वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-66, verse-17

एतत् सुरुचिरं भाति पितुर्मे शयनं पुरा ।
तदिदं न विभात्यद्य विहीनं तेन धीमता ॥१७॥

17. etat suruciraṃ bhāti piturme śayanaṃ purā ,
tadidaṃ na vibhātyadya vihīnaṃ tena dhīmatā.

17. etat suruciram bhāti pituḥ me śayanam purā
tat idam na vibhāti adya vihīnam tena dhīmatā

17. purā etat suruciram me pituḥ śayanam bhāti
adya tat idam tena dhīmatā vihīnam na vibhāti

17. This bed of my father used to appear exceedingly beautiful before. But now, deprived of that wise one, it no longer shines.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (bed) (this)

• सुरुचिरम् (suruciram) - exceedingly beautiful, very charming

• भाति (bhāti) - used to appear (shines, appears, looks)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• शयनम् (śayanam) - bed, couch, sleeping

• पुरा (purā) - before, formerly, in ancient times

• तत् (tat) - that (same bed) (that)

• इदम् (idam) - this (bed) (this)

• न (na) - not, no

• विभाति (vibhāti) - no longer shines (shines, appears brightly)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• विहीनम् (vihīnam) - deprived (of the wise one) (deprived, abandoned, devoid of)

• तेन (tena) - by that (wise one) (by him, by that)

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise one, by the intelligent one

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (bed) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, such

सुरुचिरम् (suruciram) - exceedingly beautiful, very charming

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of surucira

surucira - very beautiful, charming, attractive

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+rucira)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• rucira – bright, beautiful, pleasing
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: ruc (class 1)

भाति (bhāti) - used to appear (shines, appears, looks)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhā (class 2)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me, my

शयनम् (śayanam) - bed, couch, sleeping

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - bed, couch, sleeping, lying down

Root: śī (class 2)

पुरा (purā) - before, formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (same bed) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

इदम् (idam) - this (bed) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विभाति (vibhāti) - no longer shines (shines, appears brightly)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

विहीनम् (vihīnam) - deprived (of the wise one) (deprived, abandoned, devoid of)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vihīna

vihīna - deprived of, abandoned, devoid of, missing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hā (to abandon) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

तेन (tena) - by that (wise one) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise one, by the intelligent one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful, endowed with understanding

Derived from dhī (intellect) with possessive suffix -mat

Root: dhyai (class 1)