वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-42, verse-26

तथा स्त्रियो रामनिमित्तमातुरा यथा सुते भ्रातरि वा विवासिते ।
विलप्य दीना रुरुदुर्विचेतसः सुतैर्हि तासामधिको हि सो ऽभवत् ॥२६॥

26. tathā striyo rāmanimittamāturā yathā sute bhrātari vā vivāsite ,
vilapya dīnā rurudurvicetasaḥ sutairhi tāsāmadhiko hi so'bhavat.

26. tathā striyaḥ rāmanimittamāturāḥ
yathā sute bhrātari vā vivāsite
vilapya dīnāḥ ruruduḥ vicetasaḥ
sutaiḥ hi tāsām adhikaḥ hi saḥ abhavat

26. tathā rāmanimittamāturāḥ striyaḥ
yathā sute vā bhrātari vivāsite
vilapya dīnāḥ vicetasaḥ ruruduḥ hi
sutaiḥ adhikaḥ saḥ tāsām hi abhavat

26. Similarly, women, distressed for Rāma's sake, wept miserably and were distraught after lamenting, just as they would if a son or a brother were exiled. Indeed, for them, he (Rāma) was more beloved than their own sons.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• रामनिमित्तमातुराः (rāmanimittamāturāḥ) - distressed on account of Rāma

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• सुते (sute) - for a son, in a son (contextually: if a son)

• भ्रातरि (bhrātari) - for a brother, in a brother (contextually: if a brother)

• वा (vā) - or

• विवासिते (vivāsite) - when exiled, banished

• विलप्य (vilapya) - having lamented, having wept

• दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - miserable, wretched, sorrowful

• रुरुदुः (ruruduḥ) - they wept, they cried

• विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - distraught, bewildered, senseless

• सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - by sons, than sons (instrumental of comparison)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of them, for them (feminine)

• अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - more, greater, superior

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• सः (saḥ) - he

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman

रामनिमित्तमातुराः (rāmanimittamāturāḥ) - distressed on account of Rāma

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rāmanimittamātura

rāmanimittamātura - distressed on account of Rāma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+nimitta+ātura)

• rāma – Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• nimitta – cause, reason, account
  noun (neuter)
• ātura – distressed, afflicted, sick
  adjective

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

सुते (sute) - for a son, in a son (contextually: if a son)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son

भ्रातरि (bhrātari) - for a brother, in a brother (contextually: if a brother)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

विवासिते (vivāsite) - when exiled, banished

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vivāsita

vivāsita - exiled, banished

Past Passive Participle

from vi + vas (to dwell) in causative sense (to cause to dwell away)

Prefix: vi

Root: vas (class 10)

विलप्य (vilapya) - having lamented, having wept

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

from vi + lap (to lament)

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - miserable, wretched, sorrowful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dīna

dīna - miserable, wretched, sorrowful

रुरुदुः (ruruduḥ) - they wept, they cried

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of rud

Root: rud (class 2)

विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - distraught, bewildered, senseless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vicetas

vicetas - distraught, bewildered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+cetas)

• vi – apart, astray
  indeclinable
• cetas – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - by sons, than sons (instrumental of comparison)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

तासाम् (tāsām) - of them, for them (feminine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she

अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - more, greater, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - more, greater, superior

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

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