वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-42, verse-4

नष्टं दृष्ट्वा नाभ्यनन्दन् विपुलं वा धनागमम् ।
पुत्रं प्रथमजं लब्ध्वा जननी नाभ्यनन्दत ॥४॥

4. naṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭvā nābhyanandan vipulaṃ vā dhanāgamam ,
putraṃ prathamajaṃ labdhvā jananī nābhyanandata.

4. naṣṭam dṛṣṭvā na abhyanandan vipulam vā dhana āgamam
putram prathamajam labdhvā jananī na abhyanandata

4. na abhyanandan naṣṭam dṛṣṭvā vā vipulam dhana āgamam
jananī na abhyanandata prathamajam putram labdhvā

4. People did not rejoice upon seeing something lost, nor upon a great influx of wealth. Even a mother, having obtained her first-born son, did not rejoice.

Words meanings summery:

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost, ruined, destroyed

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• न (na) - not, no

• अभ्यनन्दन् (abhyanandan) - they did not rejoice (they rejoiced, they acclaimed)

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast, extensive, abundant, great

• वा (vā) - or, either

• धन (dhana) - wealth, riches, money

• आगमम् (āgamam) - arrival, coming, acquisition

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• प्रथमजम् (prathamajam) - first-born

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained

• जननी (jananī) - mother

• न (na) - not, no

• अभ्यनन्दत (abhyanandata) - she did not rejoice (she rejoiced, she acclaimed)

Words meanings and morphology

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost, ruined, destroyed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, perished, ruined

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √naś (class 4) 'to be lost, to perish'

Root: naś (class 4)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of √dṛś (class 1)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभ्यनन्दन् (abhyanandan) - they did not rejoice (they rejoiced, they acclaimed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhinand

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active

Imperfect form of √nand (class 1) with prefix 'abhi', augment 'a'

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast, extensive, abundant, great

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - vast, extensive, large, abundant, great

Note: Qualifies the implied object, here possibly 'wealth' in the compound 'dhanāgamam'

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

धन (dhana) - wealth, riches, money

(noun)

neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, money, property

Note: Part of a compound 'dhana-āgamam'

आगमम् (āgamam) - arrival, coming, acquisition

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgama

āgama - arrival, coming, acquisition, gain, income

From √gam (class 1) 'to go' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

प्रथमजम् (prathamajam) - first-born

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prathamaja

prathamaja - first-born

From 'prathama' (first) and 'ja' (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prathama+ja)

• prathama – first, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √jan 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of √labh (class 1)

Root: labh (class 1)

जननी (jananī) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother, producer

Feminine noun derived from √jan 'to be born'

Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभ्यनन्दत (abhyanandata) - she did not rejoice (she rejoiced, she acclaimed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhinand

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, middle (ātmanepada)

Imperfect form of √nand (class 1) with prefix 'abhi', augment 'a', middle voice

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

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