वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-13, verse-22

अश्रुपूर्णमुखीं दीनां कृशामननशेन च ।
शोकध्यानपरां दीनां नित्यं दुःखपरायणाम् ॥२२॥

22. aśrupūrṇamukhīṃ dīnāṃ kṛśāmananaśena ca ,
śokadhyānaparāṃ dīnāṃ nityaṃ duḥkhaparāyaṇām.

22. aśrupūrṇamukhīm dīnām kṛśām anaśanena ca
śokadhyānaparām dīnām nityam duḥkhaparāyaṇām

22. aśrupūrṇamukhīm dīnām,
anaśanena kṛśām ca,
śokadhyānaparām dīnām,
nityam duḥkhaparāyaṇām

22. Her face was filled with tears, she was miserable and emaciated from not eating. Absorbed in sorrowful contemplation, constantly sad and dedicated to suffering.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्रुपूर्णमुखीम् (aśrupūrṇamukhīm) - Sītā, having a face filled with tears (with a tear-filled face)

• दीनाम् (dīnām) - Sītā, in a state of misery (miserable, distressed, sad)

• कृशाम् (kṛśām) - Sītā, physically thin due to suffering (emaciated, thin, weak)

• अनशनेन (anaśanena) - by abstaining from food due to sorrow (by not eating, by fasting)

• च (ca) - connecting 'emaciated' with previous descriptions (and, also)

• शोकध्यानपराम् (śokadhyānaparām) - Sītā, whose mind is constantly dwelling on her sorrow (devoted to sorrowful contemplation, absorbed in grief)

• दीनाम् (dīnām) - Sītā, in a state of misery (miserable, distressed, sad)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - Sītā, experiencing suffering without cessation (always, perpetually, constantly)

• दुःखपरायणाम् (duḥkhaparāyaṇām) - Sītā, whose life is entirely consumed by misery (dedicated to suffering, intent on misery)

Words meanings and morphology

अश्रुपूर्णमुखीम् (aśrupūrṇamukhīm) - Sītā, having a face filled with tears (with a tear-filled face)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aśrupūrṇamukhī

aśrupūrṇamukhī - having a face full of tears

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśru+pūrṇa+mukha)

• aśru – tear
  noun (neuter)
• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ 'to fill'
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

दीनाम् (dīnām) - Sītā, in a state of misery (miserable, distressed, sad)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīnā

dīnā - miserable, distressed, sad

Past Passive Participle

From root dī 'to waste away, to be sorrowful'

Root: dī (class 4)

कृशाम् (kṛśām) - Sītā, physically thin due to suffering (emaciated, thin, weak)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛśā

kṛśā - emaciated, thin, weak

अनशनेन (anaśanena) - by abstaining from food due to sorrow (by not eating, by fasting)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anaśana

anaśana - not eating, fasting

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+aśana)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From root aś 'to eat'
  Root: aś (class 9)

च (ca) - connecting 'emaciated' with previous descriptions (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शोकध्यानपराम् (śokadhyānaparām) - Sītā, whose mind is constantly dwelling on her sorrow (devoted to sorrowful contemplation, absorbed in grief)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śokadhyānaparā

śokadhyānaparā - devoted to sorrowful contemplation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+dhyāna+parā)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
  From root śuc 'to grieve'
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• dhyāna – contemplation, meditation
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhyā 'to meditate'
  Root: dhyā (class 1)
• parā – devoted to, intent on
  adjective (feminine)

दीनाम् (dīnām) - Sītā, in a state of misery (miserable, distressed, sad)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīnā

dīnā - miserable, distressed, sad

Past Passive Participle

From root dī 'to waste away, to be sorrowful'

Root: dī (class 4)

नित्यम् (nityam) - Sītā, experiencing suffering without cessation (always, perpetually, constantly)

(indeclinable)

दुःखपरायणाम् (duḥkhaparāyaṇām) - Sītā, whose life is entirely consumed by misery (dedicated to suffering, intent on misery)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of duḥkhaparāyaṇā

duḥkhaparāyaṇā - dedicated to suffering, intent on misery

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+parāyaṇa)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, chief object
  adjective (masculine)

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