वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-32

सराममपि तावन्मे रथं दृष्ट्वा तदा जनः ।
विना रामं रथं दृष्ट्वा विदीर्येतापि सा पुरी ॥३२॥

32. sarāmamapi tāvanme rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā janaḥ ,
vinā rāmaṃ rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā vidīryetāpi sā purī.

32. sa-rāmam api tāvat me ratham dṛṣṭvā tadā janaḥ
vinā rāmam ratham dṛṣṭvā vidīryeta api sā purī

32. tadā janaḥ me ratham sa-rāmam api tāvat dṛṣṭvā
vinā rāmam ratham dṛṣṭvā sā purī api vidīryeta

32. When the people previously saw my chariot even with Rama, and now see the chariot without Rama, that city itself would surely burst (from grief).

Words meanings summery:

• स-रामम् (sa-rāmam) - with Rama

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• तावत् (tāvat) - up to that point (when Rama was present) (so much, so long, until then)

• मे (me) - my, of me

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• जनः (janaḥ) - people, person

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• विदीर्येत (vidīryeta) - it would burst, it would be torn apart

• अपि (api) - surely, certainly (emphasizing the consequence) (even, also, too)

• सा (sā) - that (feminine), she

• पुरी (purī) - city

Words meanings and morphology

स-रामम् (sa-rāmam) - with Rama

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-rāma

sa-rāma - with Rama, accompanied by Rama

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+rāma)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• rāma – Rama (name of the prince)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative, modifying `ratham`.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - up to that point (when Rama was present) (so much, so long, until then)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Pronominal form for `mama` (genitive).

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

From root `ram` (to delight) or `ṛ` (to go).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of `dṛṣṭvā`.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root `dṛś` (to see) with suffix `-tvā`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tad` (that).

जनः (janaḥ) - people, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - man, person, people, creature

From root `jan` (to be born).

Root: jan (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb.

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the prince), pleasing, black

Note: Object of `vinā`.

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

From root `ram` (to delight) or `ṛ` (to go).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of `dṛṣṭvā`.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root `dṛś` (to see) with suffix `-tvā`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विदीर्येत (vidīryeta) - it would burst, it would be torn apart

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, optative (liṅ) of dṛ

Optative Mood, 3rd person singular, passive/middle voice

From root `dṛ` (to burst, tear) with prefix `vi-`. Optative `īta` ending.

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛ (class 9)

Note: Potential/conditional mood.

अपि (api) - surely, certainly (emphasizing the consequence) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (feminine), she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to `purī`.

पुरी (purī) - city

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

Note: Subject of `vidīryeta`.

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