वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-23, verse-8

हा हतास्मि महाबाहो वीरव्रतमनुव्रता ।
इमां ते पश्चिमावस्थां गतास्मि विधवा कृता ॥८॥

8. hā hatāsmi mahābāho vīravratamanuvratā ,
imāṃ te paścimāvasthāṃ gatāsmi vidhavā kṛtā.

8. hā hatā asmi mahābāho vīravratam anuvratā imām
te paścimām avasthām gatā asmi vidhavā kṛtā

8. hā mahābāho,
vīravratam anuvratā asmi,
hatā asmi.
te imām paścimām avasthām gatā asmi,
vidhavā kṛtā.

8. Alas, I am undone, O mighty-armed one, I who was devoted to your warrior's code! I have now reached this final state of yours, made a widow.

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - an exclamation of grief and despair (alas! ah! oh!)

• हता (hatā) - ruined, undone by grief and loss (slain, killed, ruined, destroyed)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I exist, I am in this state (I am)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Rama, the strong-armed hero (O mighty-armed one)

• वीरव्रतम् (vīravratam) - Rama's code of conduct as a warrior and protector (heroic vow, warrior's code, valorous undertaking)

• अनुव्रता (anuvratā) - faithfully adhering to his heroic code (devoted to, adhering to, following)

• इमाम् (imām) - this particular condition (this)

• ते (te) - pertaining to you (Rama) (your, to you)

• पश्चिमाम् (paścimām) - the final, ultimate (last, westernmost, final)

• अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - the state of being widowed (state, condition, situation)

• गता (gatā) - I have arrived at or entered this state (gone, reached, attained)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I exist, I am in this state (I am)

• विधवा (vidhavā) - having been made a widow (widow)

• कृता (kṛtā) - rendered, turned into (a widow) (made, done, performed)

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - an exclamation of grief and despair (alas! ah! oh!)

(indeclinable)

Note: Exclamatory particle.

हता (hatā) - ruined, undone by grief and loss (slain, killed, ruined, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hata

hata - struck, killed, destroyed, ruined

past passive participle

from root han- (to strike, kill) + -kta (suffix for P.P.P.)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for "asmi".

अस्मि (asmi) - I exist, I am in this state (I am)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense

1st person singular active of root as-

Root: as (class 2)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Rama, the strong-armed hero (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing Rama.

वीरव्रतम् (vīravratam) - Rama's code of conduct as a warrior and protector (heroic vow, warrior's code, valorous undertaking)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīravrata

vīravrata - heroic vow, warrior's code, valorous undertaking

tatpuruṣa compound: vīra (hero) + vrata (vow/code)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīra+vrata)

• vīra – hero, warrior, brave
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice, code of conduct
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `anuvratā`.

अनुव्रता (anuvratā) - faithfully adhering to his heroic code (devoted to, adhering to, following)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anuvrata

anuvrata - devoted, following, conforming to

from anu- (after, along) + vrata (vow)

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for "asmi" (implied "I am").

इमाम् (imām) - this particular condition (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, it

Note: Adjective modifying avasthām.

ते (te) - pertaining to you (Rama) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural or respectful singular)

Pronominal stem 'yuṣmad'

Note: Possessive pronoun, modifying avasthām.

पश्चिमाम् (paścimām) - the final, ultimate (last, westernmost, final)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paścima

paścima - last, western, hindmost

Note: Adjective modifying avasthām.

अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - the state of being widowed (state, condition, situation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, period of life

from root sthā- (to stand) with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of `gatā`.

गता (gatā) - I have arrived at or entered this state (gone, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, obtained

past passive participle

from root gam- (to go) + -kta (suffix for P.P.P.)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for "asmi".

अस्मि (asmi) - I exist, I am in this state (I am)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense

1st person singular active of root as-

Root: as (class 2)

विधवा (vidhavā) - having been made a widow (widow)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidhavā

vidhavā - widow, woman without a husband

Note: Predicate noun to `kṛtā`.

कृता (kṛtā) - rendered, turned into (a widow) (made, done, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed, created

past passive participle

from root kṛ- (to do, make) + -kta (suffix for P.P.P.)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies the implied subject "I".