वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-24

समक्षं तव सौमित्रे प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्ये न संशयः ।
रामं विना क्षणमपि न हि जीवामि भूतले ॥२४॥

24. samakṣaṃ tava saumitre prāṇāṃstyakṣye na saṃśayaḥ ,
rāmaṃ vinā kṣaṇamapi na hi jīvāmi bhūtale.

24. samakṣam tava saumitre prāṇān tyakṣye na saṃśayaḥ
rāmam vinā kṣaṇam api na hi jīvāmi bhūtale

24. saumitre tava samakṣam prāṇān tyakṣye na saṃśayaḥ
rāmam vinā kṣaṇam api bhūtale na hi jīvāmi

24. O son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa), I shall certainly give up my life in your presence; there is no doubt about this. Indeed, I cannot live on this earth for even a moment without Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in front of, in presence of, before

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O Lakṣmaṇa (O son of Sumitrā)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - one's life (lives, breaths, vital airs)

• त्यक्ष्ये (tyakṣye) - I shall give up, I shall abandon

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• रामम् (rāmam) - Lord Rama (Rama)

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I exist

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in front of, in presence of, before

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable formed from `sam` (with) + `akṣa` (eye)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sam+akṣa)

• sam – with, together, complete, perfect
  indeclinable
• akṣa – eye, sense organ, axle, die (game)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial accusative of `samakṣa`.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

2nd person pronoun

सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O Lakṣmaṇa (O son of Sumitrā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (patronymic)

From Sumitrā + i (patronymic suffix)

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - one's life (lives, breaths, vital airs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, spirit

From pra-an (to breathe)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to one's life force.

त्यक्ष्ये (tyakṣye) - I shall give up, I shall abandon

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of tyaj

Future Tense, Ātmanepada

Root `tyaj` (class 1, parasmīpadin usually, but here Ātmanepada form). Future stem `tyakṣya-`.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: 1st person singular, Ātmanepada.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From `sam` + `śī` (to lie, to doubt).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

रामम् (rāmam) - Lord Rama (Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, hero of Ramayana), pleasing, beautiful

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of `vinā`.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Preposition/Postposition governing accusative, instrumental, or ablative.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial accusative, 'for a moment'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing affirmation or cause.

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

Root `jīv` (class 1). Present stem `jīva-`.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: 1st person singular, Parasmaipada.

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground, earth

Compound of `bhū` (earth) + `tala` (surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground, place
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• tala – surface, plain, bottom
  noun (masculine)

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