वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-63, verse-21

राज्याद्भ्रंशो वने वासः सीता नष्टा हतो द्विजः ।
ईदृशीयं ममालक्ष्मीर्निर्दहेदपि पावकम् ॥२१॥

21. rājyādbhraṃśo vane vāsaḥ sītā naṣṭā hato dvijaḥ ,
īdṛśīyaṃ mamālakṣmīrnirdahedapi pāvakam.

21. rājyāt bhraṃśaḥ vane vāsaḥ sītā naṣṭā hataḥ dvijaḥ
īdṛśī iyam mama alakṣmīḥ nirdahet api pāvakam

21. rājyāt bhraṃśaḥ,
vane vāsaḥ,
sītā naṣṭā,
dvijaḥ hataḥ,
iyam mama īdṛśī alakṣmīḥ pāvakam api nirdahet.

21. My loss of kingdom, residence in the forest, Sita being lost, and a Brahmin (dvija) being killed – such is this misfortune (alakṣmī) of mine that it would incinerate even fire itself.

Words meanings summery:

• राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from kingdom, from sovereignty

• भ्रंशः (bhraṁśaḥ) - fall, loss, ruin

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, residence

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• नष्टा (naṣṭā) - lost, destroyed

• हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin, twice-born

• ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such, of such kind

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अलक्ष्मीः (alakṣmīḥ) - misfortune, ill-luck, poverty

• निर्दहेत् (nirdahet) - would burn, would consume

• अपि (api) - even, also

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifier

Words meanings and morphology

राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from kingdom, from sovereignty

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, government

भ्रंशः (bhraṁśaḥ) - fall, loss, ruin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhraṃśa

bhraṁśa - fall, decline, loss, ruin

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, residence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, residence, abode; scent, perfume; cloth

Root: vas (class 1)

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka); furrow, plough-line

नष्टा (naṣṭā) - lost, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, ruined, perished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root naś

Root: naś (class 4)

हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, injured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root han

Root: han (class 2)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin, twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya); a bird; a tooth; a snake

Compound of 'dvi' (twice) and 'ja' (born)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such, of such kind

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of such a kind, like this

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अलक्ष्मीः (alakṣmīḥ) - misfortune, ill-luck, poverty

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alakṣmī

alakṣmī - misfortune, ill-luck, adversity, poverty; goddess of misfortune

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'lakṣmī' (fortune)

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+lakṣmī)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• lakṣmī – fortune, prosperity, wealth, beauty; goddess Lakshmi
  noun (feminine)

निर्दहेत् (nirdahet) - would burn, would consume

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nirdah

Verb root dah with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifier

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire; purified, pure; purifier

Derived from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

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