वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-45, verse-15

जीवेदपि हि मे माता शत्रुघ्नस्यान्ववेक्षया ।
तद्दुःखं यत्तु कौसल्या वीरसूर्विनशिष्यति ॥१५॥

15. jīvedapi hi me mātā śatrughnasyānvavekṣayā ,
tadduḥkhaṃ yattu kausalyā vīrasūrvinaśiṣyati.

15. jīvet api hi me mātā śatrughnasya anvavekṣayā
tat duḥkham yat tu kausalyā vīrasūḥ vinaśiṣyati

15. me mātā hi api śatrughnasya anvavekṣayā jīvet
tu yat kausalyā vīrasūḥ vinaśiṣyati tat duḥkham

15. My mother, indeed, might even live for the sake of Shatrughna. But the great sorrow is that Kausalya, who is the mother of a hero, will perish.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवेत् (jīvet) - may live, he/she may live

• अपि (api) - even, also, indeed, in spite of

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• मे (me) - my, of me

• माता (mātā) - mother

• शत्रुघ्नस्य (śatrughnasya) - of Shatrughna

• अन्ववेक्षया (anvavekṣayā) - by looking after, for the sake of, on account of care

• तत् (tat) - that

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, misery

• यत् (yat) - that (relative pronoun), which

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya (mother of Rama)

• वीरसूः (vīrasūḥ) - mother of a hero

• विनशिष्यति (vinaśiṣyati) - will perish, will be destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

जीवेत् (jīvet) - may live, he/she may live

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jīv

Optative Mood, 3rd Person, Singular

root jīv + optative suffix yāt

Root: jīv (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, indeed, in spite of

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

शत्रुघ्नस्य (śatrughnasya) - of Shatrughna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śatrughna

śatrughna - Shatrughna (name of a son of Daśaratha)

From śatru (enemy) + ghná (killer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+han)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – killing, destroying, slayer
  adjective (masculine)
  From root han (to strike, kill), suffix -na
  Root: han (class 2)

अन्ववेक्षया (anvavekṣayā) - by looking after, for the sake of, on account of care

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anvavekṣā

anvavekṣā - looking after, supervision, care, regard

From anu + ava + īkṣ (to see) + a (feminine noun suffix)

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here as a demonstrative adjective or pronoun referring to the subsequent clause.

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, misery

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, misery, unhappiness

यत् (yat) - that (relative pronoun), which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun referring to "duḥkham".

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya (mother of Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalya (name of the eldest queen of Daśaratha and mother of Rāma)

वीरसूः (vīrasūḥ) - mother of a hero

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vīrasū

vīrasū - mother of a hero, producer of heroes

From vīra (hero) + sū (producer, mother)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīra+sū)

• vīra – hero, brave man, strong
  noun (masculine)
• sū – mother, producer
  noun (feminine)
  From root sū (to give birth)
  Root: sū (class 2)

विनशिष्यति (vinaśiṣyati) - will perish, will be destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of naś

Future Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

vi (prefix) + root naś + future suffix -iṣya + ti

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

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