वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-44, verse-10

अयं तु मे महान् वादः शोकश्च हृदि वर्तते ।
पौरापवादः सुमहांस्तथा जनपदस्य च ॥१०॥

10. ayaṃ tu me mahān vādaḥ śokaśca hṛdi vartate ,
paurāpavādaḥ sumahāṃstathā janapadasya ca.

10. ayam tu me mahān vādaḥ śokaḥ ca hṛdi vartate
paurāpavādaḥ sumahān tathā janapadasya ca

10. ayam tu me mahān vādaḥ ca śokaḥ hṛdi vartate
paurāpavādaḥ sumahān tathā janapadasya ca

10. But this great reproach and sorrow resides in my heart; it is a very great public criticism from the citizens and also from the common people.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मे (me) - my, to me

• महान् (mahān) - great, large

• वादः (vādaḥ) - reproach, criticism (speech, discussion, argument, accusation, reproach)

• शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow, grief, distress

• च (ca) - and

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is present, resides

• पौरापवादः (paurāpavādaḥ) - public censure, criticism from citizens

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, exceedingly great

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, also

• जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the populace, of the country, of the common people

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

महान् (mahān) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

वादः (vādaḥ) - reproach, criticism (speech, discussion, argument, accusation, reproach)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāda

vāda - speaking, discourse, doctrine, argument, dispute, censure

Derived from √vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow, grief, distress

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, lamentation, distress

Derived from √śuc (to sorrow, to burn)

Root: śuc (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul, breast

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is present, resides

(verb)

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

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पौरापवादः (paurāpavādaḥ) - public censure, criticism from citizens

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paurāpavāda

paurāpavāda - censure or scandal from citizens, public criticism

Compound type : tatpurusha (paura+apavāda)

• paura – citizen, townsman
  noun (masculine)
• apavāda – censure, blame, criticism
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from apa-√vad (to speak ill of)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: vad (class 1)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, exceedingly great

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, exceedingly large/important

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, also

(indeclinable)

जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the populace, of the country, of the common people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - country, district, populace, community, common people

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+pada)

• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, place, country
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)