वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-98, verse-7

सुजीवं नित्यशस्तस्य यः परैरुपजीव्यते ।
राम तेन तु दुर्जीवं यः परानुपजीवति ॥७॥

7. sujīvaṃ nityaśastasya yaḥ parairupajīvyate ,
rāma tena tu durjīvaṃ yaḥ parānupajīvati.

7. sujīvam nityaśaḥ tasya yaḥ paraiḥ upajīvyate
rāma tena tu durjīvam yaḥ parān upajīvati

7. rāma yaḥ paraiḥ upajīvyate tasya nityaśaḥ
sujīvam tu tena yaḥ parān upajīvati durjīvam

7. O Rāma, for one whose life is sustained by others, life is always good. But for one who lives by depending on others, life is indeed difficult.

Words meanings summery:

• सुजीवम् (sujīvam) - a good life (easy to live, well-lived, prosperous)

• नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always, constantly, regularly

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, of that

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by others, by enemies

• उपजीव्यते (upajīvyate) - is lived upon, is depended upon, is sustained by

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma!

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

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

• दुर्जीवम् (durjīvam) - a difficult life (difficult to live, badly lived, wretched)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• परान् (parān) - others, enemies

• उपजीवति (upajīvati) - lives upon, depends upon, subsists by

Words meanings and morphology

सुजीवम् (sujīvam) - a good life (easy to live, well-lived, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sujīva

sujīva - easy to live, well-lived, prosperous, having a good life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+jīva)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• jīva – life, living, soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always, constantly, regularly

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'nitya' with suffix -śaḥ

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

परैः (paraiḥ) - by others, by enemies

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme, distant, enemy

उपजीव्यते (upajīvyate) - is lived upon, is depended upon, is sustained by

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of upajīv

Passive

Passive voice, present tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

दुर्जीवम् (durjīvam) - a difficult life (difficult to live, badly lived, wretched)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durjīva

durjīva - difficult to live, badly lived, wretched, miserable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+jīva)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• jīva – life, living, soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

परान् (parān) - others, enemies

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme, distant, enemy

उपजीवति (upajīvati) - lives upon, depends upon, subsists by

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of upajīv

Active voice, present tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)