वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-57, verse-26

तं गिरं करुणां श्रुत्वा मम धर्मानुकाङ्क्षिणः ।
कराभ्यां सशरं चापं व्यथितस्यापतद्भुवि ॥२६॥

26. taṃ giraṃ karuṇāṃ śrutvā mama dharmānukāṅkṣiṇaḥ ,
karābhyāṃ saśaraṃ cāpaṃ vyathitasyāpatadbhuvi.

26. tam giram karuṇām śrutvā mama dharma-anukāṅkṣiṇaḥ
karābhyām sa-śaram cāpam vyathitasya apatat bhuvi

26. tam karuṇām giram śrutvā mama vyathitasya
dharma-anukāṅkṣiṇaḥ karābhyām sa-śaram cāpam bhuvi apatat

26. Upon hearing that pitiable cry, the bow with its arrow fell to the ground from my hands, as I, distressed and intent on upholding my natural law (dharma), stood.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• गिरम् (giram) - voice, sound, cry, speech

• करुणाम् (karuṇām) - pitiable, compassionate, lamentable

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• धर्म-अनुकाङ्क्षिणः (dharma-anukāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - of one desiring to follow natural law, of one intent on upholding dharma

• कराभ्याम् (karābhyām) - from (my two) hands

• स-शरम् (sa-śaram) - with an arrow

• चापम् (cāpam) - bow

• व्यथितस्य (vyathitasya) - of the distressed one, of him who is afflicted

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell down

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

गिरम् (giram) - voice, sound, cry, speech

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gir

gir - voice, speech, word

करुणाम् (karuṇām) - pitiable, compassionate, lamentable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of karuṇā

karuṇā - pity, compassion

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive form

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

धर्म-अनुकाङ्क्षिणः (dharma-anukāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - of one desiring to follow natural law, of one intent on upholding dharma

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmānukāṅkṣin

dharmānukāṅkṣin - desirous of natural law (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+anukāṅkṣin)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• anukāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing, longing for
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

कराभ्याम् (karābhyām) - from (my two) hands

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, dual of kara

kara - hand

स-शरम् (sa-śaram) - with an arrow

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saśara

saśara - having an arrow, with an arrow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)

चापम् (cāpam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow

व्यथितस्य (vyathitasya) - of the distressed one, of him who is afflicted

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyathita

vyathita - distressed, troubled, agitated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vyath (to be agitated)

Root: vyath (class 1)

अपतत् (apatat) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Prefix: a

Root: pat (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

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