वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-53, verse-9

हर्म्यैर्विमानैः प्रासादैरवेक्ष्य रथमागतम् ।
हाहाकारकृता नार्यो रामादर्शनकर्शिताः ॥९॥

9. harmyairvimānaiḥ prāsādairavekṣya rathamāgatam ,
hāhākārakṛtā nāryo rāmādarśanakarśitāḥ.

9. harmyaiḥ vimānaiḥ prāsādaiḥ avekṣya ratham
āgatam hāhākārakṛtāḥ nāryaḥ rāmādarśanakārśitāḥ

9. harmyaiḥ vimānaiḥ prāsādaiḥ ratham āgatam avekṣya,
rāmādarśanakārśitāḥ nāryaḥ hāhākārakṛtāḥ

9. The women, emaciated by not seeing Rama (Rāmādarśana), cried out with wails (hāhākāra) from their mansions, palaces, and upper stories, having seen the chariot arrive.

Words meanings summery:

• हर्म्यैः (harmyaiḥ) - from mansions, by mansions

• विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - from palaces, by upper stories/palaces

• प्रासादैः (prāsādaiḥ) - from palaces, by temples/palaces

• अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having seen, perceiving

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, having come

• हाहाकारकृताः (hāhākārakṛtāḥ) - making cries of 'haha', wailing

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

• रामादर्शनकार्शिताः (rāmādarśanakārśitāḥ) - emaciated by not seeing Rama

Words meanings and morphology

हर्म्यैः (harmyaiḥ) - from mansions, by mansions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of harmya

harmya - mansion, large house

विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - from palaces, by upper stories/palaces

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vimāna

vimāna - aerial car, palace, upper story

प्रासादैः (prāsādaiḥ) - from palaces, by temples/palaces

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, temple, edifice

अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having seen, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, having come

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

हाहाकारकृताः (hāhākārakṛtāḥ) - making cries of 'haha', wailing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hāhākārakṛta

hāhākārakṛta - one who makes cries of 'haha'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hāhākāra+kṛta)

• hāhākāra – cry of 'haha', wailing sound
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

रामादर्शनकार्शिताः (rāmādarśanakārśitāḥ) - emaciated by not seeing Rama

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rāmādarśanakārśita

rāmādarśanakārśita - emaciated by not seeing Rama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāmādarśana+kārśita)

• rāmādarśana – not seeing Rama, absence of Rama
  noun (neuter)
• kārśita – emaciated, made thin
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (Causative)
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

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