वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-55, verse-17

न मे ऽस्ति संशयो वीर सर्वथा जनकात्मजा ।
विनष्टा भक्षिता वाप राक्षसैर्वनचारिभिः ॥१७॥

17. na me'sti saṃśayo vīra sarvathā janakātmajā ,
vinaṣṭā bhakṣitā vāpa rākṣasairvanacāribhiḥ.

17. na me asti saṃśayaḥ vīra sarvathā janakātmajā
vinaṣṭā bhakṣitā vā api rākṣasaiḥ vanacāribhiḥ

17. vīra me saṃśayaḥ na asti janakātmajā sarvathā
vinaṣṭā vā api vanacāribhiḥ rākṣasaiḥ bhakṣitā

17. O hero, I have no doubt at all that Janaka's daughter, Sita, is either lost or has been devoured by the forest-dwelling demons.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, my

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• वीर (vīra) - Referring to Lakshmana (O hero, brave one)

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, entirely, certainly, by all means

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita (daughter of Janaka)

• विनष्टा (vinaṣṭā) - lost, perished, destroyed

• भक्षिता (bhakṣitā) - eaten, devoured

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• अपि (api) - Used here in the sense of "or even" or "or perhaps". (also, even, perhaps)

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons, by rakshasas

• वनचारिभिः (vanacāribhiḥ) - Referring to the nature of the demons mentioned. (by forest-dwellers, by those roaming in the forest)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun

Note: Variant of mama/mayā.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root verb

Root: as (class 2)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

From sam-śī (to lie down, hesitate)

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

वीर (vīra) - Referring to Lakshmana (O hero, brave one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, entirely, certainly, by all means

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -thā added to sarva

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita (daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

Compound of Janaka (proper noun) and ātmajā (daughter)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – father; proper name Janaka
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ātman (self) + jā (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

विनष्टा (vinaṣṭā) - lost, perished, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinaṣṭa

vinaṣṭa - lost, perished, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root naś (to perish) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with Janakātmajā.

भक्षिता (bhakṣitā) - eaten, devoured

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakṣita

bhakṣita - eaten, devoured, consumed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root bhakṣ (to eat)

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Janakātmajā.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - Used here in the sense of "or even" or "or perhaps". (also, even, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons, by rakshasas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, rakshasa

वनचारिभिः (vanacāribhiḥ) - Referring to the nature of the demons mentioned. (by forest-dwellers, by those roaming in the forest)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vanacārin

vanacārin - forest-dweller, ranger, moving in the forest

Compound of vana (forest) and cārin (moving)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+cārin)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, going, behaving; a wanderer
  adjective
  Agent noun from root car (to move, wander)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasaiḥ.