वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-24, verse-38

नूनं ममैव शोकेन स वीरो लक्ष्मणाग्रजः ।
देवलोकमितो यातस्त्यक्त्वा देहं महीतले ॥३८॥

38. nūnaṃ mamaiva śokena sa vīro lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ ,
devalokamito yātastyaktvā dehaṃ mahītale.

38. nūnam mama eva śokena saḥ vīraḥ lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ
devalokam itaḥ yātaḥ tyaktvā deham mahītale

38. nūnam mama eva śokena saḥ vīraḥ lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ
itaḥ devalokam mahītale deham tyaktvā yātaḥ

38. Surely, that hero, Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Rāma), has departed from here to the celestial world, having abandoned his body on the earth's surface, due to my sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• शोकेन (śokena) - by sorrow, due to grief

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

• लक्ष्मणाग्रजः (lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Rāma) (Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother)

• देवलोकम् (devalokam) - to the celestial world, to the world of gods

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

• यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, departed

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken

• देहम् (deham) - body

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

शोकेन (śokena) - by sorrow, due to grief

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, lamentation

From √śuc (to grieve, lament)

Root: śuc (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, powerful, warrior

लक्ष्मणाग्रजः (lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Rāma) (Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇāgraja

lakṣmaṇāgraja - Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Rāma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmaṇa+agraja)

• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• agraja – elder brother, born first
  noun (masculine)
  From agra (front) + √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

देवलोकम् (devalokam) - to the celestial world, to the world of gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devaloka

devaloka - world of gods, heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+loka)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, walked

Past Passive Participle

From √yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From √tyaj (to abandon, forsake)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, physical existence

महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, flat ground, plain
  noun (neuter)

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