वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-7, verse-6

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मयापि व्यसनं प्राप्तं भार्या हरणजं महत् ।
न चाहमेवं शोचामि न च धैर्यं परित्यजे ॥६॥

6. mayāpi vyasanaṃ prāptaṃ bhāryā haraṇajaṃ mahat ,
na cāhamevaṃ śocāmi na ca dhairyaṃ parityaje.

6. mayā api vyasanam prāptam bhāryā haraṇajam mahat
na ca aham evam śocāmi na ca dhairyam parityaje

6. mayā api bhāryā haraṇajam mahat vyasanam prāptam
ca aham evam na śocāmi ca dhairyam na parityaje

6. Even I have experienced a great misfortune arising from the abduction of my wife. And yet, I do not grieve in this way, nor do I abandon my fortitude.

Words meanings summery:

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मया (mayā) - by me

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - misfortune (calamity, misfortune, distress, addiction)

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - experienced (obtained, reached, suffered, experienced)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, she who is to be supported)

हरणजम् (haraṇajam) - arising from the abduction (born from abduction, caused by carrying away)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important, severe)

न (na) - not (not, nor, neither)

च (ca) - and yet (and, also)

अहम् (aham) - I

एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

शोचामि (śocāmi) - I grieve (I grieve, I lament, I mourn)

न (na) - nor (not, nor, neither)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - fortitude (courage, fortitude, steadfastness, firmness)

परित्यजे (parityaje) - I abandon (I abandon, I give up, I forsake)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself, we

Note: Agent of the action 'prāptam'.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - misfortune (calamity, misfortune, distress, addiction)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyasana

vyasana - calamity, misfortune, distress, addiction, defect

From vi-as (to throw down), meaning 'a falling down, ruin'.

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of 'prāptam'.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - experienced (obtained, reached, suffered, experienced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained, suffered, experienced

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root āp with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'vyasanam' in a passive construction with instrumental agent 'mayā'.

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, she who is to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, she who is to be supported

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Feminine form of the gerundive of root bhṛ (to bear, support), meaning 'she who is to be supported/maintained'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'haraṇajam'.

हरणजम् (haraṇajam) - arising from the abduction (born from abduction, caused by carrying away)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of haraṇaja

haraṇaja - born from abduction/seizure, caused by carrying away

Compound: haraṇa (abduction) + ja (born from).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (haraṇa+ja)

haraṇa – carrying, seizing, abduction, removal
noun (neuter)
Action noun from root hṛ (to seize, carry).
Root: hṛ (class 1)
ja – born, produced from, arising from
adjective
Suffix/compound-final element from root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'vyasanam'.

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important, severe)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, severe, noble

Present active participle of root 'mah' (to be great), used as an adjective.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vyasanam'.

न (na) - not (not, nor, neither)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'śocāmi'.

च (ca) - and yet (and, also)