वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-17, verse-30

स्थिरं हि नूनं हृदयं ममायसं न भिद्यते यद्भुवि नावदीर्यते ।
अनेन दुःखेन च देहमर्पितं ध्रुवं ह्यकाले मरणं न विद्यते ॥३०॥

30. sthiraṃ hi nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ mamāyasaṃ na bhidyate yadbhuvi nāvadīryate ,
anena duḥkhena ca dehamarpitaṃ dhruvaṃ hyakāle maraṇaṃ na vidyate.

30. sthiram hi nūnam hṛdayam mama āyasam
na bhidyate yat bhuvi na avadīryate
anena duḥkhena ca deham arpitam
dhruvam hi akāle maraṇam na vidyate

30. hi nūnam mama āyasam hṛdayam sthiram.
yat na bhidyate bhuvi na avadīryate.
ca anena duḥkhena deham arpitam.
hi dhruvam akāle maraṇam na vidyate.

30. Indeed, my heart must surely be firm and made of iron, for it is not broken nor does it shatter on the ground. And my body is subjected to this sorrow. Truly, untimely death certainly does not exist.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - firm, stable, strong

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, core

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• आयसम् (āyasam) - iron-like, made of iron, hard as iron

• न (na) - not, no

• भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is broken, is split, is pierced

• यत् (yat) - because (because, that which)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, on the ground

• न (na) - not, no

• अवदीर्यते (avadīryate) - is torn apart, is shattered

• अनेन (anena) - by this (sorrow) (by this (masculine/neuter))

• दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by sorrow, by misery

• च (ca) - and, also

• देहम् (deham) - body

• अर्पितम् (arpitam) - subjected (to sorrow) (offered, entrusted, subjected)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, firm

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अकाले (akāle) - at the wrong time, untimely

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

Words meanings and morphology

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - firm, stable, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, stable, fixed, strong, resolute

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with '-ira' suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'hṛdayam'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, core

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive form for 'hṛdayam'.

आयसम् (āyasam) - iron-like, made of iron, hard as iron

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyasa

āyasa - made of iron, iron-like, metallic

From 'ayas' (iron) + '-a' suffix.

Note: Modifies 'hṛdayam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is broken, is split, is pierced

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Third person singular, present tense, middle voice (passive construction) of root 'bhid' (to break).

Root: bhid (class 7)

यत् (yat) - because (because, that which)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction introducing a reason.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

Note: Locative indicating place.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

अवदीर्यते (avadīryate) - is torn apart, is shattered

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Third person singular, present tense, middle voice (passive construction) of root 'dṝ' (to tear, burst) with prefix 'ava-'.

Prefix: ava

Root: dṝ (class 9)

अनेन (anena) - by this (sorrow) (by this (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'duḥkhena'.

दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by sorrow, by misery

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, misery, suffering, pain

Note: Agent or cause in instrumental case.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'arpitam'.

अर्पितम् (arpitam) - subjected (to sorrow) (offered, entrusted, subjected)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arpita

arpita - offered, presented, entrusted, placed, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of causative of root 'ṛ' (to go) or root 'ṛp' (to obtain) with intensive meaning (to cause to go/place).

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Matches 'deham' in gender, number, and case.

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhruva

dhruva - firm, fixed, constant, certain, sure

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'certainly'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अकाले (akāle) - at the wrong time, untimely

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of akāla

akāla - wrong time, untimely

Compound 'a-' (not) + 'kāla' (time).

Note: Locative indicating time.

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying, decease

From root 'mṛ' (to die) with suffix '-ana'.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Third person singular, present tense, middle voice. From root 'vid' (to be, exist).

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: The middle voice form is typically used for 'to exist' or 'to be found'.

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