वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-8, verse-25

रामशोकाभिभूतो ऽहं शोकार्तानां भवान् गतिः ।
वयस्य इति कृत्वा हि त्वय्यहं परिदेवये ॥२५॥

25. rāmaśokābhibhūto'haṃ śokārtānāṃ bhavān gatiḥ ,
vayasya iti kṛtvā hi tvayyahaṃ paridevaye.

25. rāmaśokābhibhūtaḥ aham śokārtānām bhavān gatiḥ
vayasya iti kṛtvā hi tvayi aham paridevaye

25. aham rāmaśokābhibhūtaḥ (asmi) bhavān śokārtānām gatiḥ
(asti) vayasya iti kṛtvā hi aham tvayi paridevaye

25. I am overcome with grief for Rama. You are the refuge for those afflicted by sorrow. Indeed, considering you my friend, I confide in you.

Words meanings summery:

• रामशोकाभिभूतः (rāmaśokābhibhūtaḥ) - overcome by grief for Rama

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शोकार्तानाम् (śokārtānām) - of those distressed by sorrow

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, resort, path

• वयस्य (vayasya) - friend, companion

• इति (iti) - quotative particle, marking the preceding thought 'friend' (thus, so)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, considering

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, with you, to you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• परिदेवये (paridevaye) - I lament, I complain, I confide

Words meanings and morphology

रामशोकाभिभूतः (rāmaśokābhibhūtaḥ) - overcome by grief for Rama

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāmaśokābhibhūta

rāmaśokābhibhūta - overcome by grief for Rama, affected by Rama's sorrow

Past Passive Participle (for abhibhūta part)

Compound formed from rāma (Rama), śoka (grief), and abhibhūta (overcome). Abhibhūta is from abhi-√bhū (to overcome).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+śoka+abhibhūta)

• rāma – Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
• śoka – grief, sorrow, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  From √śuc (to grieve, lament).
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• abhibhūta – overcome, overpowered, defeated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From abhi-√bhū (to overcome).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

शोकार्तानाम् (śokārtānām) - of those distressed by sorrow

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śokārta

śokārta - afflicted by sorrow, distressed by grief

Tatpurusha compound: śoka (sorrow) + ārta (afflicted).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+ārta)

• śoka – grief, sorrow, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  From √śuc (to grieve, lament).
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ṛ (to go, rise, suffer).
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite form), your honor

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √bhū (to be), used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, resort, path

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, recourse, refuge, state, destiny

Derived noun

From √gam (to go) + ktin suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

वयस्य (vayasya) - friend, companion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vayasya

vayasya - friend, companion, contemporary

Note: Used here predicatively, implying 'considering you as a friend'.

इति (iti) - quotative particle, marking the preceding thought 'friend' (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, considering

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with the -tvā suffix from √kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, with you, to you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

परिदेवये (paridevaye) - I lament, I complain, I confide

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of paridev

Present

Present 1st person singular, middle (ātmanepada) voice. From pari-√div.

Prefix: pari

Root: div (class 1)