वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-8

क्रोशन्तीं राम रामेति रामेण रहितां वने ।
जीवितान्ताय केशेषु जग्राहान्तकसंनिभः ॥८॥

8. krośantīṃ rāma rāmeti rāmeṇa rahitāṃ vane ,
jīvitāntāya keśeṣu jagrāhāntakasaṃnibhaḥ.

8. krośantīm rāma rāma iti rāmeṇa rahitām vane
jīvitāntāya keśeṣu jagrāha antakasaṃnibhaḥ

8. antakasaṃnibhaḥ vane rāmeṇa rahitām rāma rāma
iti krośantīm jīvitāntāya keśeṣu jagrāha

8. Crying out "Rama, Rama!" while abandoned by Rama in the forest, he, who resembled the bringer of death, seized her by the hair as if to end her life.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रोशन्तीम् (krośantīm) - crying out, wailing

• राम (rāma) - Rama (proper name)

• राम (rāma) - Rama (proper name)

• इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• रहिताम् (rahitām) - separated from, abandoned by

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• जीवितान्ताय (jīvitāntāya) - for the end of life, to death

• केशेषु (keśeṣu) - by the hair

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, grasped

• अन्तकसंनिभः (antakasaṁnibhaḥ) - Ravana, who resembled the bringer of death. (resembling Yama (the bringer of death))

Words meanings and morphology

क्रोशन्तीम् (krośantīm) - crying out, wailing

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of krośat

krośat - crying, shouting, wailing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'kruś' with '-at' suffix, declined in feminine accusative singular.

Root: kruś (class 1)

राम (rāma) - Rama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

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

राम (rāma) - Rama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

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

इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

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

रहिताम् (rahitām) - separated from, abandoned by

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rahita

rahita - abandoned, deprived of, left, separated from

Past Passive Participle

From root 'rah' (to abandon, leave) + -ita, declined in feminine accusative singular.

Root: rah (class 1)

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

जीवितान्ताय (jīvitāntāya) - for the end of life, to death

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of jīvitānta

jīvitānta - end of life, death

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīvita+anta)

• jīvita – life, living
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From root 'jīv' (to live) + -ita.
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

केशेषु (keśeṣu) - by the hair

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of keśa

keśa - hair

Note: Locative case used with verbs of grasping.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, grasped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of grah

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of root 'grah'.

Root: grah (class 9)

अन्तकसंनिभः (antakasaṁnibhaḥ) - Ravana, who resembled the bringer of death. (resembling Yama (the bringer of death))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antakasaṃnibha

antakasaṁnibha - resembling Yama, like the bringer of death

Compound type : tatpurusha (antaka+saṃnibha)

• antaka – ender, terminator; Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ant' (to end).
  Root: ant (class 10)
• saṃnibha – resembling, similar to
  adjective
  Prefix: sam

Note: Refers to Ravana.

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