वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-47

स ममादर्शनाद्दीनो बाल्यात् प्रभृति लालितः ।
तटाक इव पीताम्बुरुपशोषं गमिष्यति ॥४७॥

47. sa mamādarśanāddīno bālyāt prabhṛti lālitaḥ ,
taṭāka iva pītāmburupaśoṣaṃ gamiṣyati.

47. saḥ mama adarśanāt dīnaḥ bālyāt prabhṛti lālitaḥ
| taṭākaḥ iva pītāmbuḥ upaśoṣam gamiṣyati

47. bālyāt prabhṛti mama lālitaḥ saḥ adarśanāt
dīnaḥ pītāmbuḥ taṭākaḥ iva upaśoṣam gamiṣyati

47. He, who has been cherished by me since childhood, will become dejected due to my absence and will waste away like a pond whose water has been drunk.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अदर्शनात् (adarśanāt) - from not seeing, due to absence

• दीनः (dīnaḥ) - dejected, distressed, sad

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - since, from, beginning with

• लालितः (lālitaḥ) - cherished, pampered, caressed

• तटाकः (taṭākaḥ) - pond, reservoir

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पीताम्बुः (pītāmbuḥ) - whose water has been drunk/absorbed

• उपशोषम् (upaśoṣam) - to drying up, to dwindling

• गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will go, will reach

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bharata

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

अदर्शनात् (adarśanāt) - from not seeing, due to absence

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of adarśana

adarśana - not seeing, disappearance, absence

From a- (negation) + darśana (seeing, appearance)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+darśana)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• darśana – seeing, appearance, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun/Action noun
  From root dṛś + -ana suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

दीनः (dīnaḥ) - dejected, distressed, sad

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīna

dīna - dejected, miserable, distressed, sad

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dī' (to languish) + -ta suffix, with lengthening of 'ī'

Root: dī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy

From bāla (child) + -ya (abstract noun suffix)

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - since, from, beginning with

(indeclinable)

From pra- (prefix) + root bhṛ (to bear, carry)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Used with ablative 'bālyāt'

लालितः (lālitaḥ) - cherished, pampered, caressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lālita

lālita - cherished, pampered, caressed

Past Passive Participle

From root lal (to play, caress) + -ita suffix

Root: lal (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'

तटाकः (taṭākaḥ) - pond, reservoir

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taṭāka

taṭāka - pond, reservoir, lake

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पीताम्बुः (pītāmbuḥ) - whose water has been drunk/absorbed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pītāmbu

pītāmbu - whose water has been drunk/absorbed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pīta+ambu)

• pīta – drunk, absorbed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pā (to drink) + -ta suffix
  Root: pā (class 1)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'taṭākaḥ'

उपशोषम् (upaśoṣam) - to drying up, to dwindling

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaśoṣa

upaśoṣa - drying up, desiccation

From upa- (prefix) + root śuṣ (to dry) + -a suffix

Prefix: upa

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Governed by 'gamiṣyati'

गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will go, will reach

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)