, recourse, path, destiny

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• च (ca) - and

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• नाथः (nāthaḥ) - protector, lord, master

• क्व (kva) - where?

• नु (nu) - now, indeed, then (interrogative/emphatic particle)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, is going

Words meanings and morphology

अनाथस्य (anāthasya) - of the masterless, of the unprotected, of the orphaned

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anātha

anātha - masterless, unprotected, orphaned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+nātha)

• an – not, without (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• nātha – protector, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'janasya'.

जनस्य (janasya) - of the people, of the person, of the being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, creature

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies 'janasya'.

दुर्बलस्य (durbalasya) - of the weak, of the powerless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, powerless, feeble

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, difficult (prefix)
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'janasya'.

तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - of the ascetic, of the practicing austerity, of the suffering one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, one who practices austerity or penance; suffering, miserable

Note: Qualifies 'janasya'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

गतिम् (gatim) - refuge, recourse, path, destiny

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, recourse, refuge

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, house

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

नाथः (nāthaḥ) - protector, lord, master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - protector, lord, master, helper

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - now, indeed, then (interrogative/emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, is going

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)