वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-5, verse-8

तद्वियोगेन्धनवता तच्चिन्ताविपुलार्चिषा ।
रात्रिं दिवं शरीरं मे दह्यते मदनाग्निना ॥८॥

8. tadviyogendhanavatā taccintāvipulārciṣā ,
rātriṃ divaṃ śarīraṃ me dahyate madanāgninā.

8. tadvayogendhanavatā taccintāvipulārciṣā
rātrim divam śarīram me dahyate madanāgninā

8. Fueled by that separation and with immense flames born of thoughts of her, the fire of love (madana) burns my body day and night.

Words meanings summery:

• तद्वयोगेन्धनवता (tadvayogendhanavatā) - fueled by that separation (having the fuel of that separation)

• तच्चिन्ताविपुलार्चिषा (taccintāvipulārciṣā) - with immense flames born of thoughts of her (with vast flames of that thought/worry)

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - during the night (night (accusative singular, adverbial))

• दिवम् (divam) - during the day (day (accusative singular, adverbial))

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - my body (body)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• दह्यते (dahyate) - is burned (is burned, is consumed)

• मदनाग्निना (madanāgninā) - by the fire of love (madana) (by the fire of love/desire)

Words meanings and morphology

तद्वयोगेन्धनवता (tadvayogendhanavatā) - fueled by that separation (having the fuel of that separation)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tadvayogendhanavat

tadvayogendhanavat - endowed with the fuel of separation from her/that

Adjective formed with possessive suffix -vat to the compound tadvayogendhana.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+viyoga+indhana+vat)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• viyoga – separation, disjunction
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'vi-' and root 'yuj' (to join).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• indhana – fuel, kindling
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'indh' (to kindle).
  Root: indh (class 7)
• vat – having, possessing (suffix)
  suffix
  Possessive suffix.

Note: Refers to 'madanāgni' (fire of love).

तच्चिन्ताविपुलार्चिषा (taccintāvipulārciṣā) - with immense flames born of thoughts of her (with vast flames of that thought/worry)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of taccintāvipulārcis

taccintāvipulārcis - having immense flames from thinking of her/that

Compound adjective, modifying madanāgni.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+cintā+vipula+arcis)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• cintā – thought, worry, reflection
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, think).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vipula – vast, extensive, large, immense
  adjective (masculine)
• arcis – flame, ray of light
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'arc' (to shine, to praise).
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'madanāgni' (fire of love).

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - during the night (night (accusative singular, adverbial))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean "during the night".

दिवम् (divam) - during the day (day (accusative singular, adverbial))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean "during the day".

शरीरम् (śarīram) - my body (body)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'dahyate'.

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

दह्यते (dahyate) - is burned (is burned, is consumed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dah

Present Passive Third Person Singular

Formed from root dah (1st conjugation, bhū group) in passive voice (ya).

Root: dah (class 1)

मदनाग्निना (madanāgninā) - by the fire of love (madana) (by the fire of love/desire)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of madanāgni

madanāgni - fire of love, erotic fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madana+agni)

• madana – love, desire, passion; Kāmadeva
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, to rejoice).
  Root: mad (class 4)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'dahyate'.

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