वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-53, verse-17

स त्वं हीनः सुहृद्भिश्च हितकामैश्च बन्धुभिः ।
तृणादपि भृशोद्विग्नः स्पन्दमानाद्भविष्यसि ॥१७॥

17. sa tvaṃ hīnaḥ suhṛdbhiśca hitakāmaiśca bandhubhiḥ ,
tṛṇādapi bhṛśodvignaḥ spandamānādbhaviṣyasi.

17. sa tvam hīnaḥ suhṛdbhiḥ ca hita-kāmaiḥ ca bandhubhiḥ
tṛṇāt api bhṛśa-udvignaḥ spandamānāt bhaviṣyasi

17. sa tvam suhṛdbhiḥ ca hita-kāmaiḥ ca bandhubhiḥ hīnaḥ
tṛṇāt api spandamānāt bhṛśa-udvignaḥ bhaviṣyasi

17. Thus, you, deprived of both friends and well-wishing relatives, will become greatly agitated even by a trembling blade of grass.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - thus, such a one (referring to "you") (he, that, such)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• हीनः (hīnaḥ) - deprived of, deserted by (deprived of, devoid of, left by, inferior)

• सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends

• च (ca) - and, also

• हित-कामैः (hita-kāmaiḥ) - by well-wishers, by those desiring good

• च (ca) - and, also

• बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - by relatives, by kinsmen

• तृणात् (tṛṇāt) - from a blade of grass, from grass

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the insignificance of the cause) (also, even, too)

• भृश-उद्विग्नः (bhṛśa-udvignaḥ) - greatly agitated, extremely distressed

• स्पन्दमानात् (spandamānāt) - from a trembling blade of grass (from a trembling, from a moving (thing/one))

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - thus, such a one (referring to "you") (he, that, such)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, such

Note: Refers to the implied subject 'you' (tvam) in an emphatic way.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'bhaviṣyasi'.

हीनः (hīnaḥ) - deprived of, deserted by (deprived of, devoid of, left by, inferior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hīna

hīna - left, deserted, deprived of, deficient, inferior, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

From root hā- (to abandon, leave)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tvam'.

सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, kind-hearted, benevolent

Compound 'su-hṛd' (one with a good heart)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent, beautiful
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind, breast
  noun (neuter)

Note: Connected with 'hīnaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

हित-कामैः (hita-kāmaiḥ) - by well-wishers, by those desiring good

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hita-kāma

hita-kāma - desiring good, benevolent, well-wishing, friendly

Compound of hita (good) and kāma (desire)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hita+kāma)

• hita – beneficial, good, suitable, welfare, salutary
  adjective/noun
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā- with prefix hi-
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• kāma – desire, wish, love, object of desire
  noun (masculine)
  From root kam- (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Connected with 'hīnaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - by relatives, by kinsmen

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend, connection

From root bandh- (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Connected with 'hīnaḥ'.

तृणात् (tṛṇāt) - from a blade of grass, from grass

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, a blade of grass, straw

Note: Denotes the cause of agitation ('even by').

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the insignificance of the cause) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

भृश-उद्विग्नः (bhṛśa-udvignaḥ) - greatly agitated, extremely distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛśa-udvigna

bhṛśa-udvigna - greatly agitated, highly distressed, excessively anxious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhṛśa+udvigna)

• bhṛśa – much, greatly, exceedingly, violent, intense
  adjective/indeclinable
• udvigna – agitated, alarmed, anxious, distressed, disturbed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vij- (to tremble) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tvam'.

स्पन्दमानात् (spandamānāt) - from a trembling blade of grass (from a trembling, from a moving (thing/one))

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of spandamāna

spandamāna - trembling, vibrating, throbbing, moving

Present Middle Participle

From root spand- (to tremble, vibrate)

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tṛṇāt'.

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Indicative, 2nd Person Singular

From root bhū- (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

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