वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-41, verse-18

जीवन्न यदि ते ऽभ्येति ग्रहणं मृगसत्तमः ।
अजिनं नरशार्दूल रुचिरं मे भविष्यति ॥१८॥

18. jīvanna yadi te'bhyeti grahaṇaṃ mṛgasattamaḥ ,
ajinaṃ naraśārdūla ruciraṃ me bhaviṣyati.

18. jīvan na yadi te abhyeti grahaṇam mṛgasattamaḥ
ajinam naraśārdūla ruchiram me bhaviṣyati

18. naraśārdūla yadi mṛgasattamaḥ jīvan na te
grahaṇam abhyeti ruchiram ajinam me bhaviṣyati

18. O tiger among men, if this supreme deer does not come alive into your grasp, then its beautiful hide will be mine.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living, alive

• न (na) - not, no

• यदि (yadi) - if

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes near, reaches

• ग्रहणम् (grahaṇam) - capture, taking, seizing

• मृगसत्तमः (mṛgasattamaḥ) - the best of deer, excellent deer

• अजिनम् (ajinam) - hide, skin

• नरशार्दूल (naraśārdūla) - O tiger among men, O best of men

• रुछिरम् (ruchiram) - beautiful, pleasing, charming

• मे (me) - mine, for me, to me

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

Words meanings and morphology

जीवन् (jīvan) - living, alive

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

Present Active Participle

Root: jīv (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Often used as an enclitic pronoun; here dative 'to you' for the capture.

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes near, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of eti

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

ग्रहणम् (grahaṇam) - capture, taking, seizing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of grahaṇa

grahaṇa - seizing, taking, understanding, eclipse

Note: Object of 'abhyeti' (approaching capture).

मृगसत्तमः (mṛgasattamaḥ) - the best of deer, excellent deer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgasattama

mṛgasattama - the best of deer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+sattama)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

अजिनम् (ajinam) - hide, skin

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajina

ajina - hide, skin, especially of an antelope

नरशार्दूल (naraśārdūla) - O tiger among men, O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - tiger among men (idiom for excellent man)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

रुछिरम् (ruchiram) - beautiful, pleasing, charming

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ruchira

ruchira - bright, beautiful, pleasing

Note: Agrees with 'ajinam'.

मे (me) - mine, for me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I

Note: Here used possessively ('mine').

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)