वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-51, verse-9

किं शक्यं कर्तुमेवं हि यज्जवेनैव धावसि ।
मुहूर्तमपि तिष्ठस्व न जीवन्प्रतियास्यसि ॥९॥

9. kiṃ śakyaṃ kartumevaṃ hi yajjavenaiva dhāvasi ,
muhūrtamapi tiṣṭhasva na jīvanpratiyāsyasi.

9. kim śakyam kartum evam hi yat javena eva dhāvasi
muhūrtam api tiṣṭhasva na jīvan pratiyāsyasi

9. yat javena eva dhāvasi,
(ataḥ) evam hi kim kartum śakyam? muhūrtam api tiṣṭhasva.
jīvan na pratiyāsyasi

9. What indeed can be achieved (by this), when you are running away so swiftly? Stand still for even a moment; you will not return alive!

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what? why?

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (to achieve) (possible, able)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, for doing

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• यत् (yat) - since, because (that, because, since (conjunction/relative pronoun))

• जवेन (javena) - with speed, by force, swiftly

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• धावसि (dhāvasi) - you run, you flee

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for an instant

• अपि (api) - even, also

• तिष्ठस्व (tiṣṭhasva) - stand still, remain

• न (na) - not, no

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living, alive (present active participle)

• प्रतियास्यसि (pratiyāsyasi) - you will return

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which? (interrogative pronoun/adjective); why?, wherefore? (indeclinable)

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (to achieve) (possible, able)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, capable, able to be done

Gerundive

Gerundive, derived from root `śak` (to be able) + `ya` suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, for doing

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

formed from root `kr̥` (to do, make) + `tumun` suffix

Root: kr̥ (class 8)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - since, because (that, because, since (conjunction/relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun); because, since (conjunction)

जवेन (javena) - with speed, by force, swiftly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of java

java - speed, swiftness, velocity, force

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

धावसि (dhāvasi) - you run, you flee

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dhāv

Root: dhāv (class 1)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for an instant

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant (a specific division of time)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठस्व (tiṣṭhasva) - stand still, remain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form of the root sthā

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जीवन् (jīvan) - living, alive (present active participle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

Present Active Participle

derived from root `jīv` (to live) + `śatr̥` suffix

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you'

प्रतियास्यसि (pratiyāsyasi) - you will return

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future indicative (lr̥ṭ) of pratiyā

Prefix: prati

Root: yā (class 2)