वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-89, verse-2

एष रावणवेगेन लक्ष्मणः पतितः क्षितौ ।
सर्पवद्वेष्टते वीरो मम शोकमुदीरयन् ॥२॥

2. eṣa rāvaṇavegena lakṣmaṇaḥ patitaḥ kṣitau ,
sarpavadveṣṭate vīro mama śokamudīrayan.

2. eṣa rāvaṇavegena lakṣmaṇaḥ patitaḥ kṣitau
sarpavat veṣṭate vīraḥ mama śokam udīrayan

2. eṣa vīraḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ rāvaṇavegena kṣitau
patitaḥ sarpavat veṣṭate mama śokam udīrayan

2. This hero, Lakṣmaṇa, has fallen to the ground from the force of Ravana. He writhes like a snake, intensifying my sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this (here)

• रावणवेगेन (rāvaṇavegena) - by Ravana's force, by the impetuosity of Ravana

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

• पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen, dropped

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, on the ground

• सर्पवत् (sarpavat) - like a snake

• वेष्टते (veṣṭate) - writhes, rolls, coils

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• शोकम् (śokam) - sorrow, grief, lamentation

• उदीरयन् (udīrayan) - causing, exciting, rousing, intensifying

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this (here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (near speaker)

Note: Agrees with Lakṣmaṇaḥ and vīraḥ.

रावणवेगेन (rāvaṇavegena) - by Ravana's force, by the impetuosity of Ravana

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇavega

rāvaṇavega - Ravana's force, impetus of Ravana

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāvaṇa+vega)

• rāvaṇa – Ravana
  proper noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, force, impetus, current
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Indicates the cause of Lakṣmaṇa's fall.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

Note: Subject.

पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen, dropped

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, descended

Past Passive Participle

From root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Lakṣmaṇaḥ.

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, dwelling

Note: Location of falling.

सर्पवत् (sarpavat) - like a snake

(indeclinable)

From sarpa (snake) + -vat suffix (like)

Note: Simile for how he writhes.

वेष्टते (veṣṭate) - writhes, rolls, coils

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of veṣṭ

Present Middle

Root veṣṭ (to wrap, coil), 3rd person singular

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Main verb describing Lakṣmaṇa's state.

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

Note: Appositive to Lakṣmaṇaḥ.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive for śokam.

शोकम् (śokam) - sorrow, grief, lamentation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, anguish

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Object of udīrayan.

उदीरयन् (udīrayan) - causing, exciting, rousing, intensifying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udīrayat

udīrayat - causing to rise, exciting, rousing

Present Active Participle (causative)

From root īr (to move, stir) with ud prefix, causative form īrayati

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 1)

Note: Describes Lakṣmaṇa's action/state.