वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-17, verse-17

लक्ष्मणो लक्ष्मिसंपन्नो बहिःप्राण इवापरः ।
न च तेन विना निद्रां लभते पुरुषोत्तमः ।
मृष्टमन्नमुपानीतमश्नाति न हि तं विना ॥१७॥

17. lakṣmaṇo lakṣmisaṃpanno bahiḥprāṇa ivāparaḥ ,
na ca tena vinā nidrāṃ labhate puruṣottamaḥ ,
mṛṣṭamannamupānītamaśnāti na hi taṃ vinā.

17. lakṣmaṇaḥ lakṣmīsampannaḥ bahiḥprāṇaḥ
iva aparaḥ na ca tena vinā nidrām
labhate puruṣottamaḥ mṛṣṭam
annam upanītam aśnāti na hi tam vinā

17. lakṣmīsampannaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ aparaḥ
bahiḥprāṇaḥ iva (āsīt) ca puruṣottamaḥ
tena vinā nidrām na labhate upanītam
mṛṣṭam annam api tam vinā na hi aśnāti

17. Lakshmana, endowed with auspicious signs, was like another external life-breath. And without him, Rama, the best among men (puruṣa), would not obtain sleep. Indeed, he would not eat delicious food even if it were brought to him, without him.

Words meanings summery:

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• लक्ष्मीसम्पन्नः (lakṣmīsampannaḥ) - endowed with prosperity/auspicious signs

• बहिःप्राणः (bahiḥprāṇaḥ) - an outer life-breath

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, second, other

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• तेन (tena) - by Lakshmana (by him, with him)

• विना (vinā) - without

• निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep

• लभते (labhate) - obtains, gets, finds

• पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - Rama, as the best of men (the best among men, the supreme (puruṣa))

• मृष्टम् (mṛṣṭam) - delicious, tasty, clean, pure

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, rice

• उपनीतम् (upanītam) - brought near, offered, presented

• अश्नाति (aśnāti) - eats, consumes

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तम् (tam) - Lakshmana (him)

• विना (vinā) - without

Words meanings and morphology

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (proper name); having auspicious marks

लक्ष्मीसम्पन्नः (lakṣmīsampannaḥ) - endowed with prosperity/auspicious signs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmīsampanna

lakṣmīsampanna - endowed with fortune/prosperity/auspicious marks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmī+sampanna)

• lakṣmī – prosperity, fortune, wealth, auspiciousness; the goddess Lakshmi
  noun (feminine)
• sampanna – endowed, furnished, accomplished, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pad' (to go, fall) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

बहिःप्राणः (bahiḥprāṇaḥ) - an outer life-breath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahiḥprāṇa

bahiḥprāṇa - external life-breath

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahis+prāṇa)

• bahis – outside, external
  indeclinable
• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, respiration, life
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'an' (to breathe) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, second, other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - another, other, second, subsequent

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by Lakshmana (by him, with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)

निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber

लभते (labhate) - obtains, gets, finds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - Rama, as the best of men (the best among men, the supreme (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, supreme person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being; the cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

मृष्टम् (mṛṣṭam) - delicious, tasty, clean, pure

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛṣṭa

mṛṣṭa - cleaned, polished, delicious, sweet, pure

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mṛj' (to cleanse, polish)

Root: mṛj (class 2)

अन्नम् (annam) - food, rice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, boiled rice

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ad' (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

उपनीतम् (upanītam) - brought near, offered, presented

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upanīta

upanīta - brought near, led to, offered, presented

Past Passive Participle

From root 'nī' (to lead) with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)

अश्नाति (aśnāti) - eats, consumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of aś

Root: aś (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - Lakshmana (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)