वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-57, verse-6

कश्चिदाम्रवणं छित्त्वा पलाशांश्च निषिञ्चति ।
पुष्पं दृष्ट्वा फले गृध्नुः स शोचति फलागमे ॥६॥

6. kaścidāmravaṇaṃ chittvā palāśāṃśca niṣiñcati ,
puṣpaṃ dṛṣṭvā phale gṛdhnuḥ sa śocati phalāgame.

6. kaścit āmravaṇaṃ chittvā palāśān ca niṣiñcati |
puṣpaṃ dṛṣṭvā phale gṛdhnūḥ sa śocati phalāgame

6. kaścit āmravaṇaṃ chittvā palāśān ca niṣiñcati
puṣpaṃ dṛṣṭvā phale gṛdhnūḥ sa phalāgame śocati

6. Someone cuts down a mango grove and instead waters *palāśa* trees. Greedy for fruit after seeing flowers, he grieves when the fruits appear.

Words meanings summery:

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone (unspecified) (someone, anyone, a certain person)

• आम्रवणं (āmravaṇaṁ) - mango grove

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting

• पलाशान् (palāśān) - palāśa trees (plural)

• च (ca) - and, also

• निषिञ्चति (niṣiñcati) - waters, sprinkles

• पुष्पं (puṣpaṁ) - flower

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• फले (phale) - (greedy) for fruit (for fruit, in fruit)

• गृध्नूः (gṛdhnūḥ) - greedy, covetous

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• शोचति (śocati) - grieves, laments

• फलागमे (phalāgame) - at the arrival of fruit, when fruit comes

Words meanings and morphology

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone (unspecified) (someone, anyone, a certain person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain person

आम्रवणं (āmravaṇaṁ) - mango grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āmravaṇa

āmravaṇa - mango grove, mango forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (āmra+vaṇa)

• āmra – mango tree, mango fruit
  noun (masculine)
• vaṇa – forest, grove, thicket
  noun (neuter)

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root √chid + tvā suffix

Root: chid (class 7)

पलाशान् (palāśān) - palāśa trees (plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of palāśa

palāśa - Butea monosperma (a tree also known as "Flame of the Forest"), leaf

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निषिञ्चति (niṣiñcati) - waters, sprinkles

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of niṣiñc

present active indicative

with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: siñc (class 6)

पुष्पं (puṣpaṁ) - flower

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root √dṛś + tvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

फले (phale) - (greedy) for fruit (for fruit, in fruit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence

Note: Locative case used here to express "desire for" or "greed for".

गृध्नूः (gṛdhnūḥ) - greedy, covetous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhnū

gṛdhnū - greedy, covetous, eager

Root: gṛdh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with "saḥ".

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शोचति (śocati) - grieves, laments

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √śuc

present active indicative

Root: śuc (class 1)

फलागमे (phalāgame) - at the arrival of fruit, when fruit comes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of phalāgama

phalāgama - arrival of fruit, coming of fruit

Compound type : tatpurusha (phala+āgama)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• āgama – arrival, coming, acquisition
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

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