वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-62, verse-4

महाप्रस्थानमासाद्य स्वर्गते तु निशाकरे ।
मां निर्दहति संतापो वितर्कैर्बहुभिर्वृतम् ॥४॥

4. mahāprasthānamāsādya svargate tu niśākare ,
māṃ nirdahati saṃtāpo vitarkairbahubhirvṛtam.

4. mahā-prasthānam āsaadya svargate tu niśākare
mām nirdahati saṃtāpaḥ vitarkaiḥ bahubhiḥ vṛtam

4. tu niśākare mahā-prasthānam āsaadya svargate sātī,
bahubhiḥ vitarkaiḥ vṛtam mām saṃtāpaḥ nirdahati

4. But when the moon had departed to heaven, having reached its great journey (mahāprasthāna), anguish consumes me, who am enveloped by many thoughts.

Words meanings summery:

• महा-प्रस्थानम् (mahā-prasthānam) - the great departure, final journey

• आसअद्य (āsaadya) - having reached, having attained

• स्वर्गते (svargate) - gone to heaven, deceased

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• निशाकरे (niśākare) - in the moon, when the moon

• माम् (mām) - me

• निर्दहति (nirdahati) - burns up, consumes, torments

• संतापः (saṁtāpaḥ) - anguish, torment, heat

• वितर्कैः (vitarkaiḥ) - by thoughts, by conjectures, by doubts

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, with many

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded, covered, enveloped

Words meanings and morphology

महा-प्रस्थानम् (mahā-prasthānam) - the great departure, final journey

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahā-prasthāna

mahā-prasthāna - great departure, final journey (often referring to death or renunciation unto death)

compound of `mahā` (great) and `prasthāna` (departure)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prasthāna)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prasthāna – departure, setting forth, journey
  noun (neuter)
  from `pra-sthā` (to set out)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of `āsādya`.

आसअद्य (āsaadya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from `ā-` prefix and root `sad` (to sit, approach) with `ya` suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

स्वर्गते (svargate) - gone to heaven, deceased

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of svargata

svargata - gone to heaven, deceased

past passive participle

compound of `svarga` (heaven) and `gata` (gone)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+gata)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root `gam` (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute construction, `svargate...niśākare` means 'when the moon had gone to heaven'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

निशाकरे (niśākare) - in the moon, when the moon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niśākara

niśākara - the moon (lit. 'night-maker')

compound of `niśā` (night) and `kara` (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+kara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  from root `kṛ` (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of `nirdahati`.

निर्दहति (nirdahati) - burns up, consumes, torments

(verb)

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

present indicative

from `nir-` prefix and root `dah` (to burn)

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

संतापः (saṁtāpaḥ) - anguish, torment, heat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃtāpa

saṁtāpa - heat, torment, anguish, suffering

from `sam-` prefix and root `tap` (to heat, torment)

Prefix: sam

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject of `nirdahati`.

वितर्कैः (vitarkaiḥ) - by thoughts, by conjectures, by doubts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vitarka

vitarka - thought, conjecture, doubt, consideration

from `vi-` prefix and root `tark` (to reason, guess)

Prefix: vi

Root: tark (class 1)

Note: Agent of `vṛtam`.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, with many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Qualifies `vitarkaiḥ`.

वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded, covered, enveloped

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

past passive participle

formed from root `vṛ` (to cover, surround)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Participle qualifying `mām`.