वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-53, verse-24

हा राम रामानुज हा हा वैदेहि तपस्विनी ।
न मां जानीत दुःखेन म्रियमाणमनाथवत् ।
दुस्तरो जीवता देवि मयायं शोकसागरः ॥२४॥

24. hā rāma rāmānuja hā hā vaidehi tapasvinī ,
na māṃ jānīta duḥkhena mriyamāṇamanāthavat ,
dustaro jīvatā devi mayāyaṃ śokasāgaraḥ.

24. hā rāma rāmānuja hā hā vaidehi
tapasvinī na mām jānīta duḥkhena
mriyamāṇam anāthavat dustaraḥ
jīvatā devi mayā ayam śokasāgaraḥ

24. hā rāma rāmānuja hā hā tapasvinī
vaidehi duḥkhena anāthavat
mriyamāṇam mām na jānīta devi mayā
jīvatā ayam śokasāgaraḥ dustaraḥ

24. Alas, Rama! Alas, Lakshmana! Alas, alas, O ascetic Vaidehi! You do not know me, dying from grief like an orphan. O goddess, this ocean of sorrow (śokasāgara) is impossible for me to cross while I live.

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - alas, ah

• राम (rāma) - Rama

• रामानुज (rāmānuja) - Lakshmana (younger brother of Rama)

• हा (hā) - alas, ah

• हा (hā) - alas, ah

• वैदेहि (vaidehi) - Vaidehi (Sita, princess of Videha)

• तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - ascetic woman, female ascetic

• न (na) - not, no

• माम् (mām) - me

• जानीत (jānīta) - you (plural) know

• दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by sorrow, with pain

• म्रियमाणम् (mriyamāṇam) - dying, being about to die

• अनाथवत् (anāthavat) - like an orphan, without a protector

• दुस्तरः (dustaraḥ) - difficult to cross, impassable

• जीवता (jīvatā) - by the living one, while living

• देवि (devi) - Addressing Sita. (O goddess, O divine one)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• शोकसागरः (śokasāgaraḥ) - ocean of sorrow, sea of grief

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - alas, ah

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Ramayana); pleasure, joy

रामानुज (rāmānuja) - Lakshmana (younger brother of Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāmānuja

rāmānuja - younger brother of Rama (Lakshmana)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+anuja)

• rāma – Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Ramayana)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anuja – younger brother
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from the root jan (to be born) with prefix anu, meaning 'born after'.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: jan (class 4)

हा (hā) - alas, ah

(indeclinable)

हा (hā) - alas, ah

(indeclinable)

वैदेहि (vaidehi) - Vaidehi (Sita, princess of Videha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehi (Sita, daughter of the king of Videha)

Patronymic/Matronymic from Videha.

तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - ascetic woman, female ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tapasvinī

tapasvinī - ascetic woman, female ascetic

Feminine form of tapasvin (one who performs tapas).

Note: Used here in vocative sense as an attribute.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

जानीत (jānīta) - you (plural) know

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present tense

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Addressed to Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita collectively.

दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by sorrow, with pain

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, suffering, unhappiness

म्रियमाणम् (mriyamāṇam) - dying, being about to die

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mriyamāṇa

mriyamāṇa - dying, being about to die

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अनाथवत् (anāthavat) - like an orphan, without a protector

(indeclinable)

Derived from anātha ('without a protector') with the suffix -vat ('like, as').

दुस्तरः (dustaraḥ) - difficult to cross, impassable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dustara

dustara - difficult to cross, impassable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from the root tṛ (to cross) with prefix dus (difficult).

Prefix: dus

Root: tṛ (class 1)

जीवता (jīvatā) - by the living one, while living

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

देवि (devi) - Addressing Sita. (O goddess, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, divine woman

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

शोकसागरः (śokasāgaraḥ) - ocean of sorrow, sea of grief

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokasāgara

śokasāgara - ocean of sorrow, sea of grief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+sāgara)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root śuc (to grieve).
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)