वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-4

विधिर्नूनमसंहार्यः प्राणिनां प्लवगोत्तम ।
सौमित्रिं मां च रामं च व्यसनैः पश्य मोहितान् ॥४॥

4. vidhirnūnamasaṃhāryaḥ prāṇināṃ plavagottama ,
saumitriṃ māṃ ca rāmaṃ ca vyasanaiḥ paśya mohitān.

4. vidhiḥ nūnam asaṃhāryaḥ prāṇinām plavaga-uttama
saumitrim mām ca rāmam ca vyasanaiḥ paśya mohitān

4. O best of monkeys, behold me, along with Saumitri (Lakshmana) and Rama, bewildered by these calamities. Surely, the cosmic order (vidhi) is irresistible for living beings.

Words meanings summery:

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - cosmic order, destiny (law, rule, ordinance, destiny, fate, method)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (surely, certainly, indeed, now, perhaps)

• असंहार्यः (asaṁhāryaḥ) - irresistible, unavoidable (irresistible, not to be withdrawn, not to be destroyed, unavoidable)

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings (of living beings, of creatures)

• प्लवग-उत्तम (plavaga-uttama) - O best of monkeys (addressing Hanuman) (O best of monkeys, O most excellent of those who leap)

• सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - to Lakshmana (to the son of Sumitra (Lakshmana))

• माम् (mām) - me (Sita) (me)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• व्यसनैः (vyasanaiḥ) - by calamities (by calamities, by misfortunes, by vices, by dangers)

• पश्य (paśya) - behold! (see! behold! look!)

• मोहितान् (mohitān) - bewildered, overcome (deluded, bewildered, infatuated, overcome, confused)

Words meanings and morphology

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - cosmic order, destiny (law, rule, ordinance, destiny, fate, method)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, regulation, injunction, method, destiny, fate, creator

From root dhā with vi prefix

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (surely, certainly, indeed, now, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

असंहार्यः (asaṁhāryaḥ) - irresistible, unavoidable (irresistible, not to be withdrawn, not to be destroyed, unavoidable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃhārya

asaṁhārya - irresistible, not to be withdrawn, not to be destroyed, unavoidable

Gerundive

Negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive of saṃ-hṛ

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃhārya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃhārya – to be destroyed, to be withdrawn
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root hṛ with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings (of living beings, of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, creature, sentient being

From prāṇa + in suffix

प्लवग-उत्तम (plavaga-uttama) - O best of monkeys (addressing Hanuman) (O best of monkeys, O most excellent of those who leap)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of plavagottama

plavagottama - best of monkeys, excellent leaper

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (plavaga+uttama)

• plavaga – monkey, one who leaps, a bird
  noun (masculine)
  From plu (to float, swim, leap) + ga (going)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• uttama – best, highest, chief, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud

सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - to Lakshmana (to the son of Sumitra (Lakshmana))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra, Lakshmana

Descendant of Sumitra (patronymic)

माम् (mām) - me (Sita) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

First person pronoun

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Vishnu), pleasing, charming, black (colour)

Root: ram (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

व्यसनैः (vyasanaiḥ) - by calamities (by calamities, by misfortunes, by vices, by dangers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyasana

vyasana - calamity, misfortune, addiction, vice, danger, disaster

From vyas 'to throw, shoot, fall down'

Prefixes: vi+as

Root: as (class 4)

पश्य (paśya) - behold! (see! behold! look!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice. Root dṛś takes paśya stem in present system.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मोहितान् (mohitān) - bewildered, overcome (deluded, bewildered, infatuated, overcome, confused)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mohita

mohita - deluded, bewildered, infatuated, confused, enchanted

Past Passive Participle

From root moh

Root: moh (class 1)

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