वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-32, verse-22

किं नु स्याच्चित्तमोहो ऽयं भवेद्वातगतिस्त्वियम् ।
उन्मादजो विकारो वा स्यादियं मृगतृष्णिका ॥२२॥

22. kiṃ nu syāccittamoho'yaṃ bhavedvātagatistviyam ,
unmādajo vikāro vā syādiyaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇikā.

22. kim nu syāt citta-mohaḥ ayam bhavet vāta-gatiḥ tu
iyam unmāda-jaḥ vikāraḥ vā syāt iyam mṛgatṛṣṇikā

22. kim nu ayam citta-mohaḥ syāt? vāta-gatiḥ tu iyam
bhavet? vā unmāda-jaḥ vikāraḥ? vā iyam mṛgatṛṣṇikā syāt?

22. What could this be? Is this a delusion of the mind? Or perhaps it is a mere gust of wind? Is it a disturbance born of madness, or could this be a mirage?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

• नु (nu) - indeed, perhaps (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, certainly (interrogative/emphatic particle))

• स्यात् (syāt) - could be, might be (might be, should be, let it be (optative of 'to be'))

• चित्त-मोहः (citta-mohaḥ) - delusion of the mind (delusion of mind, mental confusion)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (this, this one)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - might be (might be, should be, let it be (optative of 'to be'))

• वात-गतिः (vāta-gatiḥ) - gust of wind (movement of wind, gust of wind)

• तु (tu) - perhaps, indeed (introducing another possibility) (but, indeed, however)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this, this one)

• उन्माद-जः (unmāda-jaḥ) - born of madness (born of madness, caused by madness)

• विकारः (vikāraḥ) - disturbance (change, alteration, distortion, disturbance, disease)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• स्यात् (syāt) - could be (might be, should be, let it be (optative of 'to be'))

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this, this one)

• मृगतृष्णिका (mṛgatṛṣṇikā) - a mirage (mirage, illusion)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, perhaps (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, certainly (interrogative/emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Expresses doubt or questioning.

स्यात् (syāt) - could be, might be (might be, should be, let it be (optative of 'to be'))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

चित्त-मोहः (citta-mohaḥ) - delusion of the mind (delusion of mind, mental confusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citta-moha

citta-moha - delusion of mind, mental confusion, bewilderment

Compound of citta (mind) and moha (delusion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+moha)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• moha – delusion, illusion, bewilderment, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative to implied 'this'.

अयम् (ayam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine, nominative singular

Note: Subject.

भवेत् (bhavet) - might be (might be, should be, let it be (optative of 'to be'))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root bhū, 1st class.

Root: bhū (class 1)

वात-गतिः (vāta-gatiḥ) - gust of wind (movement of wind, gust of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāta-gati

vāta-gati - movement of wind, swiftness of wind, a gust

Compound of vāta (wind) and gati (movement).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+gati)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• gati – movement, motion, course, way
  noun (feminine)
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to iyam.

तु (tu) - perhaps, indeed (introducing another possibility) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating contrast or continuation.

इयम् (iyam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine, nominative singular

Note: Agrees with vāta-gatiḥ.

उन्माद-जः (unmāda-jaḥ) - born of madness (born of madness, caused by madness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unmāda-ja

unmāda-ja - born of madness, caused by insanity

Compound of unmāda (madness) and ja (born from).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (unmāda+ja)

• unmāda – madness, insanity, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-mad (to be mad).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• ja – born, produced from, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with vikāraḥ.

विकारः (vikāraḥ) - disturbance (change, alteration, distortion, disturbance, disease)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikāra

vikāra - change, alteration, distortion, disturbance, modification, disease

From vi-kṛ (to change, alter).

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative to implied 'this'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

Disjunctive particle.

स्यात् (syāt) - could be (might be, should be, let it be (optative of 'to be'))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine, nominative singular

Note: Agrees with mṛgatṛṣṇikā.

मृगतृष्णिका (mṛgatṛṣṇikā) - a mirage (mirage, illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇikā

mṛgatṛṣṇikā - mirage, 'deer's thirst'

Compound of mṛga (deer) and tṛṣṇikā (thirst, related to tṛṣṇā).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+tṛṣṇikā)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 6)
• tṛṣṇikā – thirst, desire (diminutive of tṛṣṇā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative to iyam.