वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-66, verse-4

मम चाप्यल्पभाग्यायाः साम्निध्यात्तव वानर ।
अस्य शोकविपाकस्य मुहूर्तं स्याद्विमोक्षणम् ॥४॥

4. mama cāpyalpabhāgyāyāḥ sāmnidhyāttava vānara ,
asya śokavipākasya muhūrtaṃ syādvimokṣaṇam.

4. mama ca api alpabhāgyāyāḥ sāmnidhyāt tava vānara
asya śoka-vipākasya muhūrtam syāt vimokṣaṇam

4. vānara tava sāmnidhyāt ca api,
mama alpabhāgyāyāḥ asya śoka-vipākasya muhūrtam vimokṣaṇam syāt

4. And for me, who am so unfortunate, your presence, O monkey, would provide a momentary respite from the fruition of this sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, for me

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अल्पभाग्यायाः (alpabhāgyāyāḥ) - for me, the unfortunate one (Sītā) (of the unfortunate one, for the unfortunate one)

• साम्निध्यात् (sāmnidhyāt) - from proximity, from presence, due to presence

• तव (tava) - your

• वानर (vānara) - O monkey

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• शोक-विपाकस्य (śoka-vipākasya) - of the fruition of sorrow, of the consequence of grief

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a moment

• स्यात् (syāt) - may it be, it would be

• विमोक्षणम् (vimokṣaṇam) - relief (liberation, release, relief)

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

Note: Modifies `alpabhāgyāyāḥ`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this sentiment to previous statement.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes.

अल्पभाग्यायाः (alpabhāgyāyāḥ) - for me, the unfortunate one (Sītā) (of the unfortunate one, for the unfortunate one)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of alpabhāgyā

alpabhāgyā - unfortunate, ill-fated (feminine)

Bahuvrihi compound: alpa (little) + bhāgya (fortune).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+bhāgya)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāgya – fortune, destiny, luck
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implied "me" (Sītā). Can also be ablative here, "from the unfortunate one". Given the context of "for me", genitive is more appropriate.

साम्निध्यात् (sāmnidhyāt) - from proximity, from presence, due to presence

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sāmnidhya

sāmnidhya - proximity, presence, nearness

Derived from saṃnidhi (presence) + ya (suffix).

Note: Indicates cause.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Note: Modifies `sāmnidhyāt`.

वानर (vānara) - O monkey

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Address for Hanuman.

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Modifies `śokavipākasya`.

शोक-विपाकस्य (śoka-vipākasya) - of the fruition of sorrow, of the consequence of grief

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śokavipāka

śokavipāka - fruition of sorrow, consequence of grief

Tatpurusha compound: śoka (sorrow) + vipāka (ripening, fruition, consequence).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+vipāka)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• vipāka – ripening, maturity, fruition, consequence, result (especially of karma)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pac (to cook, ripen) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: pac (class 1)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a specific division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Adverbial accusative of duration.

स्यात् (syāt) - may it be, it would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject is `vimokṣaṇam`.

विमोक्षणम् (vimokṣaṇam) - relief (liberation, release, relief)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vimokṣaṇa

vimokṣaṇa - liberation, release, relief, setting free

Noun of action

Derived from root muc (to release) with prefix vi and suffix -aṇa.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Subject of `syāt`.

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