वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-35

मन्निमित्तमिदं दुःखं प्राप्तो रामः सुखोचितः ।
धिग्जीवितं नृशंसस्य मम लोकविगर्हितम् ॥३५॥

35. mannimittamidaṃ duḥkhaṃ prāpto rāmaḥ sukhocitaḥ ,
dhigjīvitaṃ nṛśaṃsasya mama lokavigarhitam.

35. mat nimittam idam duḥkham prāptaḥ rāmaḥ sukha
ucitaḥ dhik jīvitam nṛśaṃsasya mama loka vigarhitam

35. sukha-ucitaḥ rāmaḥ mat-nimittam idam duḥkham prāptaḥ.
nṛśaṃsasya loka-vigarhitam mama jīvitam dhik!

35. Rāma, who is accustomed to comfort, has experienced this suffering because of me. Woe to my life, which is cruel and condemned by the world.

Words meanings summery:

• मत् (mat) - me, my (from 'I')

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - reason, cause, on account of

• इदम् (idam) - this

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, sorrow, unhappiness

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained, obtained, experienced

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• सुख (sukha) - comfort, happiness

• उचितः (ucitaḥ) - accustomed, suitable, proper

• धिक् (dhik) - woe, cursed, shame

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life

• नृशंसस्य (nṛśaṁsasya) - of the cruel one, of the wicked person

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• लोक (loka) - world, people

• विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - condemned, reviled

Words meanings and morphology

मत् (mat) - me, my (from 'I')

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: First part of the compound 'man-nimittam'.

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - reason, cause, on account of

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, motive, sign, mark, omen

Note: Part of the compound 'mat-nimittam', here implying "because of me". The full compound is 'mat-nimittam' meaning 'on my account'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'duḥkham'.

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, sorrow, unhappiness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery, unhappiness

Note: Object of 'prāptaḥ'.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained, obtained, experienced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - reached, obtained, acquired, experienced

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'pra' (prefix) + root 'āp' (to obtain) + 'kta' (past passive participle suffix).

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasing, dark, beautiful

सुख (sukha) - comfort, happiness

(noun)

neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure

Note: First part of the compound 'sukha-ucitaḥ'.

उचितः (ucitaḥ) - accustomed, suitable, proper

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ucita

ucita - accustomed, fit, proper, suitable, right

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'uc' (to be pleased/accustomed) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: uc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

धिक् (dhik) - woe, cursed, shame

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses condemnation.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root 'jīv' (to live) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: jīv (class 1)

नृशंसस्य (nṛśaṁsasya) - of the cruel one, of the wicked person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, mischievous, atrocious person

Note: Refers to the speaker (Bharata).

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive, refers to 'jīvitam'.

लोक (loka) - world, people

(noun)

masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, community, space

विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - condemned, reviled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vigarhita

vigarhita - blamed, reproached, reviled, condemned

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'vi' (prefix) + root 'garh' (to blame) + 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jīvitam'.

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