वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-65, verse-25

मलिनं चाश्रुपूर्णाक्षं दीनं ध्यानपरं कृशम् ।
सस्त्री पुंसं च पश्यामि जनमुत्कण्ठितं पुरे ॥२५॥

25. malinaṃ cāśrupūrṇākṣaṃ dīnaṃ dhyānaparaṃ kṛśam ,
sastrī puṃsaṃ ca paśyāmi janamutkaṇṭhitaṃ pure.

25. malinam ca aśru-pūrṇa-akṣam dīnam dhyāna-param kṛśam
sa-strī puṃsam ca paśyāmi janam utkaṇṭhitam pure

25. aham pure sa-strī puṃsam ca janam malinam ca aśru-pūrṇa-akṣam
dīnam dhyāna-param kṛśam utkaṇṭhitam paśyāmi

25. I also see the people in the city, both men and women, looking soiled, with eyes full of tears, miserable, immersed in deep thought (dhyāna), emaciated, and anxious.

Words meanings summery:

• मलिनम् (malinam) - soiled, dirty, stained, depressed, sad

• च (ca) - and, also

• अश्रु-पूर्ण-अक्षम् (aśru-pūrṇa-akṣam) - with eyes full of tears

• दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, sad, helpless, poor

• ध्यान-परम् (dhyāna-param) - devoted to meditation (dhyāna), immersed in thought

• कृशम् (kṛśam) - thin, emaciated, lean, weak

• स-स्त्री (sa-strī) - with women, accompanied by women

• पुंसम् (puṁsam) - man, male, male person

• च (ca) - and, also

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• जनम् (janam) - the inhabitants of the city (people, person, populace)

• उत्कण्ठितम् (utkaṇṭhitam) - distressed, anxious, longing, yearning

• पुरे (pure) - in Ayodhyā (in the city, in the town)

Words meanings and morphology

मलिनम् (malinam) - soiled, dirty, stained, depressed, sad

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of malina

malina - dirty, soiled, depressed, impure

Note: Modifies janam.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects adjectives.

अश्रु-पूर्ण-अक्षम् (aśru-pūrṇa-akṣam) - with eyes full of tears

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśru-pūrṇa-akṣa

aśru-pūrṇa-akṣa - having eyes full of tears

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aśru+pūrṇa+akṣi)

• aśru – tear
  noun (neuter)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies janam.

दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, sad, helpless, poor

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīna

dīna - miserable, sad, helpless, poor

Past Passive Participle

derived from root dī (to languish)

Root: dī (class 4)

Note: Modifies janam.

ध्यान-परम् (dhyāna-param) - devoted to meditation (dhyāna), immersed in thought

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhyāna-para

dhyāna-para - devoted to meditation (dhyāna), intent on thought

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhyāna+para)

• dhyāna – meditation, thought (dhyāna)
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  derived from root dhyai (to meditate)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, other
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies janam.

कृशम् (kṛśam) - thin, emaciated, lean, weak

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛśa

kṛśa - thin, emaciated, lean, weak

Note: Modifies janam.

स-स्त्री (sa-strī) - with women, accompanied by women

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-strī

sa-strī - with women, accompanied by women

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+strī)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies janam. Implies 'people including women'.

पुंसम् (puṁsam) - man, male, male person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, male person, soul

Note: Modifies janam. Refers to men among the 'people'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects sa-strī and puṃsam in the sense of 'both ... and'.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present stem paśya- from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जनम् (janam) - the inhabitants of the city (people, person, populace)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

Note: Direct object of paśyāmi.

उत्कण्ठितम् (utkaṇṭhitam) - distressed, anxious, longing, yearning

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utkaṇṭhita

utkaṇṭhita - distressed, anxious, longing, yearning

Past Passive Participle

derived from root kaṇṭh (to desire) with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: kaṇṭh (class 10)

Note: Modifies janam.

पुरे (pure) - in Ayodhyā (in the city, in the town)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pur

pur - city, town, stronghold

Note: Adverbial use.

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