वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-2

ततो हतांस्तान् सहसा निशम्य राजा मुमोहाश्रुपरिप्लुताक्षः ।
पुत्रक्षयं भ्रातृवधं च घोरं विचिन्त्य राजा विपुलं प्रदध्यौ ॥२॥

2. tato hatāṃstān sahasā niśamya rājā mumohāśrupariplutākṣaḥ ,
putrakṣayaṃ bhrātṛvadhaṃ ca ghoraṃ vicintya rājā vipulaṃ pradadhyau.

2. tataḥ hatān tān sahasā niśamya
rājā mumoha aśrupariplutākṣaḥ
putrakṣayam bhrātṛvadham ca ghoram
vicintya rājā vipulam pradadhyau

2. tataḥ sahasā tān hatān niśamya,
aśrupariplutākṣaḥ rājā mumoha.
ghoram putrakṣayam bhrātṛvadham ca vicintya,
rājā vipulam pradadhyau.

2. Then, having suddenly heard of their being slain, the king became bewildered, his eyes overflowing with tears. Reflecting on the dreadful destruction of his sons and the slaughter of his brothers, the king deeply pondered (pradadhyau).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• हतान् (hatān) - slain, killed

• तान् (tān) - those

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcibly, quickly

• निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard, having perceived

• राजा (rājā) - king

• मुमोह (mumoha) - became bewildered, fainted, was deluded

• अश्रुपरिप्लुताक्षः (aśrupariplutākṣaḥ) - with eyes overflowing with tears

• पुत्रक्षयम् (putrakṣayam) - destruction of sons, loss of sons

• भ्रातृवधम् (bhrātṛvadham) - killing of brothers, slaughter of brothers

• च (ca) - and

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having considered, having reflected, having thought deeply

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - extensively, deeply, greatly

• प्रदध्यौ (pradadhyau) - he pondered deeply, meditated

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

हतान् (hatān) - slain, killed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - slain, killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcibly, quickly

(indeclinable)

निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'śam' with upasarga 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: śam (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

मुमोह (mumoha) - became bewildered, fainted, was deluded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

अश्रुपरिप्लुताक्षः (aśrupariplutākṣaḥ) - with eyes overflowing with tears

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśrupariplutākṣa

aśrupariplutākṣa - having eyes overflowing with tears

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśru+paripluta+akṣa)

• aśru – tear
  noun (neuter)
• paripluta – overflowed, drenched, immersed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'plu' (to float, swim) with upasarga 'pari'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: plu (class 1)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

पुत्रक्षयम् (putrakṣayam) - destruction of sons, loss of sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putrakṣaya

putrakṣaya - destruction/loss of sons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+kṣaya)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, loss, ruin, decrease
  noun (masculine)

भ्रातृवधम् (bhrātṛvadham) - killing of brothers, slaughter of brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛvadha

bhrātṛvadha - killing/slaughter of brothers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrātṛ+vadha)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, awful, formidable

विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having considered, having reflected, having thought deeply

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'cint' with upasarga 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)

विपुलम् (vipulam) - extensively, deeply, greatly

(indeclinable)

प्रदध्यौ (pradadhyau) - he pondered deeply, meditated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-dhyā

Prefix: pra

Root: dhyā (class 1)

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