वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-87

पितृमाहात्म्य संयोगादात्मनश्चापि तेजसा ।
जानुभ्यामपतद्भूमौ न च प्राणैर्व्ययुज्यत ॥८७॥

87. pitṛmāhātmya saṃyogādātmanaścāpi tejasā ,
jānubhyāmapatadbhūmau na ca prāṇairvyayujyata.

87. pitṛmāhātmya saṃyogāt ātmanaḥ ca api tejasā
jānubhyām apatat bhūmau na ca prāṇaiḥ vyayujyata

87. pitṛmāhātmya saṃyogāt ātmanaḥ ca api tejasā
bhūmau jānubhyām apatat ca prāṇaiḥ na vyayujyata

87. Due to the combination of his father's greatness and also his own brilliance (tejas), he fell to the ground on his knees, but he was not deprived of his life (prāṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• पितृमाहात्म्य (pitṛmāhātmya) - (part of compound) father's greatness (the greatness of his father, father's glory)

• संयोगात् (saṁyogāt) - due to the combination (from the conjunction, by the combination, due to the connection)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own (self) (of the self, of oneself)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by his brilliance (by brilliance, by power, by energy)

• जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) - on his knees (literally, by means of his two knees) (on/by the two knees)

• अपतत् (apatat) - he fell

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - to the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - but (and, but)

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - of his life (prāṇa) (by life breaths, by vital airs, by life)

• व्ययुज्यत (vyayujyata) - was deprived (of) (was separated, was disjoined)

Words meanings and morphology

पितृमाहात्म्य (pitṛmāhātmya) - (part of compound) father's greatness (the greatness of his father, father's glory)

(noun)

neuter, singular of pitṛmāhātmya

pitṛmāhātmya - father's greatness

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+māhātmya)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• māhātmya – greatness, glory, magnificence
  noun (neuter)
  from mahātman (great-souled)

संयोगात् (saṁyogāt) - due to the combination (from the conjunction, by the combination, due to the connection)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃyoga

saṁyoga - conjunction, union, combination, connection

from root yuj with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Part of compound pitṛmāhātmya saṃyogāt.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own (self) (of the self, of oneself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Note: Sanskrit term bracketed.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by his brilliance (by brilliance, by power, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, spiritual power

Note: Refers to Nīla's inherent power.

जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) - on his knees (literally, by means of his two knees) (on/by the two knees)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of jānu

jānu - knee

अपतत् (apatat) - he fell

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect Active

From root pat

Root: pat (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - to the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - but (and, but)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as "but" in this context.

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - of his life (prāṇa) (by life breaths, by vital airs, by life)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

Note: Sanskrit term bracketed. Used with vyayujyata (was separated from).

व्ययुज्यत (vyayujyata) - was deprived (of) (was separated, was disjoined)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of yuj

Imperfect Passive

from root yuj with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: was separated from (used with instrumental).