वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-6

यस्त्वमस्यामवस्थायां भ्रातरं नाभिपद्यसे ।
इच्छसि त्वं विनश्यन्तं रामं लक्ष्मण मत्कृते ॥६॥

6. yastvamasyāmavasthāyāṃ bhrātaraṃ nābhipadyase ,
icchasi tvaṃ vinaśyantaṃ rāmaṃ lakṣmaṇa matkṛte.

6. yah tvam asyām avasthāyām bhrātaram na abhipadyase
icchasi tvam vinaśyantam rāmam lakṣmaṇa matkr̥te

6. Lakṣmaṇa,
yah tvam asyām avasthāyām bhrātaram na abhipadyase.
(tvam) matkr̥te rāmam vinaśyantam icchasi.

6. O Lakṣmaṇa, you who do not go to your brother in this condition! You desire Rāma to perish for my sake.

Words meanings summery:

• यह् (yah) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (who, which (relative pronoun))

• त्वम् (tvam) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (you)

• अस्याम् (asyām) - in this (feminine)

• अवस्थायाम् (avasthāyām) - the current dire situation of Rama (as Sītā perceives it) (in the condition, in the situation)

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - referring to Rama (brother (accusative))

• न (na) - not

• अभिपद्यसे (abhipadyase) - you go to, you approach, you attend to

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

• त्वम् (tvam) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (you)

• विनश्यन्तम् (vinaśyantam) - referring to Rama perishing (perishing, being destroyed, going to ruin)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (accusative)

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa!

• मत्क्र्̥ते (matkr̥te) - for Sītā's sake (for my sake, on my account)

Words meanings and morphology

यह् (yah) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (who, which (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

त्वम् (tvam) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Second person pronoun.

अस्याम् (asyām) - in this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

अवस्थायाम् (avasthāyām) - the current dire situation of Rama (as Sītā perceives it) (in the condition, in the situation)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - condition, state, situation, stage

From root `sthā` (to stand) with prefix `ava-`.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - referring to Rama (brother (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभिपद्यसे (abhipadyase) - you go to, you approach, you attend to

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pad

Present Tense, Middle Voice

Formed from root `pad` with prefix `abhi-`, present indicative, 2nd person singular, middle voice.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Present Tense

Formed from root `iṣ`, present indicative, 2nd person singular.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

त्वम् (tvam) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Repetition for emphasis or clarity in direct speech.

विनश्यन्तम् (vinaśyantam) - referring to Rama perishing (perishing, being destroyed, going to ruin)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinaśyat

vinaśyat - perishing, decaying, being destroyed

Present Active Participle

From root `naś` (to perish) with prefix `vi-` and present participle suffix `-at`.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (the seventh avatar of Vishnu), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (Rama's younger brother), having auspicious marks

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

मत्क्र्̥ते (matkr̥te) - for Sītā's sake (for my sake, on my account)

(indeclinable)

Compound of `mad` (genitive of `aham`) and `kr̥te` (for the sake of).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (mad+kr̥ta)

• mad – my, mine, I (genitive of 'I')
  pronoun
  From `aham` (I), genitive singular form.
• kr̥ta – done, made, for the sake of
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `kr̥` (to do, make). Here used in locative singular, forming an indeclinable expression.
  Root: kr̥ (class 8)

Note: Acts as a postposition.

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