वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-41, verse-31

ततो मार्गानुसारेण गत्वा किं चित् क्षणं पुनः ।
मार्गनाशाद्विषादेन महता समभिप्लुतः ॥३१॥

31. tato mārgānusāreṇa gatvā kiṃ cit kṣaṇaṃ punaḥ ,
mārganāśādviṣādena mahatā samabhiplutaḥ.

31. tataḥ mārgānusāreṇa gatvā kiṃ cit kṣaṇam
punaḥ mārganāśāt viṣādena mahatā samabhiplutaḥ

31. tataḥ punaḥ mārgānusāreṇa kiṃ cit kṣaṇam
gatvā mārganāśāt mahatā viṣādena samabhiplutaḥ

31. Then, having gone a little while by following the path, [he] was again overcome by great despair due to the path being lost.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• मार्गानुसारेण (mārgānusāreṇa) - by following the path, according to the path

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• किं चित् (kiṁ cit) - some, a little, somewhat

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, for a short time

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

• मार्गनाशात् (mārganāśāt) - from the loss of the path, due to the path being lost

• विषादेन (viṣādena) - by dejection, by despair, by sadness

• महता (mahatā) - by great, by profound

• समभिप्लुतः (samabhiplutaḥ) - overwhelmed, deluged, immersed

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

मार्गानुसारेण (mārgānusāreṇa) - by following the path, according to the path

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mārgānusāra

mārgānusāra - following a path, conformity to a path, according to the path

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mārga+anusāra)

• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• anusāra – following, conformity, course
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root sṛ (to go) with the prefix anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root gam (to go) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: gam (class 1)

किं चित् (kiṁ cit) - some, a little, somewhat

(indeclinable)

Combination of interrogative pronoun 'kim' and particle 'cit'.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - a moment, an instant, a short period of time

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

(indeclinable)

मार्गनाशात् (mārganāśāt) - from the loss of the path, due to the path being lost

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mārganāśa

mārganāśa - loss of the path, destruction of the way

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mārga+nāśa)

• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• nāśa – loss, destruction, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: naś (class 4)

विषादेन (viṣādena) - by dejection, by despair, by sadness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viṣāda

viṣāda - dejection, despair, sadness, despondency

Derived from the root sad (to sink, be depressed) with the prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: sad (class 1)

महता (mahatā) - by great, by profound

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Agrees with 'viṣādena'.

समभिप्लुतः (samabhiplutaḥ) - overwhelmed, deluged, immersed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samabhipluta

samabhipluta - overwhelmed, deluged, immersed, filled

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root plu (to float, flow, fill) with prefixes sam and abhi, followed by the suffix -kta.

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: plu (class 1)

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