वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-38, verse-19

न हि मे जीविते किं चित् सामर्थमिह कल्प्यते ।
अपश्यन्त्याः प्रियं पुत्रं महाबाहुं महाबलम् ॥१९॥

19. na hi me jīvite kiṃ cit sāmarthamiha kalpyate ,
apaśyantyāḥ priyaṃ putraṃ mahābāhuṃ mahābalam.

19. na hi me jīvite kim cit sāmartham iha kalpyate
apaśyantyāḥ priyam putram mahābāhum mahābalam

19. me priyam mahābāhum mahābalam putram apaśyantyāḥ
iha jīvite kim cit sāmartham na hi kalpyate

19. Indeed, for me, not seeing my dear son—who is mighty-armed and extremely powerful—no strength for life is perceived here.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

• मे (me) - for me, to me, my

• जीविते (jīvite) - in life, for life, regarding life

• किम् (kim) - what, anything, something

• चित् (cit) - an indefinite particle, even, anything, something

• सामर्थम् (sāmartham) - ability, power, strength, capacity

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• कल्प्यते (kalpyate) - is conceived, is imagined, is considered, is arranged

• अपश्यन्त्याः (apaśyantyāḥ) - (of me, Kausalya) not seeing (of her not seeing)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - very powerful, of great strength

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for me, to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

जीविते (jīvite) - in life, for life, regarding life

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, living

Past Passive Participle (from √jīv) used as noun

from root √jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: can mean 'in life' or 'for life'

किम् (kim) - what, anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, whether, anything, something

चित् (cit) - an indefinite particle, even, anything, something

(indeclinable)

सामर्थम् (sāmartham) - ability, power, strength, capacity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāmartha

sāmartha - ability, power, strength, capacity, fitness

from samartha (competent) + aṇ suffix

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

कल्प्यते (kalpyate) - is conceived, is imagined, is considered, is arranged

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular (passive voice)

from root √kḷp (to be arranged, to be fit, to form)

Root: kḷp (class 1)

अपश्यन्त्याः (apaśyantyāḥ) - (of me, Kausalya) not seeing (of her not seeing)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of apaśyantī

apaśyant - not seeing, unseeing

Present Active Participle (feminine)

from a- (negation) + √paś (to see)

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: modifies 'me' (implied Kausalya)

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: object of 'vinā' and implied object of 'jīvitum'

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - very powerful, of great strength

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very powerful, of great strength, great strength

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)