योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-5, verse-12

न किंचित्तात मे दुःखमित्युक्त्वा पितुरङ्कगः ।
रामो राजीवपत्राक्षस्तूष्णीमेव स्म तिष्ठति ॥ १२ ॥

na kiṃcittāta me duḥkhamityuktvā pituraṅkagaḥ ,
rāmo rājīvapatrākṣastūṣṇīmeva sma tiṣṭhati 12

12. na kiṃcit tāta me duḥkham iti uktvā pituḥ aṅkagaḥ
rāmaḥ rājīva-patra-akṣaḥ tūṣṇīm eva sma tiṣṭhati

12. 'I have no sorrow (duḥkha) whatsoever, dear father,' having said this, Rāma, whose eyes resembled lotus petals, remained silently seated on his father's lap.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatsoever

• तात (tāta) - O father, dear one

• मे (me) - my, to me

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, pain, misery (duḥkha)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, after speaking

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of King Daśaratha (of the father, from the father)

• अङ्कगः (aṅkagaḥ) - sitting on the lap, lap-seated

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• राजीव-पत्र-अक्षः (rājīva-patra-akṣaḥ) - lotus-petal-eyed, having eyes like lotus leaves

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly, in silence

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the silence (indeed, just, only)

• स्म (sma) - used with present verb 'tiṣṭhati' to denote past tense ('remained') (particle indicating past action)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - he remained seated (he stands, remains, sits)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'duḥkham'.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything, a little

Note: Acts as a quantifier for 'duḥkham'.

तात (tāta) - O father, dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)

Note: Address to King Daśaratha.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, my, to me

Enclitic form of genitive/dative singular.

Note: 'My sorrow' or 'sorrow for me'.

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, pain, misery (duḥkha)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, misery, suffering

Note: Subject of the direct speech.

इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of direct speech.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, after speaking

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root 'vac' (to speak). Formed from the past participle stem 'ukta'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Action prior to 'tiṣṭhati'.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of King Daśaratha (of the father, from the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Possessive for 'aṅkagaḥ'.

अङ्कगः (aṅkagaḥ) - sitting on the lap, lap-seated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkaga

aṅkaga - one who goes or sits on the lap

Derived from 'aṅka' (lap) + 'ga' (going/sitting).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṅka+ga)

• aṅka – lap, side, mark
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, being in
  adjective
  Derived from root 'gam' with suffix -a.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun, name of the prince)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhati'.

राजीव-पत्र-अक्षः (rājīva-patra-akṣaḥ) - lotus-petal-eyed, having eyes like lotus leaves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājīva-patra-akṣa

rājīva-patra-akṣa - lotus-petal-eyed, having eyes like lotus leaves

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rājīva+patra+akṣa)

• rājīva – blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly, in silence

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the silence (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the silence.

स्म (sma) - used with present verb 'tiṣṭhati' to denote past tense ('remained') (particle indicating past action)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'tiṣṭhati' to mean 'sat' or 'remained'.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - he remained seated (he stands, remains, sits)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present third singular active.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The particle 'sma' makes this a past historical event.

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