वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-95, verse-16

समाप्तवनवासं मामयोध्यायां परंतप ।
को नु शासिष्यति पुनस्ताते लोकान्तरं गते ॥१६॥

16. samāptavanavāsaṃ māmayodhyāyāṃ paraṃtapa ,
ko nu śāsiṣyati punastāte lokāntaraṃ gate.

16. samāptavanavāsam mām ayodhyāyām parantapa
kaḥ nu śāsiṣyati punaḥ tāte lokāntaram gate

16. parantapa,
tāte lokāntaram gate (sati),
samāptavanavāsam mām ayodhyāyām kaḥ nu punaḥ śāsiṣyati

16. O tormentor of foes (parantapa), when my forest exile (vanavāsa) is completed and father has gone to another world, who indeed will guide me in Ayodhya again?

Words meanings summery:

• समाप्तवनवासम् (samāptavanavāsam) - me, whose forest exile (vanavāsa) is completed (one whose forest dwelling is completed)

• माम् (mām) - me

• अयोध्यायाम् (ayodhyāyām) - in Ayodhya

• परन्तप (parantapa) - O Bharata, tormentor of foes (O tormentor of foes)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• शासिष्यति (śāsiṣyati) - will guide (me) (will rule, will govern, will instruct)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then

• ताते (tāte) - when father (Dasharatha) (in the father, when the father)

• लोकान्तरम् (lokāntaram) - to the other world (i.e., passed away) (to another world)

• गते (gate) - having gone, departed

Words meanings and morphology

समाप्तवनवासम् (samāptavanavāsam) - me, whose forest exile (vanavāsa) is completed (one whose forest dwelling is completed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāptavanavāsa

samāptavanavāsa - one whose forest dwelling is completed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (samāpta+vanavāsa)

• samāpta – finished, completed, concluded, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam- (together, completely) + ā- (to) + root āp (to obtain, reach)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: āp (class 5)
• vanavāsa – dwelling in a forest, forest exile
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mām' (me)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Note: Object of 'śāsiṣyati'

अयोध्यायाम् (ayodhyāyām) - in Ayodhya

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (name of a city, 'unconquerable')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+yodhya)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• yodhya – to be fought, fightable, conquerable
  adjective (feminine)
  Gerundive
  From root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

परन्तप (parantapa) - O Bharata, tormentor of foes (O tormentor of foes)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of parantapa

parantapa - tormentor of enemies, conqueror of foes

Compound type : upapada (para+tapa)

• para – other, hostile, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
• tapa – burning, tormenting, causing pain
  noun (masculine)
  From root tap (to heat, torment)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Bharata

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'śāsiṣyati'

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

शासिष्यति (śāsiṣyati) - will guide (me) (will rule, will govern, will instruct)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of śās

Root: śās (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then

(indeclinable)

ताते (tāte) - when father (Dasharatha) (in the father, when the father)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'gate'

लोकान्तरम् (lokāntaram) - to the other world (i.e., passed away) (to another world)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lokāntara

lokāntara - another world, the other world (heaven, hell)

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+antara)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, different, interior, interval
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Object of 'gate'

गते (gate) - having gone, departed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived at, past

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'tāte'

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