वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-33

गोदावरीं प्रवेक्ष्यामि विना रामेण लक्ष्मण ।
आबन्धिष्ये ऽथ वा त्यक्ष्ये विषमे देहमात्मनः ॥३३॥

33. godāvarīṃ pravekṣyāmi vinā rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇa ,
ābandhiṣye'tha vā tyakṣye viṣame dehamātmanaḥ.

33. godāvarīm pravekṣyāmi vinā rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇa
ābandhiṣye atha vā tyakṣye viṣame deham ātmanaḥ

33. lakṣmaṇa rāmeṇa vinā godāvarīm pravekṣyāmi atha
vā ābandhiṣye vā ātmanaḥ deham viṣame tyakṣye

33. “O Lakshmana, without Rama, I shall enter the Godavari River, or else I shall hang myself, or abandon my own body (ātman) on a cliff.”

Words meanings summery:

• गोदावरीम् (godāvarīm) - the Godavari (river)

• प्रवेक्ष्यामि (pravekṣyāmi) - I shall enter

• विना (vinā) - without

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama, with Rama

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

• आबन्धिष्ये (ābandhiṣye) - I shall bind myself, I shall hang myself

• अथ (atha) - then, or else

• वा (vā) - or

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

• विषमे (viṣame) - in a difficult place, on a precipice, on uneven ground

• देहम् (deham) - body

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of my own self

Words meanings and morphology

गोदावरीम् (godāvarīm) - the Godavari (river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of godāvarī

godāvarī - The Godavari River (a sacred river in India)

Note: Object of 'pravekṣyāmi'.

प्रवेक्ष्यामि (pravekṣyāmi) - I shall enter

(verb)

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

Future (Lṛṭ)

Prefix pra + root √viś (to enter)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)

Takes instrumental, accusative, or ablative case.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama, with Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (prince of Ayodhya, incarnation of Vishnu)

Note: Governed by 'vinā'.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

आबन्धिष्ये (ābandhiṣye) - I shall bind myself, I shall hang myself

(verb)

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

Future (Lṛṭ)

Prefix ā + root √bandh (to bind)

Prefix: ā

Root: bandh (class 9)

अथ (atha) - then, or else

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Future (Lṛṭ)

Root √tyaj (to abandon)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

विषमे (viṣame) - in a difficult place, on a precipice, on uneven ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, dangerous place, precipice

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

Note: Object of 'tyakṣye'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of my own self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual, mind, breath (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'deham'.

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