वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-1, verse-13

सर्वथा सुकृतं तावत् सीतायाः परिमार्गणम् ।
सागरं तु समासाद्य पुनर्नष्टं मनो मम ॥१३॥

13. sarvathā sukṛtaṃ tāvat sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇam ,
sāgaraṃ tu samāsādya punarnaṣṭaṃ mano mama.

13. sarvathā sukṛtam tāvat sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇam
sāgaram tu samāsādya punaḥ naṣṭam manaḥ mama

13. sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇam sarvathā sukṛtam tāvat
tu sāgaram samāsādya punaḥ mama manaḥ naṣṭam

13. The search for Sītā has certainly been well performed up to this point. But upon reaching the ocean, my mind is once again overcome with despair.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, certainly

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - well-done, good deed, merit

• तावत् (tāvat) - so far, up to that point, indeed

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

• परिमार्गणम् (parimārgaṇam) - search, seeking, investigation

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - distressed, troubled (mind) (lost, perished, destroyed, disappeared)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought, intention

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, certainly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -thā.

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - well-done, good deed, merit

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, righteous deed, merit, good action

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From 'su' (good) + root 'kṛ' (to do).

Prefix: su

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तावत् (tāvat) - so far, up to that point, indeed

(indeclinable)

Adverb from 'tad'.

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper noun), furrow

परिमार्गणम् (parimārgaṇam) - search, seeking, investigation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parimārgaṇa

parimārgaṇa - searching, seeking, investigation

Action noun

From 'pari-√mṛg' (to search, seek).

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛg (class 10)

सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Object of 'samāsādya'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) from root 'sad' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - distressed, troubled (mind) (lost, perished, destroyed, disappeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, perished, destroyed, disappeared, troubled, despondent

Past Passive Participle

From root 'naś' (to perish, disappear).

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought, intention

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me