वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-79, verse-20

प्रमोहानन्तसत्त्वेन संतापौषधिवेणुना ।
आक्रान्तो दुःखशैलेन महता कैकयीसुतः ॥२०॥

20. pramohānantasattvena saṃtāpauṣadhiveṇunā ,
ākrānto duḥkhaśailena mahatā kaikayīsutaḥ.

20. pramoha-ananta-sattvena saṃtāpa-auṣadhi-veṇunā
ākrāntaḥ duḥkha-śailena mahatā kaikeyī-sutaḥ

20. kaikeyī-sutaḥ mahatā dhyāna-nirdara-śailena
viniḥśvasita-dhātunā dainya-pādapa-saṅghena
śoka-āyāsa-adhiśṛṅgiṇā pramoha-ananta-sattvena
saṃtāpa-auṣadhi-veṇunā duḥkha-śailena ākrāntaḥ

20. The son of Kaikeyī (Rāma) was overcome by a great mountain of sorrow, whose countless inhabitants are delusion, and whose bamboo reeds serve as remedies for torment.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रमोह-अनन्त-सत्त्वेन (pramoha-ananta-sattvena) - by the mountain whose infinite inhabitants are delusion (by the infinite beings of delusion/unconsciousness)

• संताप-औषधि-वेणुना (saṁtāpa-auṣadhi-veṇunā) - by the mountain whose bamboo reeds serve as remedies for torment (by the bamboo reeds that are remedies for torment)

• आक्रान्तः (ākrāntaḥ) - overcome (overcome, overwhelmed, attacked)

• दुःख-शैलेन (duḥkha-śailena) - by the mountain of sorrow

• महता (mahatā) - by the great (by the great, large, extensive)

• कैकेयी-सुतः (kaikeyī-sutaḥ) - Rāma (as the son of Kaikeyī, referring to the cause of his exile and sorrow) (son of Kaikeyī)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रमोह-अनन्त-सत्त्वेन (pramoha-ananta-sattvena) - by the mountain whose infinite inhabitants are delusion (by the infinite beings of delusion/unconsciousness)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pramoha-ananta-sattva

pramoha-ananta-sattva - infinite beings of delusion/unconsciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (pramoha+ananta-sattva)

• pramoha – unconsciousness, delusion, bewilderment, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-muh (to be bewildered).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: muh (class 4)
• ananta – infinite, endless, boundless
  adjective
  Negation of anta (end).
• sattva – being, creature, essence, reality, goodness (in Sāṃkhya)
  noun (neuter)
  From sat (being) + tva suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with duḥkha-śailena.

संताप-औषधि-वेणुना (saṁtāpa-auṣadhi-veṇunā) - by the mountain whose bamboo reeds serve as remedies for torment (by the bamboo reeds that are remedies for torment)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃtāpa-auṣadhi-veṇu

saṁtāpa-auṣadhi-veṇu - bamboo reeds that are remedies for torment

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṃtāpa-auṣadhi+veṇu)

• saṃtāpa – torment, distress, affliction
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-tap (to heat intensely, torment).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)
• auṣadhi – herb, medicinal plant, remedy
  noun (feminine)
• veṇu – bamboo, bamboo flute
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with duḥkha-śailena.

आक्रान्तः (ākrāntaḥ) - overcome (overcome, overwhelmed, attacked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākrānta

ākrānta - overcome, overwhelmed, attacked, seized

Past Passive Participle

From ā-kram (to attack, overcome).

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with kaikeyī-sutaḥ.

दुःख-शैलेन (duḥkha-śailena) - by the mountain of sorrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of duḥkha-śaila

duḥkha-śaila - mountain of sorrow

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+śaila)

• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
  Opposite of sukha.
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental agent of ākrāntaḥ.

महता (mahatā) - by the great (by the great, large, extensive)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, important

Note: Agrees with duḥkha-śailena.

कैकेयी-सुतः (kaikeyī-sutaḥ) - Rāma (as the son of Kaikeyī, referring to the cause of his exile and sorrow) (son of Kaikeyī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaikeyī-suta

kaikeyī-suta - son of Kaikeyī

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaikeyī+suta)

• kaikeyī – Kaikeyī (name of a queen, mother of Bharata, stepmother of Rāma)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sū (to bear, bring forth).
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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