वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-61, verse-3

मा भैष्ट नास्त्यत्र विषादकालो यदार्यपुत्राववशौ विषण्णौ ।
स्वयम्भुवो वाक्यमथोद्वहन्तौ यत् सादिताविन्द्रजिदस्त्रजालैः ॥३॥

3. mā bhaiṣṭa nāstyatra viṣādakālo yadāryaputrāvavaśau viṣaṇṇau ,
svayambhuvo vākyamathodvahantau yat sāditāvindrajidastrajālaiḥ.

3. mā bhaiṣṭa na asti atra viṣādakālaḥ
yat āryaputrāv avaśau viṣaṇṇau
svayambhuvaḥ vākyam atha udvahantau
yat sādītau indrajit astrajālaiḥ

3. mā bhaiṣṭa atra viṣādakālaḥ na
asti yat āryaputrāv avaśau viṣaṇṇau
svayambhuvaḥ vākyam udvahantau
yat indrajit astrajālaiḥ sādītau

3. Do not fear! This is not a time for despair, because those two noble princes (Rāma and Lakshmana), though helpless and disheartened, were struck down by Indrajit's network of weapons in fulfillment of Svayambhū's decree.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))

• भैष्ट (bhaiṣṭa) - (you all) fear, be afraid (you (plural) should fear, be afraid)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• अत्र (atra) - here, on this occasion (here, in this matter, on this occasion)

• विषादकालः (viṣādakālaḥ) - time for despair (time for despair, period of dejection)

• यत् (yat) - because, since (that, because, since)

• आर्यपुत्राव् (āryaputrāv) - the two noble princes (Rāma and Lakshmana) (the two noble sons/princes)

• अवशौ (avaśau) - helpless, overwhelmed (helpless, powerless, uncontrolled)

• विषण्णौ (viṣaṇṇau) - disheartened (dejected, disheartened, sad)

• स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of Svayambhū (Brahmā) (of Svayambhū, self-existent)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, decree (word, speech, saying)

• अथ (atha) - then, moreover (then, now, moreover)

• उद्वहन्तौ (udvahantau) - fulfilling (carrying, bearing, fulfilling)

• यत् (yat) - that (referring to the fact that they were struck down) (that, because, since)

• सादीतौ (sādītau) - the two (Rāma and Lakshmana) who were struck down (the two who were struck down, disheartened)

• इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) - Indrajit (son of Rāvaṇa) (Indrajit, conqueror of Indra)

• अस्त्रजालैः (astrajālaiḥ) - by Indrajit's network of weapons (by networks of weapons, by arrays of missiles)

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))

(indeclinable)

भैष्ट (bhaiṣṭa) - (you all) fear, be afraid (you (plural) should fear, be afraid)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, aorist (Luṅ) of bhī

Aorist (injunctive)

Aorist, 2nd person plural, active voice. Used with `mā` for prohibition.

Root: bhī (class 3)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Present active

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, on this occasion (here, in this matter, on this occasion)

(indeclinable)

विषादकालः (viṣādakālaḥ) - time for despair (time for despair, period of dejection)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣādakāla

viṣādakāla - time of dejection/despair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣāda+kāla)

• viṣāda – despair, dejection, sadness
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `asti`.

यत् (yat) - because, since (that, because, since)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a reason.

आर्यपुत्राव् (āryaputrāv) - the two noble princes (Rāma and Lakshmana) (the two noble sons/princes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āryaputra

āryaputra - noble son, prince, respected person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ārya+putra)

• ārya – noble, honorable
  adjective (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'were'.

अवशौ (avaśau) - helpless, overwhelmed (helpless, powerless, uncontrolled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of avaśa

avaśa - helpless, powerless, uncontrolled

Negative prefix `a-` + `vaśa` (control).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vaśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vaśa – will, control, power
  noun (masculine)

विषण्णौ (viṣaṇṇau) - disheartened (dejected, disheartened, sad)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viṣaṇṇa

viṣaṇṇa - dejected, disheartened, sad, depressed

Past Passive Participle

From root sad (to sink) with vi- prefix.

Prefix: vi

Root: sad (class 1)

स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of Svayambhū (Brahmā) (of Svayambhū, self-existent)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, Svayambhū (a name for Brahmā)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, decree (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, moreover (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

उद्वहन्तौ (udvahantau) - fulfilling (carrying, bearing, fulfilling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of udvahat

udvahat - bearing, carrying, performing, fulfilling (present participle)

Present Active Participle

From root vah (to carry) with ud- prefix, then present participle -at. Nom. dual. Masc.

Prefix: ud

Root: vah (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that (referring to the fact that they were struck down) (that, because, since)

(indeclinable)

Note: Could also be neuter nom/acc singular of `yad`.

सादीतौ (sādītau) - the two (Rāma and Lakshmana) who were struck down (the two who were struck down, disheartened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sādita

sādita - struck down, disheartened, caused to sink

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sad (to sink) with causative form, then PPP suffix 'ta'.

Root: sad (class 1)

इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) - Indrajit (son of Rāvaṇa) (Indrajit, conqueror of Indra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - conqueror of Indra, Indrajit (proper noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• jit – conquering, victor
  adjective
  From root ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agent of being struck down.

अस्त्रजालैः (astrajālaiḥ) - by Indrajit's network of weapons (by networks of weapons, by arrays of missiles)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of astrajāla

astrajāla - network of weapons, array of missiles

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+jāla)

• astra – missile, weapon
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, network, web, array
  noun (neuter)

Note: Means by means of.