वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-81, verse-7

वत्सला स्वं यथा वत्समुपगूह्य तपस्विनी ।
परिपप्रच्छ भरतं रुदन्ती शोकलालसा ॥७॥

7. vatsalā svaṃ yathā vatsamupagūhya tapasvinī ,
paripapraccha bharataṃ rudantī śokalālasā.

7. vatsalā svam yathā vatsam upagūhya tapasvinī
paripapraccha bharatam rudantī śokalālasā

7. tapasvinī śokalālasā rudantī vatsalā yathā
svam vatsam upagūhya bharatam paripapraccha

7. Just as a loving mother embraces her own calf, the unfortunate woman, weeping and overwhelmed with grief, embraced Bharata and questioned him.

Words meanings summery:

• वत्सला (vatsalā) - a loving mother (metaphorically for Kaikeyī) (affectionate, loving, motherly)

• स्वम् (svam) - her own (own)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• वत्सम् (vatsam) - calf, young one

• उपगूह्य (upagūhya) - having embraced, having hugged

• तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - unfortunate woman (referring to Kaikeyī, now facing the consequences of her actions) (ascetic woman, pitiable woman, unfortunate woman)

• परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - asked, questioned

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

• रुदन्ती (rudantī) - weeping, crying

• शोकलालसा (śokalālasā) - overwhelmed by sorrow, yearning with grief

Words meanings and morphology

वत्सला (vatsalā) - a loving mother (metaphorically for Kaikeyī) (affectionate, loving, motherly)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vatsala

vatsala - affectionate, loving, fond of young ones, tender

स्वम् (svam) - her own (own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Refers to the calf as 'her own'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

वत्सम् (vatsam) - calf, young one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, offspring, child, young animal

उपगूह्य (upagūhya) - having embraced, having hugged

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root √guh (to cover, conceal, embrace) with upasarga 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: guh (class 1)

तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - unfortunate woman (referring to Kaikeyī, now facing the consequences of her actions) (ascetic woman, pitiable woman, unfortunate woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - practicing austerity, ascetic; also, miserable, pitiable, unfortunate

Derived from 'tapas' (austerity, suffering).

Note: Used here in the sense of 'pitiable' or 'unfortunate' rather than 'ascetic'.

परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - asked, questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of paripracch

perfect

Perfect, third person singular, active voice. From root √prach (to ask) with upasarga 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name, son of Daśaratha and Kaikeyī)

रुदन्ती (rudantī) - weeping, crying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rudant

rudant - weeping, crying

present active participle

Present active participle from root √rud (to weep).

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tapasvinī'.

शोकलालसा (śokalālasā) - overwhelmed by sorrow, yearning with grief

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śokalālasa

śokalālasa - overwhelmed by sorrow, yearning with grief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+lālasā)

• śoka – grief, sorrow, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• lālasā – ardent desire, longing, eagerness, being overwhelmed (by)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √lal (to sport, to desire intensely).
  Root: lal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tapasvinī'.