वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-48

यदि मां संस्पृशेद् रामः सकृदद्यालभेत वा ।
न तन्मे सदृशं देवि यन्मया राघवे कृतम् ॥४८॥

48. yadi māṃ saṃspṛśed rāmaḥ sakṛdadyālabheta vā ,
na tanme sadṛśaṃ devi yanmayā rāghave kṛtam.

48. yadi mām saṃspṛśet rāmaḥ sakṛt adya ālabheta vā
na tat me sadṛśam devi yat mayā rāghave kṛtam

48. devi yadi rāmaḥ sakṛt adya mām saṃspṛśet vā
ālabheta tat yat mayā rāghave kṛtam me sadṛśam na

48. O goddess, even if Rama were to touch or embrace me just once today, what I have done to Raghava (Rama) is not appropriate for me.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• माम् (mām) - me

• संस्पृशेत् (saṁspṛśet) - he were to touch (he would touch, he might touch)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, a single time

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• आलभेत (ālabheta) - he would embrace (he would embrace, he would attain)

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, by me, my)

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - appropriate (similar, resembling, suitable, appropriate)

• देवि (devi) - O goddess (O goddess, O lady)

• यत् (yat) - what (referring to the action) (that, which)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राघवे (rāghave) - to Raghava (Rama) (in Raghava, towards Raghava)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done (done, made, performed)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

first person pronoun

संस्पृशेत् (saṁspṛśet) - he were to touch (he would touch, he might touch)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of saṃspṛś

optative active

from root spṛś (to touch) with prefix saṃ-

Prefix: sam

Root: spṛś (class 6)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated king, son of Dasaratha)

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, a single time

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

आलभेत (ālabheta) - he would embrace (he would embrace, he would attain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi liṅ) of ālabh

optative middle

from root labh (to take, obtain) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: labh (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'tad'

मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, by me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

first person dative/genitive singular of 'asmad'

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - appropriate (similar, resembling, suitable, appropriate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, resembling, suitable, proper

Root: dṛś

देवि (devi) - O goddess (O goddess, O lady)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female, lady

Root: div (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what (referring to the action) (that, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'yad'

Note: Used here as a relative pronoun 'which/what'

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

first person pronoun

राघवे (rāghave) - to Raghava (Rama) (in Raghava, towards Raghava)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rama

patronymic from Raghu

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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