वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-7, verse-17

सास्म्यगाधे भये मग्ना दुःखशोकसमन्विता ।
दह्यमानानलेनेव त्वद्धितार्थमिहागता ॥१७॥

17. sāsmyagādhe bhaye magnā duḥkhaśokasamanvitā ,
dahyamānānaleneva tvaddhitārthamihāgatā.

17. sā asmi agādhe bhaye magnā duḥkha-śoka-samanvitā
dahyamānā analena iva tvad-hita-artham iha āgatā

17. (aham) sā asmi agādhe bhaye duḥkhaśokasammanvitā magnā
(aham) analena iva dahyamānā tvadhhitārtham iha āgatā

17. I am immersed in profound fear, beset by sorrow and grief. I have come here for your well-being, feeling as if I am being consumed by fire.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - I, that very one (Mantharā speaking) (she, that (feminine), I (emphatic))

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• अगाधे (agādhe) - in deep, in profound

• भये (bhaye) - in fear, in danger

• मग्ना (magnā) - submerged, immersed, sunken

• दुःख-शोक-समन्विता (duḥkha-śoka-samanvitā) - accompanied by sorrow and grief, filled with distress and lamentation

• दह्यमाना (dahyamānā) - being burned, being consumed

• अनलेन (analena) - by fire

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• त्वद्-हित-अर्थम् (tvad-hita-artham) - for your benefit, for your well-being

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• आगता (āgatā) - arrived, come

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - I, that very one (Mantharā speaking) (she, that (feminine), I (emphatic))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: It is a bit unusual to have 'sā asmi'. Typically it would be 'aham' for 'I'. 'sā' here emphasizes 'I, that very one'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms part of 'I am'.

अगाधे (agādhe) - in deep, in profound

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of agādha

agādha - bottomless, unfathomable, deep, profound

'a' (not) + 'gādha' (fordable, shallow)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gādha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• gādha – shallow, fordable, easy
  adjective
  Root: gādh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhaye'.

भये (bhaye) - in fear, in danger

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger, apprehension

From root 'bhī' (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Locative of place where one is submerged.

मग्ना (magnā) - submerged, immersed, sunken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of magna

magna - immersed, plunged, sunk, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'maj' (to sink)

Root: maj (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'sā'.

दुःख-शोक-समन्विता (duḥkha-śoka-samanvitā) - accompanied by sorrow and grief, filled with distress and lamentation

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkha-śoka-samanvita

duḥkha-śoka-samanvita - accompanied by sorrow and grief, full of pain and lamentation

Compound of 'duḥkha' (sorrow), 'śoka' (grief), and 'samanvita' (accompanied by)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (duḥkha+śoka+samanvita)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, misery, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• śoka – grief, lamentation, anguish
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• samanvita – accompanied by, connected with, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'iñ' with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu'
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: iñ (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sā' (Mantharā).

दह्यमाना (dahyamānā) - being burned, being consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burnt, consumed by fire

Present Passive Participle

From root 'dah' (to burn) in the passive voice, with 'śānac' suffix.

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Participle indicating a continuous state, modifying 'sā'.

अनलेन (analena) - by fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni (god of fire)

'an' (not) + 'ala' (stopping); fire is unstoppable

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ala)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• ala – stopping, hindering
  adjective
  Root: al (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'dahyamānā'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

त्वद्-हित-अर्थम् (tvad-hita-artham) - for your benefit, for your well-being

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tvad-hita-artha

tvad-hita-artha - for your benefit, for your well-being

'tvad' (your) + 'hita' (welfare) + 'artha' (purpose)

Compound type : caturthī-tatpuruṣa (tvad-hita+artha)

• tvad – your, you
  pronoun
  stem of second person pronoun
• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'dhā' (to place) + kta
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, goal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative, expressing purpose.

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

आगता (āgatā) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, returned

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'sā' (the speaker).