वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-55, verse-20

मनश्च मे दीनमिहाप्रहृष्टं चक्षुश्च सव्यं कुरुते विकारम् ।
असंशयं लक्ष्मण नास्ति सीता हृता मृता वा पथि वर्तते वा ॥२०॥

20. manaśca me dīnamihāprahṛṣṭaṃ cakṣuśca savyaṃ kurute vikāram ,
asaṃśayaṃ lakṣmaṇa nāsti sītā hṛtā mṛtā vā pathi vartate vā.

20. manaḥ ca me dīnam iha aprahṛṣṭam
cakṣuḥ ca savyam kurute vikāram
asaṃśayam lakṣmaṇa na asti
sītā hṛtā mṛtā vā pathi vartate vā

20. iha me manaḥ ca dīnam aprahṛṣṭam
savyam ca cakṣuḥ vikāram kurute
lakṣmaṇa asaṃśayam sītā na asti
hṛtā vā mṛtā vā pathi vartate vā

20. My mind is distressed and unhappy here, and my left eye shows an abnormal twitch. O Lakshmana, without a doubt, Sita is not here; she has either been abducted, is dead, or is on the path.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my, to me

• दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, distressed, sad

• इह (iha) - Referring to the current situation or location. (here, in this world, in this matter)

• अप्रहृष्टम् (aprahṛṣṭam) - unhappy, joyless, not delighted

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sight

• च (ca) - and, also

• सव्यम् (savyam) - left, left-hand

• कुरुते (kurute) - Shows (an abnormal change/twitch). (makes, does, performs, shows)

• विकारम् (vikāram) - An ominous or abnormal twitch/change in the eye. (change, alteration, transformation, defect, abnormal twitch)

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly, doubtless

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• हृता (hṛtā) - Refers to Sita being abducted. (carried away, stolen, abducted)

• मृता (mṛtā) - Refers to Sita being dead. (dead)

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the way, in the road

• वर्तते (vartate) - Is staying or is to be found. (is, exists, stays, happens, continues)

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun

Note: Also dative singular.

दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, distressed, sad

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dīna

dīna - miserable, distressed, sad, wretched

PPP of root dī (to perish, pine)

Root: dī (class 2)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ.

इह (iha) - Referring to the current situation or location. (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

अप्रहृष्टम् (aprahṛṣṭam) - unhappy, joyless, not delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aprahṛṣṭa

aprahṛṣṭa - not delighted, unhappy, joyless

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negative prefix 'a-' with pra-hṛṣṭa (delighted, joyful, PPP of pra-hṛṣ)

Prefixes: a+pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ.

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सव्यम् (savyam) - left, left-hand

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of savya

savya - left, left-hand, auspicious

Note: Agrees with cakṣuḥ.

कुरुते (kurute) - Shows (an abnormal change/twitch). (makes, does, performs, shows)

(verb)

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

Root verb

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विकारम् (vikāram) - An ominous or abnormal twitch/change in the eye. (change, alteration, transformation, defect, abnormal twitch)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikāra

vikāra - change, alteration, modification, defect, disease, abnormal state

From vi-kṛ (to change)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of kurute.

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly, doubtless

(indeclinable)

Negative prefix 'a-' with saṃśaya (doubt)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's brother)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root verb

Root: as (class 2)

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka)

हृता (hṛtā) - Refers to Sita being abducted. (carried away, stolen, abducted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - carried, taken, stolen, abducted

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root hṛ (to carry, steal)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sītā.

मृता (mṛtā) - Refers to Sita being dead. (dead)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with sītā.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the way, in the road

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

वर्तते (vartate) - Is staying or is to be found. (is, exists, stays, happens, continues)

(verb)

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

Root verb

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

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