वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-34

दूरे ऽपि निवसन्तं त्वां मानसेनाग्रतः स्थितम् ।
चिन्तयन्त्यो ऽद्य नूनं त्वां निराहाराः कृताः प्रजाः ॥३४॥

34. dūre'pi nivasantaṃ tvāṃ mānasenāgrataḥ sthitam ,
cintayantyo'dya nūnaṃ tvāṃ nirāhārāḥ kṛtāḥ prajāḥ.

34. dūre api nivasantam tvām mānasena agrataḥ sthitam
cintayantyaḥ adya nūnam tvām nirāhārāḥ kṛtāḥ prajāḥ

34. prajāḥ dūre api nivasantam tvām mānasena agrataḥ
sthitam tvām cintayantyaḥ adya nūnam nirāhārāḥ kṛtāḥ

34. Even though you reside far away, the people, perceiving you as standing before them in their minds and constantly thinking of you, are surely made to go without food today.

Words meanings summery:

• दूरे (dūre) - far away, at a distance

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• निवसन्तम् (nivasantam) - dwelling, residing

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• मानसेन (mānasena) - in their minds (by the mind, mentally)

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, present

• चिन्तयन्त्यः (cintayantyaḥ) - constantly thinking about you (thinking, meditating)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• त्वाम् (tvām) - object of `cintayantyaḥ` (you)

• निराहाराः (nirāhārāḥ) - without food, starving

• कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - are made to be (made, done, caused)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the citizens, the subjects (people, subjects, offspring)

Words meanings and morphology

दूरे (dūre) - far away, at a distance

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - far, distant, remote

Note: Used adverbially.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

निवसन्तम् (nivasantam) - dwelling, residing

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nivasat

nivasat - dwelling, residing

Present Active Participle

From root `vas` (to dwell) with prefix `ni-`.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you

Note: Object of participles `nivasantam` and `sthitam`.

मानसेन (mānasena) - in their minds (by the mind, mentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, of the mind, mind

Derived from `manas` (mind).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates means or instrument.

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

(indeclinable)

From `agra` (front) + suffix `-tas`.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, present

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, present

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here in a stative sense, 'standing'.

चिन्तयन्त्यः (cintayantyaḥ) - constantly thinking about you (thinking, meditating)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, considering, meditating

Present Active Participle

From root `cit` (to perceive, know) with causative suffix `-aya` and suffix `śatṛ`.

Root: cit (class 10)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - object of `cintayantyaḥ` (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you

निराहाराः (nirāhārāḥ) - without food, starving

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nirāhāra

nirāhāra - without food, abstaining from food, starving

`nis` (without) + `āhāra` (food).

Compound type : pradi-tatpurusha (nis+āhāra)

• nis – out, away, without
  indeclinable
• āhāra – food, nourishment, taking
  noun (masculine)
  From root `hṛ` (to take) with prefix `ā-`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `prajāḥ`.

कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - are made to be (made, done, caused)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed, caused

Past Passive Participle

From root `kṛ` (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the citizens, the subjects (people, subjects, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, subjects, people, creation

From root `jan` (to be born) with prefix `pra-`.

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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