वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-46, verse-7

रुदन्तं प्राञ्जलिं दृष्ट्वा काङ्क्षन्तं मृत्युमात्मनः ।
मैथिली भृशसंविग्ना लक्ष्मणं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥७॥

7. rudantaṃ prāñjaliṃ dṛṣṭvā kāṅkṣantaṃ mṛtyumātmanaḥ ,
maithilī bhṛśasaṃvignā lakṣmaṇaṃ vākyamabravīt.

7. rudantam prāñjalim dṛṣṭvā kāṅkṣantam mṛtyum ātmanaḥ
maithilī bhṛśasaṃvignā lakṣmaṇam vākyam abravīt

7. maithilī bhṛśasaṃvignā rudantam prāñjalim ātmanaḥ
mṛtyum kāṅkṣantam (tam) lakṣmaṇam dṛṣṭvā vākyam abravīt

7. Seeing him weeping, with folded hands, and desiring his own (ātman) death (mṛtyu), Sita (Maithilī) became greatly agitated and spoke these words to Lakshmana.

Words meanings summery:

• रुदन्तम् (rudantam) - weeping, crying

• प्राञ्जलिम् (prāñjalim) - with folded hands, reverently

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• काङ्क्षन्तम् (kāṅkṣantam) - desiring, wishing, longing for

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death, demise

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, one's own, his own

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Princess Sita, daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila (Sita (daughter of Mithila))

• भृशसंविग्ना (bhṛśasaṁvignā) - greatly agitated, deeply distressed

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana (accusative singular)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

रुदन्तम् (rudantam) - weeping, crying

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root rud 'to weep'.

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

प्राञ्जलिम् (prāñjalim) - with folded hands, reverently

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands, reverent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, forth, before
  indeclinable
• añjali – the open hands placed together side by side, as a mark of reverence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root dṛś 'to see'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The agent of seeing is Maithilī.

काङ्क्षन्तम् (kāṅkṣantam) - desiring, wishing, longing for

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāṅkṣat

kāṅkṣat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root kāṅkṣ 'to desire'.

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death, demise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise, Yama (god of death)

Derived from root mṛ 'to die'.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, one's own, his own

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, intellect

Note: Reflexive genitive pronoun, referring to Lakshmana.

मैथिली (maithilī) - Princess Sita, daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila (Sita (daughter of Mithila))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithila; Sita

Feminine patronymic from Mithila.

भृशसंविग्ना (bhṛśasaṁvignā) - greatly agitated, deeply distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhṛśasaṃvigna

bhṛśasaṁvigna - greatly agitated, deeply distressed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛśa+saṃvigna)

• bhṛśa – much, strong, very, greatly
  indeclinable
• saṃvigna – agitated, distressed, terrified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vij 'to tremble' with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Agrees with Maithilī.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana (accusative singular)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Derived from vac 'to speak'.

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The subject is Maithilī.

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