वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-32

उभावपि च शोकार्तावनाथौ कृपणौ वने ।
क्षिप्रमेव गमिष्यावस्त्वया हीनौ यमक्षयम् ॥३२॥

32. ubhāvapi ca śokārtāvanāthau kṛpaṇau vane ,
kṣiprameva gamiṣyāvastvayā hīnau yamakṣayam.

32. ubhau api ca śokārtau anāthau kṛpaṇau vane
kṣipram eva gamiṣyāvaḥ tvayā hīnau yamakṣayam

32. ca ubhau api śokārtau anāthau kṛpaṇau vane
tvayā hīnau kṣipram eva yamakṣayam gamiṣyāvaḥ

32. And both of us, afflicted by sorrow, without a protector, and wretched in the forest, will very quickly go to Yama's abode, bereft of you.

Words meanings summery:

• उभौ (ubhau) - both of us (the parents) (both)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• च (ca) - and

• शोकार्तौ (śokārtau) - distressed by sorrow, grief-stricken

• अनाथौ (anāthau) - unprotected, helpless, without a lord

• कृपणौ (kṛpaṇau) - wretched, pitiable, miserable

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in a wood

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

• गमिष्यावः (gamiṣyāvaḥ) - we two will go

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you

• हीनौ (hīnau) - bereft of you (abandoned, bereft, deficient, deprived)

• यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to Yama's abode

Words meanings and morphology

उभौ (ubhau) - both of us (the parents) (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शोकार्तौ (śokārtau) - distressed by sorrow, grief-stricken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śokārta

śokārta - distressed by sorrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+ārta)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, hurt
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ṛ-
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

अनाथौ (anāthau) - unprotected, helpless, without a lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anātha

anātha - unprotected, helpless, lordless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nātha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nātha – lord, protector, master
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nāth (class 1)

कृपणौ (kṛpaṇau) - wretched, pitiable, miserable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛpaṇa

kṛpaṇa - pitiable, wretched, miserable, poor

Root: kṛp (class 0)

वने (vane) - in the forest, in a wood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

गमिष्यावः (gamiṣyāvaḥ) - we two will go

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Future tense

1st person dual, active voice

Root: gam (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हीनौ (hīnau) - bereft of you (abandoned, bereft, deficient, deprived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hīna

hīna - abandoned, deprived, deficient, low

Past Passive Participle

from root hā- 'to abandon'

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'ubhau' (both of us)

यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to Yama's abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yamakṣaya

yamakṣaya - Yama's abode, the destruction of Yama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+kṣaya)

• yama – Yama (the god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – abode, dwelling, destruction, end
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Destination of motion.

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