वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-16

शोकोपहत चेताश्च वृद्धश्च जगतीपतिः ।
काम भारावसन्नश्च तस्मादेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥१६॥

16. śokopahata cetāśca vṛddhaśca jagatīpatiḥ ,
kāma bhārāvasannaśca tasmādetadbravīmi te.

16. śokopahatacetāḥ ca vṛddhaḥ ca jagatīpatiḥ
kāmabhārāvasannaḥ ca tasmāt etat bravīmi te

16. jagatīpatiḥ śokopahatacetāḥ ca vṛddhaḥ ca
kāmabhārāvasannaḥ ca tasmāt te etat bravīmi

16. The lord of the earth (jagatīpati), whose mind is afflicted by sorrow, is also old and overwhelmed by the burden of desire (kāma). Therefore, I tell you this.

Words meanings summery:

• शोकोपहतचेताः (śokopahatacetāḥ) - referring to King Daśaratha (one whose mind is afflicted by sorrow)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged

• च (ca) - and, also

• जगतीपतिः (jagatīpatiḥ) - King Daśaratha (lord of the earth, king)

• कामभारावसन्नः (kāmabhārāvasannaḥ) - referring to King Daśaratha (overwhelmed by the burden of desire (kāma))

• च (ca) - and, also

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell, I speak, I say

• ते (te) - to you, for you

Words meanings and morphology

शोकोपहतचेताः (śokopahatacetāḥ) - referring to King Daśaratha (one whose mind is afflicted by sorrow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokopahatacetas

śokopahatacetas - having a mind afflicted by sorrow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoka+upahata+cetas)

• śoka – grief, sorrow
  noun (masculine)
• upahata – struck, afflicted, damaged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga upa and suffix kta
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)
• cetas – mind, heart, intellect
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase) with suffix kta

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जगतीपतिः (jagatīpatiḥ) - King Daśaratha (lord of the earth, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagatīpati

jagatīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagatī+pati)

• jagatī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

कामभारावसन्नः (kāmabhārāvasannaḥ) - referring to King Daśaratha (overwhelmed by the burden of desire (kāma))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmabhārāvasanna

kāmabhārāvasanna - overwhelmed by the burden of desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+bhāra+avasanna)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
• bhāra – burden, load, weight
  noun (masculine)
• avasanna – dejected, depressed, overwhelmed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sad (to sink, sit) with upasarga ava and suffix kta
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell, I speak, I say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Alternative for dative singular of 'you'.

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