वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-63, verse-15

एवमेतन्मया दृष्टमिमां रात्रिं भयावहाम् ।
अहं रामो ऽथ वा राजा लक्ष्मणो वा मरिष्यति ॥१५॥

15. evametanmayā dṛṣṭamimāṃ rātriṃ bhayāvahām ,
ahaṃ rāmo'tha vā rājā lakṣmaṇo vā mariṣyati.

15. evam etat mayā dṛṣṭam imām rātrim bhayāvahām
aham rāmaḥ atha vā rājā lakṣmaṇaḥ vā mariṣyati

15. etat bhayāvahām imām rātrim evam mayā dṛṣṭam aham
vā rāmaḥ vā rājā vā lakṣmaṇaḥ atha mariṣyati

15. This is how this terrifying night appeared to me: either I, or Rama, or the king, or Lakshmana will die.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

• भयावहाम् (bhayāvahām) - terrifying, dreadful, fear-bringing

• अहम् (aham) - I

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper noun)

• अथ (atha) - then, or, and

• वा (vā) - or

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (a proper noun)

• वा (vā) - or

• मरिष्यति (mariṣyati) - will die

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭam'

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective, often functions as a passive verb in Sanskrit when combined with an instrumental agent.

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Modifies 'rātrim'

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

भयावहाम् (bhayāvahām) - terrifying, dreadful, fear-bringing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhayāvaha

bhayāvaha - terrifying, dreadful, causing fear

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+āvaha)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vah' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rātrim'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

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

अथ (atha) - then, or, and

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (a proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

मरिष्यति (mariṣyati) - will die

(verb)

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

Root: mṛ (class 6)

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