वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-35, verse-5

अपि ते जीवितान्ताय नोत्पन्ना जनकात्मजा ।
अपि सीता निमित्तं च न भवेद्व्यसनं महत् ॥५॥

5. api te jīvitāntāya notpannā janakātmajā ,
api sītā nimittaṃ ca na bhavedvyasanaṃ mahat.

5. api te jīvitāntāya na utpannā janakātmajā
api sītā nimittam ca na bhavet vyasanam mahat

5. api janakātmajā te jīvitāntāya na utpannā
api sītā nimittam ca mahat vyasanam na bhavet

5. Is it not that Janaka's daughter (Sita) was born to bring about your demise? And may it not be that a great misfortune (vyasana) arises on account of Sita.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - is it that (introduces a rhetorical question) (also, even, perhaps, may it be)

• ते (te) - for your (demise) (for you, by you, your)

• जीवितान्ताय (jīvitāntāya) - for your demise (for the end of life, for demise)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उत्पन्ना (utpannā) - appeared (or been born) (born, arisen, produced)

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Janaka's daughter (Sita)

• अपि (api) - may it be that (introduces a second wish/concern) (also, even, perhaps, may it be)

• सीता (sītā) - Sita (Sita (proper noun))

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - on account of (cause, reason, on account of, for the sake of)

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be (may it be, should be, would be)

• व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - great misfortune (vyasana) (misfortune, calamity, addiction, vice, trouble)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - is it that (introduces a rhetorical question) (also, even, perhaps, may it be)

(indeclinable)

Preposition or particle

ते (te) - for your (demise) (for you, by you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Dative/genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'.

Note: Refers to the listener (implied Ravana).

जीवितान्ताय (jīvitāntāya) - for your demise (for the end of life, for demise)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of jīvitānta

jīvitānta - end of life, death

From jīvita (life) + anta (end)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+anta)

• jīvita – life, living
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From root jīv-
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes purpose or goal.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates the verb (implied 'was born').

उत्पन्ना (utpannā) - appeared (or been born) (born, arisen, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpanna

utpanna - born, produced, arisen, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From root pad- (to go) with prefix ut- (up, forth)

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective/participle.

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Janaka's daughter (Sita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka, Sita

From Janaka (proper name) + ātmajā (daughter)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – father, begetter, Janaka (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root jan-
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of ātmaja (self-born), meaning child/daughter
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

अपि (api) - may it be that (introduces a second wish/concern) (also, even, perhaps, may it be)

(indeclinable)

Preposition or particle

सीता (sītā) - Sita (Sita (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (proper noun, name of Janaka's daughter), furrow, agricultural land

Note: This second mention specifies 'janakātmajā'.

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - on account of (cause, reason, on account of, for the sake of)

(indeclinable)

Root: mi (class 5)

Note: Indicates the reason for the misfortune.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects the two clauses.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates 'bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be (may it be, should be, would be)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root 'bhū' (class 1) + optative ending 'et'

Root: bhū (class 1)

व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - great misfortune (vyasana) (misfortune, calamity, addiction, vice, trouble)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyasana

vyasana - misfortune, calamity, disaster, addiction, vice, distress

From vi-as-ana (root as- to throw, with prefix vi-)

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 4)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable, important

Present Active Participle

From root mah- (to be great) or formed with -at suffix.

Root: mah (class 1)