वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-47, verse-3

मामिकेयं तनुर्नूनं सृष्टा दुःखाय लक्ष्मण ।
धात्रा यस्यास्तथा मे ऽद्य दुःखमूर्तिः प्रदृश्यते ॥३॥

3. māmikeyaṃ tanurnūnaṃ sṛṣṭā duḥkhāya lakṣmaṇa ,
dhātrā yasyāstathā me'dya duḥkhamūrtiḥ pradṛśyate.

3. māmikā iyam tanuḥ nūnam sṛṣṭā duḥkhāya lakṣmaṇa |
dhātrā yasyāḥ tathā me adya duḥkhamūrtiḥ pradṛśyate

3. lakṣmaṇa māmikā iyam tanuḥ nūnam dhātrā duḥkhāya
sṛṣṭā yasyāḥ tathā duḥkhamūrtiḥ me adya pradṛśyate

3. O Lakṣmaṇa, surely this body of mine was created for suffering (duḥkha) by the creator, since today, such a sorrowful image (duḥkhamūrti) of it appears to me.

Words meanings summery:

• मामिका (māmikā) - mine, my own

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, person, form

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• सृष्टा (sṛṣṭā) - created, fashioned

• दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for sorrow, for suffering

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

• धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the creator, by destiny

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which (feminine)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in such a way

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• दुःखमूर्तिः (duḥkhamūrtiḥ) - form of sorrow, image of suffering

• प्रदृश्यते (pradṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is visible

Words meanings and morphology

मामिका (māmikā) - mine, my own

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māmika

māmika - my, mine

Derived from mama (mine) with the possessive suffix -ika.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'idam'.

तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, person, form

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

सृष्टा (sṛṣṭā) - created, fashioned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, fashioned, released

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sṛj (to create, emit).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'tanuḥ'.

दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for sorrow, for suffering

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, sorrow, pain, misery

Note: Dative case expressing purpose.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the creator, by destiny

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, institutor, supporter, destiny

Agent noun from the root dhā (to place, create).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'sṛṣṭā'.

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'tanuḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in such a way

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form for dative or genitive singular of 'asmad'.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

दुःखमूर्तिः (duḥkhamūrtiḥ) - form of sorrow, image of suffering

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkhamūrti

duḥkhamūrti - form of sorrow, image of suffering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+mūrti)

• duḥkha – suffering, sorrow, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• mūrti – form, body, image, embodiment
  noun (feminine)

प्रदृश्यते (pradṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pradṛś

Present Tense

Derived from the root dṛś (to see) with the prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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