वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-53, verse-2

उभाभ्यां राजपुत्राभ्यामथ कृत्वाहमज्ञलिम् ।
प्रस्थितो रथमास्थाय तद्दुःखमपि धारयन् ॥२॥

2. ubhābhyāṃ rājaputrābhyāmatha kṛtvāhamajñalim ,
prasthito rathamāsthāya tadduḥkhamapi dhārayan.

2. ubhābhyām rājaputrābhyām atha kṛtvā aham añjalim
prasthitaḥ ratham āsthāya tat duḥkham api dhārayan

2. atha aham ubhābhyām rājaputrābhyām añjalim kṛtvā,
ratham āsthāya,
tat duḥkham api dhārayan,
prasthitaḥ.

2. Then, having offered obeisance with folded hands to both princes, I set out, mounting the chariot, while still bearing that sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām) - by both (by/with/from both)

• राजपुत्राभ्याम् (rājaputrābhyām) - by the princes (by/with/from the princes)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - folded hands, obeisance

• प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - I set out (set out, departed, gone forth)

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted (the chariot) (having mounted, having resorted to, having taken a stand)

• तत् (tat) - that (sorrow) (that)

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, pain

• अपि (api) - even (that sorrow) (also, even, too)

• धारयन् (dhārayan) - bearing (that sorrow) (bearing, holding, sustaining)

Words meanings and morphology

उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām) - by both (by/with/from both)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

राजपुत्राभ्याम् (rājaputrābhyām) - by the princes (by/with/from the princes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

formed from root kṛ + suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - folded hands, obeisance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of añjali

añjali - folded hands, respectful salutation

प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - I set out (set out, departed, gone forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasthita

prasthita - set out, departed, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

formed from pra + root sthā + suffix -ta

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted (the chariot) (having mounted, having resorted to, having taken a stand)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

formed from ā + root sthā + suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (sorrow) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, pain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery

अपि (api) - even (that sorrow) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

धारयन् (dhārayan) - bearing (that sorrow) (bearing, holding, sustaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārayat

dhārayat - bearing, holding, sustaining, maintaining

Present Active Participle

present active participle of causative root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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