वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-34, verse-41

नित्यं ध्यानपरो रामो नित्यं शोकपरायणः ।
नान्यच्चिन्तयते किं चित् स तु कामवशं गतः ॥४१॥

41. nityaṃ dhyānaparo rāmo nityaṃ śokaparāyaṇaḥ ,
nānyaccintayate kiṃ cit sa tu kāmavaśaṃ gataḥ.

41. nityam dhyānaparaḥ rāmaḥ nityam śokaparāyaṇaḥ na
anyat cintayate kiṃ cit saḥ tu kāmavaśam gataḥ

41. Rama is constantly in a state of deep thought (dhyāna), always engrossed in sorrow. He does not think of anything else, as he has fallen under the sway of desire.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• ध्यानपरः (dhyānaparaḥ) - deeply engrossed in thoughts, especially of sorrow (absorbed in contemplation, devoted to meditation)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama, a celebrated hero, son of Daśaratha

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• शोकपरायणः (śokaparāyaṇaḥ) - immersed in sorrow, devoted to grief

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else, other, another

• चिन्तयते (cintayate) - he thinks, he contemplates, he considers

• किं चित् (kiṁ cit) - anything, something, a little

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• कामवशम् (kāmavaśam) - under the sway of desire, subject to love

• गतः (gataḥ) - fallen under the sway (of desire) (gone, reached, fallen into, obtained)

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

ध्यानपरः (dhyānaparaḥ) - deeply engrossed in thoughts, especially of sorrow (absorbed in contemplation, devoted to meditation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhyānapara

dhyānapara - absorbed in contemplation, devoted to meditation, engrossed in thought

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhyāna+para)

• dhyāna – contemplation, meditation, deep thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• para – intent on, devoted to, absorbed in
  adjective (masculine)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama, a celebrated hero, son of Daśaratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the prince of Ayodhya, protagonist of the Rāmāyaṇa)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

शोकपरायणः (śokaparāyaṇaḥ) - immersed in sorrow, devoted to grief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokaparāyaṇa

śokaparāyaṇa - prone to sorrow, devoted to grief, overwhelmed by distress

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+parāyaṇa)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – chief object, ultimate end, refuge; intent on, devoted to
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else, other, another

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, anything else

चिन्तयते (cintayate) - he thinks, he contemplates, he considers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of cint

Denominative verb from cintā (thought) or causative from cit. In ātmanepada.

Root: cit (class 10)

किं चित् (kiṁ cit) - anything, something, a little

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कामवशम् (kāmavaśam) - under the sway of desire, subject to love

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmavaśa

kāmavaśa - power of love/desire, under the control of passion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+vaśa)

• kāma – desire, love, longing, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• vaśa – will, desire, power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)

गतः (gataḥ) - fallen under the sway (of desire) (gone, reached, fallen into, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, moved, reached, obtained, fallen into

Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

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