वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-96, verse-21

विदेहराजस्य सुता स्नुषा दशरथस्य च ।
रामपत्नी कथं दुःखं संप्राप्ता निर्जने वने ॥२१॥

21. videharājasya sutā snuṣā daśarathasya ca ,
rāmapatnī kathaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃprāptā nirjane vane.

21. videharājasya sutā snuṣā daśarathasya ca
rāmapatnī katham duḥkham saṃprāptā nirjane vane

21. videharājasya sutā daśarathasya ca snuṣā
rāmapatnī katham nirjane vane duḥkham saṃprāptā

21. How has the daughter of the King of Videha, the daughter-in-law of Daśaratha, and the wife of Rāma, come to experience such suffering in this desolate forest?

Words meanings summery:

• विदेहराजस्य (videharājasya) - of the King of Videha

• सुता (sutā) - daughter

• स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law

• दशरथस्य (daśarathasya) - of Daśaratha

• च (ca) - and

• रामपत्नी (rāmapatnī) - Rāma's wife

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, pain

• संप्राप्ता (saṁprāptā) - obtained, reached, experienced

• निर्जने (nirjane) - in the desolate, in the lonely (forest)

• वने (vane) - in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

विदेहराजस्य (videharājasya) - of the King of Videha

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of videharāja

videharāja - king of Videha

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (videha+rāja)

• videha – Videha (name of a country/kingdom)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

सुता (sutā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

Feminine of suta (son), from root sū (to bear, produce)

Root: sū (class 2)

स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of snuṣā

snuṣā - daughter-in-law

दशरथस्य (daśarathasya) - of Daśaratha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (father of Rāma)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रामपत्नी (rāmapatnī) - Rāma's wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāmapatnī

rāmapatnī - Rāma's wife

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+patnī)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife
  noun (feminine)

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, pain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery

संप्राप्ता (saṁprāptā) - obtained, reached, experienced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃprāpta

saṁprāpta - obtained, reached, arrived at, experienced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with upasargas sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

निर्जने (nirjane) - in the desolate, in the lonely (forest)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirjana

nirjana - devoid of people, lonely, desolate, solitary

Derived from nir- (without) + jana (people)

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

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