वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-69, verse-12

एवं विलपमानां तां भरतः प्राञ्जलिस्तदा ।
कौसल्यां प्रत्युवाचेदं शोकैर्बहुभिरावृताम् ॥१२॥

12. evaṃ vilapamānāṃ tāṃ bharataḥ prāñjalistadā ,
kausalyāṃ pratyuvācedaṃ śokairbahubhirāvṛtām.

12. evam vilapamānām tām bharataḥ prāñjaliḥ tadā
kausalyām prati uvāca idam śokaiḥ bahubhiḥ āvṛtām

12. tadā prāñjaliḥ bharataḥ evam vilapamānām bahubhiḥ śokaiḥ āvṛtām tām kausalyām idam prati uvāca.

12. Then, Bharata, with folded hands, spoke this to Kausalya, who was thus lamenting and overwhelmed by many sorrows.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• विलपमानाम् (vilapamānām) - lamenting, wailing

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (proper name)

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (as a gesture of respect)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - Kausalya (proper name)

• प्रति (prati) - to, towards, in response to

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• शोकैः (śokaiḥ) - by sorrows, by griefs

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, with many

• आवृताम् (āvṛtām) - covered, enveloped, overcome

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

विलपमानाम् (vilapamānām) - lamenting, wailing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vilapamāna

vilapamāna - lamenting, weeping, bewailing

Present Middle Participle

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rama); maintaining, carrying

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (as a gesture of respect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands, reverent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, forth, before (prefix)
  indeclinable
• añjali – folded hands, a cavity formed by joining the palms of the hands
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - Kausalya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalya (name of Rama's mother)

प्रति (prati) - to, towards, in response to

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

शोकैः (śokaiḥ) - by sorrows, by griefs

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, lamentation

Root: śuc (class 1)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, with many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

आवृताम् (āvṛtām) - covered, enveloped, overcome

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, overwhelmed, enveloped

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

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