वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-36, verse-17

रामस्य शरवेगेन निरस्तो भ्रान्तचेतनः ।
पातितो ऽहं तदा तेन गम्भीरे सागराम्भसि ।
प्राप्य संज्ञां चिरात्तात लङ्कां प्रति गतः पुरीम् ॥१७॥

17. rāmasya śaravegena nirasto bhrāntacetanaḥ ,
pātito'haṃ tadā tena gambhīre sāgarāmbhasi ,
prāpya saṃjñāṃ cirāttāta laṅkāṃ prati gataḥ purīm.

17. rāmasya śaravegena nirastaḥ bhrāntacetanaḥ
| pātitaḥ aham tadā tena
gambhīre sāgarāmbhasi | prāpya saṃjñām
cirāt tāta laṅkām prati gataḥ purīm

17. rāmasya śaravegena nirastaḥ
bhrāntacetanaḥ aham tadā tena gambhīre
sāgarāmbhasi pātitaḥ tāta cirāt
saṃjñām prāpya purīm laṅkām prati gataḥ

17. Overthrown by the force of Rama's arrow, and with my consciousness bewildered, I was then cast by him into the deep ocean waters. O dear one, having regained consciousness after a long time, I returned to the city of Laṅkā.

Words meanings summery:

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• शरवेगेन (śaravegena) - by the speed of the arrow, by the force of the arrow

• निरस्तः (nirastaḥ) - thrown out, repelled, overthrown

• भ्रान्तचेतनः (bhrāntacetanaḥ) - with bewildered consciousness, confused in mind

• पातितः (pātitaḥ) - made to fall, thrown down, caused to drop

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तेन (tena) - by him (Rama)

• गम्भीरे (gambhīre) - in the deep (waters)

• सागराम्भसि (sāgarāmbhasi) - in the ocean water, in the waters of the ocean

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having regained

• संज्ञाम् (saṁjñām) - consciousness, perception, sign

• चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time, for a long time

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (Marīca addressing Rāvaṇa) (O dear one, O son, O father (term of address))

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā (the city)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in the direction of

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, arrived, reached

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

Words meanings and morphology

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, seventh incarnation of Vishnu)

शरवेगेन (śaravegena) - by the speed of the arrow, by the force of the arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaravega

śaravega - arrow-speed, velocity of an arrow

Compound of śara (arrow) and vega (speed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+vega)

• śara – arrow, dart
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vij (to move quickly).
  Root: vij (class 6)

निरस्तः (nirastaḥ) - thrown out, repelled, overthrown

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirasta

nirasta - thrown out, cast off, rejected, repelled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √as (to throw) with prefix nir.

Prefix: nir

Root: as (class 4)

भ्रान्तचेतनः (bhrāntacetanaḥ) - with bewildered consciousness, confused in mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrāntacetana

bhrāntacetana - bewildered in mind, having confused consciousness

Compound of bhrānta (bewildered) and cetana (consciousness).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhrānta+cetana)

• bhrānta – bewildered, confused, wandering
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhram (to wander, be confused).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• cetana – consciousness, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root √cit (to perceive, understand).
  Root: cit (class 1)

पातितः (pātitaḥ) - made to fall, thrown down, caused to drop

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pātita

pātita - thrown down, fallen, caused to fall

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from the causative of root √pat (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From tad + dā suffix.

तेन (tena) - by him (Rama)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

गम्भीरे (gambhīre) - in the deep (waters)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gambhīra

gambhīra - deep, profound, grave

Root: gambh (class 1)

Note: Here, sāgarāmbhasi is neuter.

सागराम्भसि (sāgarāmbhasi) - in the ocean water, in the waters of the ocean

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sāgarāmbhas

sāgarāmbhas - ocean water, water of the sea

Compound of sāgara (ocean) and ambhas (water).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+ambhas)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  From sa-gara (with poison, referring to the legend of Shiva drinking poison from the ocean).
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having regained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

संज्ञाम् (saṁjñām) - consciousness, perception, sign

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃjñā

saṁjñā - consciousness, perception, name, sign

From root √jñā (to know) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time, for a long time

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial ablative.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (Marīca addressing Rāvaṇa) (O dear one, O son, O father (term of address))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear one (term of endearment or respect)

Vocative form.

Note: Addressing Rāvaṇa.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā (the city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the name of Ravana's city)

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in the direction of

(indeclinable)

Governs the accusative case.

Note: Preposition.

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, arrived, reached

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, gone to, obtained, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in an active sense with 'aham'.

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, fortress

Root: pṛ (class 3)

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