वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-9, verse-16

अहं तु नष्टं तं ज्ञात्वा स्नेहादागतसंभ्रमः ।
भ्रातरं न हि पश्यामि पापशङ्कि च मे मनः ॥१६॥

16. ahaṃ tu naṣṭaṃ taṃ jñātvā snehādāgatasaṃbhramaḥ ,
bhrātaraṃ na hi paśyāmi pāpaśaṅki ca me manaḥ.

16. aham tu naṣṭam tam jñātvā snehāt āgatasaṃbhramaḥ
bhrātaram na hi paśyāmi pāpaśaṅki ca me manaḥ

16. tu aham tam naṣṭam jñātvā snehāt āgatasaṃbhramaḥ
hi bhrātaram na paśyāmi ca me manaḥ pāpaśaṅki

16. But I, realizing him (Vali) to be lost, became agitated due to affection. I no longer saw my brother, and my mind was apprehensive of evil.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I (Sugriva) (I)

• तु (tu) - but (indicating a shift or consequence) (but, indeed, however)

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost (presumed dead inside the cave) (lost, perished, destroyed)

• तम् (tam) - him (Vali) (him, that)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having realized (that Vali was lost) (having known, having realized, having understood)

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - out of brotherly affection (from affection, from love, out of kindness)

• आगतसंभ्रमः (āgatasaṁbhramaḥ) - becoming agitated (filled with agitation, confused, bewildered)

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - my (Vali, the speaker's brother) (brother)

• न (na) - not (negates seeing) (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, surely, because)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (my brother, or fail to see him) (I see, I behold)

• पापशङ्कि (pāpaśaṅki) - apprehensive of misfortune (regarding Vali's fate) (apprehending evil, suspecting misfortune, fearful of sin)

• च (ca) - and (connects two clauses) (and, also)

• मे (me) - my (referring to Sugriva's mind) (my, to me)

• मनः (manaḥ) - my (Sugriva's) mind (mind, heart, intellect)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I (Sugriva) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Refers to Sugriva.

तु (tu) - but (indicating a shift or consequence) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost (presumed dead inside the cave) (lost, perished, destroyed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, perished, destroyed, vanished

Past Passive Participle

From root naś (to perish, be lost) + kta suffix

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (Vali).

तम् (tam) - him (Vali) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'jñātvā', referring to Vali.

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having realized (that Vali was lost) (having known, having realized, having understood)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root jñā (to know) + -ktvā suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agent is 'aham'.

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - out of brotherly affection (from affection, from love, out of kindness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause of agitation.

आगतसंभ्रमः (āgatasaṁbhramaḥ) - becoming agitated (filled with agitation, confused, bewildered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgatasaṃbhrama

āgatasaṁbhrama - filled with agitation, confused, bewildered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āgata+saṃbhrama)

• āgata – come, arrived, happened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ā- + root gam (to go) + kta suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• saṃbhrama – agitation, confusion, hurry, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - my (Vali, the speaker's brother) (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'.

न (na) - not (negates seeing) (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

हि (hi) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (my brother, or fail to see him) (I see, I behold)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root dṛś, 4th class present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada (P.P.)

पापशङ्कि (pāpaśaṅki) - apprehensive of misfortune (regarding Vali's fate) (apprehending evil, suspecting misfortune, fearful of sin)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpaśaṅkin

pāpaśaṅkin - apprehending evil, suspecting misfortune, fearful of sin

Compound noun, derived from pāpa and śaṅkin (from root śaṅk, to fear)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+śaṅkin)

• pāpa – evil, sin, misfortune
  noun (neuter)
• śaṅkin – fearing, suspecting, doubting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root śaṅk (to doubt, fear) + -in suffix
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (connects two clauses) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

मे (me) - my (referring to Sugriva's mind) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive form.

मनः (manaḥ) - my (Sugriva's) mind (mind, heart, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

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