वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-17, verse-10

सन्नामिव महाकीर्तिं श्रद्धामिव विमानिताम् ।
प्रज्ञामिव परिक्षीणामाशां प्रतिहतामिव ॥१०॥

10. sannāmiva mahākīrtiṃ śraddhāmiva vimānitām ,
prajñāmiva parikṣīṇāmāśāṃ pratihatāmiva.

10. sannām iva mahākīrtim śraddhām iva vimānitām
prajñām iva parikṣīṇām āśām pratihatām iva

10. sannām iva mahākīrtim śraddhām iva vimānitām
prajñām iva parikṣīṇām āśām pratihatām iva

10. Like a great reputation that has waned, like faith that has been dishonored, like wisdom that has completely diminished, or like hope that has been thwarted.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्नाम् (sannām) - waned, declined, sunk, fallen

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• महाकीर्तिम् (mahākīrtim) - great fame, vast reputation

• श्रद्धाम् (śraddhām) - faith, trust, confidence

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• विमानिताम् (vimānitām) - dishonored, disrespected, humiliated, scorned

• प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, insight, understanding, intelligence

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• परिक्षीणाम् (parikṣīṇām) - completely wasted, exhausted, diminished, ruined

• आशाम् (āśām) - hope, expectation, desire

• प्रतिहताम् (pratihatām) - thwarted, obstructed, repelled, struck against

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

सन्नाम् (sannām) - waned, declined, sunk, fallen

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sanna

sanna - sunk, depressed, tired, waned, fallen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sad (to sit, sink) with the prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sad (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

महाकीर्तिम् (mahākīrtim) - great fame, vast reputation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahākīrti

mahākīrti - great fame, widespread renown, glorious reputation

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kīrti)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kīrti – fame, glory, reputation, renown
  noun (feminine)
  From root √kīrt (to mention, praise)
  Root: kīrt (class 10)

श्रद्धाम् (śraddhām) - faith, trust, confidence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śraddhā

śraddhā - faith, trust, confidence, belief

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

विमानिताम् (vimānitām) - dishonored, disrespected, humiliated, scorned

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vimānita

vimānita - dishonored, disrespected, scorned, slighted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √mān (to honor, respect) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: mān (class 10)

प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, insight, understanding, intelligence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, insight, knowledge, understanding

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

परिक्षीणाम् (parikṣīṇām) - completely wasted, exhausted, diminished, ruined

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parikṣīṇa

parikṣīṇa - wasted away, exhausted, diminished, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṣi (to waste away, decay) with prefix 'pari-'.

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣi (class 1)

आशाम् (āśām) - hope, expectation, desire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - hope, expectation, desire, wish

प्रतिहताम् (pratihatām) - thwarted, obstructed, repelled, struck against

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratihata

pratihata - struck back, repelled, thwarted, obstructed, defeated

Past Passive Particena

Derived from root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix 'prati-'.

Prefix: prati

Root: han (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

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