वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-46, verse-16

तेन किं भ्रष्टराज्येन रामेण गतचेतसा ।
करिष्यसि विशालाक्षि तापसेन तपस्विना ॥१६॥

16. tena kiṃ bhraṣṭarājyena rāmeṇa gatacetasā ,
kariṣyasi viśālākṣi tāpasena tapasvinā.

16. tena kim bhraṣṭarājyena rāmeṇa gatacetasā
kariṣyasi viśālākṣi tāpasena tapasvinā

16. viśālākṣi teṇa bhraṣṭarājyena gatacetasā
tāpasena tapasvinā rāmeṇa kim kariṣyasi

16. O wide-eyed one, what will you do with that Rama, who has lost his kingdom, whose mind is distraught, an ascetic, a mere hermit?

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - with that Rama (with him)

• किम् (kim) - What use is there? (what?)

• भ्रष्टराज्येन (bhraṣṭarājyena) - with Rama, who has lost his royal status (whose kingdom is lost)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - with Rama

• गतचेतसा (gatacetasā) - with Rama, whose mind is distraught (due to separation from Sita) (whose mind/senses are gone, bewildered)

• करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do

• विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi) - O Sita, addressed by Ravana (O wide-eyed one)

• तापसेन (tāpasena) - with Rama, who is leading an ascetic life (with the ascetic, with the hermit)

• तपस्विना (tapasvinā) - with Rama, the wretched hermit (with the practicing ascetic, with the miserable one)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - with that Rama (with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

किम् (kim) - What use is there? (what?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to imply a rhetorical question: 'what is the point of...?'

भ्रष्टराज्येन (bhraṣṭarājyena) - with Rama, who has lost his royal status (whose kingdom is lost)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭarājya

bhraṣṭarājya - one whose kingdom is lost, deprived of sovereignty

Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'whose kingdom (rājya) is fallen/lost (bhraṣṭa)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhraṣṭa+rājya)

• bhraṣṭa – fallen, lost, corrupt, deprived
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root √bhraṃś (to fall, to lose).
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
• rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - with Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Ramayana), pleasing, delightful

गतचेतसा (gatacetasā) - with Rama, whose mind is distraught (due to separation from Sita) (whose mind/senses are gone, bewildered)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gatacetas

gatacetas - one whose mind is gone, bewildered, senseless

Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'whose mind/intellect (cetas) has gone (gata)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+cetas)

• gata – gone, past, departed, reached
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)

करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kariṣyasi

Future Tense (lṛṭ), 2nd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Future tense form of the root √kṛ (class 8, Parasmaipada).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi) - O Sita, addressed by Ravana (O wide-eyed one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of viśālākṣī

viśālākṣī - large-eyed, wide-eyed (epithet for a beautiful woman)

Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'whose eyes (akṣī) are broad (viśāla)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśāla+akṣī)

• viśāla – broad, wide, extensive, large
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣī – eye
  noun (feminine)

तापसेन (tāpasena) - with Rama, who is leading an ascetic life (with the ascetic, with the hermit)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, belonging to penance (tapas)

Derived from 'tapas' (austerity, penance).

तपस्विना (tapasvinā) - with Rama, the wretched hermit (with the practicing ascetic, with the miserable one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - practicing austerity (tapas), ascetic, miserable, wretched

Derived from 'tapas' (austerity) with the suffix 'vin' indicating possession or practice.

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