वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-23, verse-29

राजश्रीर्न जहाति त्वां गतासुमपि मानद ।
सूर्यस्यावर्तमानस्य शैलराजमिव प्रभा ॥२९॥

29. rājaśrīrna jahāti tvāṃ gatāsumapi mānada ,
sūryasyāvartamānasya śailarājamiva prabhā.

29. rājaśrīḥ na jahāti tvām gataasum api mānada
sūryasya āvartamānasya śailarājam iva prabhā

29. mānada! rājaśrīḥ tvām gataasum api na jahāti prabhā āvartamānasya sūryasya śailarājam iva (na jahāti).

29. O giver of honor, royal glory does not abandon you, even though you are lifeless, just as the radiance of the setting sun does not abandon the king of mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• राजश्रीः (rājaśrīḥ) - royal glory, king's splendor

• न (na) - not, no

• जहाति (jahāti) - abandons, forsakes, leaves

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• गतअसुम् (gataasum) - one whose life has departed, lifeless

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• मानद (mānada) - giver of honor, one who bestows respect

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

• आवर्तमानस्य (āvartamānasya) - of the revolving, of the setting (sun)

• शैलराजम् (śailarājam) - the king of mountains, a great mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रभा (prabhā) - splendor, light, radiance

Words meanings and morphology

राजश्रीः (rājaśrīḥ) - royal glory, king's splendor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājaśrī

rājaśrī - royal glory, king's splendor, prosperity of a king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+śrī)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• śrī – glory, prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Subject of jahāti

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जहाति (jahāti) - abandons, forsakes, leaves

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular. Reduplicated root (Juhotyādi class).

Root: hā (class 3)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Object of jahāti

गतअसुम् (gataasum) - one whose life has departed, lifeless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gataasu

gataasu - lifeless, dead, deprived of life

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – breath, life, vital breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tvām'

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

मानद (mānada) - giver of honor, one who bestows respect

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mānada

mānada - giver of honor, bestower of respect, honorable

Compound of māna (honor) and da (giver)

Compound type : upapada (māna+da)

• māna – honor, respect, pride
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mān (class 4)
• da – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  From root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Addressed to the deceased hero

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

Root: sū (class 6)

Note: Possessive case

आवर्तमानस्य (āvartamānasya) - of the revolving, of the setting (sun)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āvartamāna

āvartamāna - revolving, turning back, returning, setting

Present Middle Participle

From root vṛt with prefix ā, Ātmanepada

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

शैलराजम् (śailarājam) - the king of mountains, a great mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śailarāja

śailarāja - king of mountains, great mountain, Himālaya

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaila+rājan)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śil (class 1)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of implied 'na jahāti'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

प्रभा (prabhā) - splendor, light, radiance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, splendor, radiance, luster

From root bhā with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the simile's action