वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-17

अज्ञानाद्भवतः पुत्रः सहसाभिहतो मया ।
शेषमेवंगते यत् स्यात्तत् प्रसीदतु मे मुनिः ॥१७॥

17. ajñānādbhavataḥ putraḥ sahasābhihato mayā ,
śeṣamevaṃgate yat syāttat prasīdatu me muniḥ.

17. ajñānāt bhavataḥ putraḥ sahasā abhihataḥ mayā
śeṣam evaṃgate yat syāt tat prasīdatu me muniḥ

17. mayā ajñānāt sahasā bhavataḥ putraḥ abhihataḥ
evaṃgate yat śeṣam syāt tat me muniḥ prasīdatu

17. Unknowingly, and by accident, your son was killed by me. Now that this has happened, whatever remains, may the sage forgive me for it.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - out of ignorance (from ignorance, unknowingly, due to lack of knowledge)

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your (your, of your honor, from your honor)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)

• सहसा (sahasā) - accidentally, suddenly (suddenly, impulsively, accidentally, violently)

• अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - was killed (struck, killed, attacked)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• शेषम् (śeṣam) - what remains (to be done, or the consequence) (the remainder, what is left, the rest)

• एवंगते (evaṁgate) - now that this has happened, in such a situation (when things are thus, in such a situation, having become thus)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be (may be, should be, let it be)

• तत् (tat) - that (consequence) (that, therefore)

• प्रसीदतु (prasīdatu) - may he forgive (me) (may he be pleased, may he be gracious, may he forgive)

• मे (me) - to me, for me (to me, my, for me)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (you, the father) (sage, ascetic, silent one)

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - out of ignorance (from ignorance, unknowingly, due to lack of knowledge)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, lack of knowledge, nescience

Negative compound of 'a-' + 'jñāna' (knowledge).

Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Indicates the reason for the action.

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your (your, of your honor, from your honor)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you, respected sir/madam

Present Active Participle (of 'bhū') used as pronoun

From root 'bhū' (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'putraḥ'.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'abhihataḥ'.

सहसा (sahasā) - accidentally, suddenly (suddenly, impulsively, accidentally, violently)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'abhihataḥ'.

अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - was killed (struck, killed, attacked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhihata

abhihata - struck, killed, attacked, assailed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'abhi-'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'putraḥ'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent of the passive action.

शेषम् (śeṣam) - what remains (to be done, or the consequence) (the remainder, what is left, the rest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue, balance, consequence

From root 'śiṣ' (to leave).

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Object of implied verb 'do' or predicate nominative with 'syāt'.

एवंगते (evaṁgate) - now that this has happened, in such a situation (when things are thus, in such a situation, having become thus)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of evaṃgata

evaṁgata - being in such a state, having come to this condition

Compound: 'evam' (thus) + 'gata' (gone, come).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+gata)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, come, obtained, being in a state
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute construction.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to 'śeṣam'.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be (may be, should be, let it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (consequence) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to "that which remains".

प्रसीदतु (prasīdatu) - may he forgive (me) (may he be pleased, may he be gracious, may he forgive)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of prasīd

From root 'sad' (to sit, sink) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Indirect object of 'prasīdatu'.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (you, the father) (sage, ascetic, silent one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, silent one

Derived noun.

Note: Subject of 'prasīdatu'.