वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-21

नैवाहमनुशोचामि लक्ष्मणो न च मैथिली ।
अयोध्यायाश्च्युताश्चेति वने वत्स्यामहेति वा ॥२१॥

21. naivāhamanuśocāmi lakṣmaṇo na ca maithilī ,
ayodhyāyāścyutāśceti vane vatsyāmaheti vā.

21. na eva aham anuśocāmi lakṣmaṇaḥ na ca maithilī
ayodhyāyāḥ cyutāḥ ca iti vane vatsyāmahe iti vā

21. Indeed, neither I, nor Lakṣmaṇa, nor Sītā are lamenting, neither over being banished from Ayodhyā nor over having to dwell in the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, only, just)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Rāma) (I)

• अनुशोचामि (anuśocāmi) - I (Rāma) am lamenting (I lament, I grieve)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother) (Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (connecting 'lakṣmaṇaḥ' and 'maithilī' with 'na') (and, also)

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Sītā (daughter of Mithilā) (a woman from Mithilā, Sītā)

• अयोध्यायाः (ayodhyāyāḥ) - from the city of Ayodhyā (from Ayodhyā, of Ayodhyā)

• च्युताः (cyutāḥ) - banished, exiled (from Ayodhyā) (fallen, removed, departed, exiled)

• च (ca) - and (connects the two quoted clauses) (and, also)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of the first quoted reason for grief) (thus, so, (marks quoted speech))

• वने (vane) - in the forest (where they are dwelling) (in the forest, in a grove)

• वत्स्यामहे (vatsyāmahe) - we (Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Sītā) shall dwell (we shall dwell, we shall live)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of the second quoted reason for grief) (thus, so, (marks quoted speech))

• वा (vā) - or (connects the two reasons for potential grief) (or, either)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing particle.

अहम् (aham) - I (Rāma) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'anuśocāmi'.

अनुशोचामि (anuśocāmi) - I (Rāma) am lamenting (I lament, I grieve)

(verb)

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

root śuc with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Expresses the action of grieving.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother) (Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)

Note: Subject (implied 'anuśocati').

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

च (ca) - and (connecting 'lakṣmaṇaḥ' and 'maithilī' with 'na') (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

मैथिली (maithilī) - Sītā (daughter of Mithilā) (a woman from Mithilā, Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Sītā (daughter of Mithilā)

Feminine derivative of Mithilā

Note: Subject (implied 'anuśocati').

अयोध्यायाः (ayodhyāyāḥ) - from the city of Ayodhyā (from Ayodhyā, of Ayodhyā)

(proper noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhyā (proper noun, name of a city)

Note: Indicates separation or origin, 'from Ayodhyā'.

च्युताः (cyutāḥ) - banished, exiled (from Ayodhyā) (fallen, removed, departed, exiled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, removed, departed, exiled

Past Passive Participle

From root cyu (to move, fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā.

च (ca) - and (connects the two quoted clauses) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the first quoted reason for grief) (thus, so, (marks quoted speech))

(indeclinable)

Note: Denotes quoted thought or speech.

वने (vane) - in the forest (where they are dwelling) (in the forest, in a grove)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, water

Note: Locative of place, 'in the forest'.

वत्स्यामहे (vatsyāmahe) - we (Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Sītā) shall dwell (we shall dwell, we shall live)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Future tense verb, 'we shall dwell'.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the second quoted reason for grief) (thus, so, (marks quoted speech))

(indeclinable)

Note: Denotes quoted thought or speech.

वा (vā) - or (connects the two reasons for potential grief) (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction for alternatives.

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