वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-64, verse-25

सीताहरणजं दुःखं न मे सौम्य तथागतम् ।
यथा विनाशो गृध्रस्य मत्कृते च परंतप ॥२५॥

25. sītāharaṇajaṃ duḥkhaṃ na me saumya tathāgatam ,
yathā vināśo gṛdhrasya matkṛte ca paraṃtapa.

25. sītāharaṇajam duḥkham na me saumya tathāgatam
yathā vināśaḥ gṛdhrasya matkṛte ca paraṃtapa

25. saumya paraṃtapa me sītāharaṇajam duḥkham
tathāgatam na yathā matkṛte gṛdhrasya vināśaḥ ca

25. O gentle one, O tormentor of foes, the sorrow arising from Sita's abduction does not affect me as profoundly as the demise of this vulture, which occurred for my sake.

Words meanings summery:

• सीताहरणजम् (sītāharaṇajam) - born from Sita's abduction

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, pain

• न (na) - not

• मे (me) - me (as the one experiencing the sorrow) (to me, for me)

• सौम्य (saumya) - O Lakshmana (O gentle one, O benevolent one)

• तथागतम् (tathāgatam) - thus come, thus happened, such

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction, demise

• गृध्रस्य (gṛdhrasya) - of the vulture

• मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake

• च (ca) - and

• परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O Lakshmana (O tormentor of foes, O subduer of enemies)

Words meanings and morphology

सीताहरणजम् (sītāharaṇajam) - born from Sita's abduction

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sītāharaṇaja

sītāharaṇaja - born from Sita's abduction

Compound of Sītā-haraṇa (abduction of Sita) and -ja (born from).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sītā+haraṇa+ja)

• sītā – Sita
  proper noun (feminine)
• haraṇa – taking away, abduction
  noun (neuter)
  Agent Noun
  From root hṛ (to seize, carry off).
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, pain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - pain, sorrow, suffering

Note: Object of implicit verb, or predicate.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - me (as the one experiencing the sorrow) (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Indicates the recipient of the feeling.

सौम्य (saumya) - O Lakshmana (O gentle one, O benevolent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, benevolent, mild, amiable

From Soma, implying gentle qualities. Used as a vocative here.

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

तथागतम् (tathāgatam) - thus come, thus happened, such

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tathāgata

tathāgata - thus come, thus gone, such, a Buddha

Past Passive Participle

From tathā (thus) + gata (gone, come).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tathā+gata)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, come, arrived at
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) with kta suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'duḥkham'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the comparison.

विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction, demise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, death

From vi + naś (to perish, to be lost).

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

गृध्रस्य (gṛdhrasya) - of the vulture

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture

Note: Possessive, related to 'vināśaḥ'.

मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'mat' (genitive of asmad) and 'kṛte' (for the sake of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+kṛte)

• mat – my, of me (from asmad)
  pronoun
  Genitive singular of asmad.
• kṛte – for the sake of, on account of
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Locative singular of 'kṛta' (done), used as an indeclinable.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses purpose/reason.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the idea of the vulture's death to 'for my sake'.

परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O Lakshmana (O tormentor of foes, O subduer of enemies)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of foes, subduer of enemies

Compound of param (enemies) and tapa (tormentor).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+tapa)

• para – enemy, stranger, other
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – one who torments, heats, causes pain
  agent noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root tap (to heat, torment).
  Root: tap (class 1)

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