वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-63, verse-20

एकमेकायने दुर्गे निःश्वसन्तं कथं चन ।
समीक्ष्य दुःखितो रामः सौमित्रिमिदमब्रवीत् ॥२०॥

20. ekamekāyane durge niḥśvasantaṃ kathaṃ cana ,
samīkṣya duḥkhito rāmaḥ saumitrimidamabravīt.

20. ekamekayane durge niḥśvasantam katham cana
samīkṣya duḥkhitaḥ rāmaḥ saumitrim idam abravīt

20. duḥkhitaḥ rāmaḥ ekamekayane durge katham cana
niḥśvasantam samīkṣya idam saumitrim abravīt

20. Distressed, Rama, upon seeing Lakshmana sighing somehow in that difficult, solitary refuge, said this to him.

Words meanings summery:

• एकमेकयने (ekamekayane) - in a unique path, in a sole refuge

• दुर्गे (durge) - in a difficult place, in a fortress, in a perilous situation

• निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing, breathing out

• कथम् (katham) - somehow (how, in what manner)

• चन (cana) - particle indicating indefiniteness

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having observed

• दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed, sorrowful, afflicted

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - to Lakshmana

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

एकमेकयने (ekamekayane) - in a unique path, in a sole refuge

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekamekayana

ekamekayana - unique path, sole refuge, single course

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (eka+eka+ayana)

• eka – one, single, unique
  adjective
• eka – one, single, unique
  adjective
• ayana – path, course, refuge, resort
  noun (neuter)
  Root: i (class 2)

दुर्गे (durge) - in a difficult place, in a fortress, in a perilous situation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of durga

durga - difficult, inaccessible place; fortress; hardship

निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing, breathing out

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niḥśvasat

niḥśvasat - sighing, breathing out

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb root śvas with prefix niḥ

Prefix: nis

Root: śvas (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - somehow (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

चन (cana) - particle indicating indefiniteness

(indeclinable)

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from verb root īkṣ with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed, sorrowful, afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - distressed, sorrowful, afflicted; suffering

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root duḥkh

Root: duḥkh (class 10)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Ramayana); pleasing, charming; black

सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - to Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - Lakshmana (son of Sumitra)

Patronymic from Sumitrā

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root verb, class 2

Root: brū (class 2)