वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-98, verse-27

नात्र कश्चिद् यथा भावं प्राणी समभिवर्तते ।
तेन तस्मिन्न सामर्थ्यं प्रेतस्यास्त्यनुशोचतः ॥२७॥

27. nātra kaścid yathā bhāvaṃ prāṇī samabhivartate ,
tena tasminna sāmarthyaṃ pretasyāstyanuśocataḥ.

27. na atra kaścit yathā bhāvam prāṇī samabhivartate
tena tasmin na sāmarthyam pretasya asti anuśocataḥ

27. No living being here continues to exist according to its own nature or desire. Therefore, a person lamenting for the deceased has no power (to alter the situation) concerning that person.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - in this world/situation (here, in this matter)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• भावम् (bhāvam) - according to one's (desired) state or nature (state, existence, being, nature)

• प्राणी (prāṇī) - living being, creature

• समभिवर्तते (samabhivartate) - continues to exist (exists, continues, moves)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that deceased person (in that)

• न (na) - not, no

• सामर्थ्यम् (sāmarthyam) - power, ability, capacity

• प्रेतस्य (pretasya) - of the deceased person (of the deceased, of the ghost)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अनुशोचतः (anuśocataḥ) - of a person lamenting for the deceased (of one lamenting, of one grieving)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - in this world/situation (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, a certain

Compound of kim and cit

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun (masculine)
• cit – particle expressing indefiniteness
  indeclinable

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

भावम् (bhāvam) - according to one's (desired) state or nature (state, existence, being, nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state, existence, being, nature, disposition

Derived from verbal root bhū (to be, exist) + suffix -a

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्राणी (prāṇī) - living being, creature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animate, creature

from prāṇa (life-breath)

समभिवर्तते (samabhivartate) - continues to exist (exists, continues, moves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vartate

present middle third person singular

from root vṛt with prefixes sam, abhi

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that deceased person (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सामर्थ्यम् (sāmarthyam) - power, ability, capacity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāmarthya

sāmarthya - power, ability, capacity, fitness

प्रेतस्य (pretasya) - of the deceased person (of the deceased, of the ghost)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of preta

preta - deceased, departed, ghost

Past Passive Participle

from root i with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active third person singular

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

अनुशोचतः (anuśocataḥ) - of a person lamenting for the deceased (of one lamenting, of one grieving)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anuśocat

anuśocat - lamenting, grieving

Present Active Participle

from root śuc with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: śuc (class 1)

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