वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-114, verse-39

श्रुत्वा तां मैथिलीं हृष्टस्त्वाशशंसे स जीवितम् ।
जीवितान्तमनुप्राप्तः पीत्वामृतमिवातुरः ॥३९॥

39. śrutvā tāṃ maithilīṃ hṛṣṭastvāśaśaṃse sa jīvitam ,
jīvitāntamanuprāptaḥ pītvāmṛtamivāturaḥ.

39. śrutvā tām maithilīm hṛṣṭaḥ tu āśaśaṃse saḥ jīvitam
jīvitāntam anuprāptaḥ pītvā amṛtam iva āturaḥ

39. saḥ āturaḥ jīvitāntam anuprāptaḥ,
tām maithilīm śrutvā,
amṛtam pītvā iva hṛṣṭaḥ tu jīvitam āśaśaṃse

39. Upon hearing about Sītā, he, although afflicted and on the verge of death, rejoiced and hoped for life, just like a sick person who has drunk nectar.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• ताम् (tām) - that (Sītā) (that (feminine accusative singular))

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā, the daughter of Mithilā

• हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, joyful

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• आशशंसे (āśaśaṁse) - he hoped, he wished

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life

• जीवितान्तम् (jīvitāntam) - end of life, death

• अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - having reached, attained

• पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आतुरः (āturaḥ) - afflicted, sick, distressed

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

ताम् (tām) - that (Sītā) (that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to Maithilīm (Sītā).

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā, the daughter of Mithilā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithilā; Sītā

feminine form of Maithila (from Mithilā)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, pleased, joyful, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

from root hṛṣ (to rejoice, be glad)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Rāma).

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds a sense of contrast or emphasis.

आशशंसे (āśaśaṁse) - he hoped, he wished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of āśaṃs

from root śaṃs with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Intransitive, or takes accusative.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, living

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of āśaśaṃse.

जीवितान्तम् (jīvitāntam) - end of life, death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvitānta

jīvitānta - end of life, death

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+anta)

• jīvita – life, living
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• anta – end, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of anuprāptaḥ.

अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - having reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - obtained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

from root āp with prefixes anu and pra

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Rāma).

पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root pā (to drink)

Root: pā (class 1)

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, ambrosia, immortality; immortal

Note: Object of pītvā.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आतुरः (āturaḥ) - afflicted, sick, distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātura

ātura - sick, diseased, afflicted, distressed

from root tur (to hasten, be strong) with prefix ā + suffix ra (possibly from root ā + √tvṛ 'to be agitated')

Prefix: ā

Root: tur (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Rāma).