वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-55, verse-4

अशुभं बत मन्ये ऽहं गोमायुर्वाश्यते यथा ।
स्वस्ति स्यादपि वैदेह्या राक्षसैर्भक्षणं विना ॥४॥

4. aśubhaṃ bata manye'haṃ gomāyurvāśyate yathā ,
svasti syādapi vaidehyā rākṣasairbhakṣaṇaṃ vinā.

4. aśubham bata manye aham gomāyuḥ vāśyate yathā
svasti syāt api vaidehyāḥ rākṣasaiḥ bhakṣaṇam vinā

4. aham bata manye aśubham yathā gomāyuḥ vāśyate.
api rākṣasaiḥ bhakṣaṇam vinā vaidehyāḥ svasti syāt

4. "Alas, I consider this inauspicious, seeing how the jackal howls. May Vaidehi (Sita) be safe and not devoured by demons."

Words meanings summery:

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - an inauspicious sign/thing (inauspicious, bad, evil)

• बत (bata) - alas, expressing regret or concern (alas!, ah!, indeed!)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• अहम् (aham) - Rama (speaking) (I)

• गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - jackal

• वाश्यते (vāśyate) - the jackal howls (it howls, it cries)

• यथा (yathā) - seeing how, as (introduces a clause explaining why it's inauspicious) (as, just as, in what manner)

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - safety, well-being (well-being, welfare, prosperity; hail!)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may there be, let there be

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the wish) (even, also, and, indeed)

• वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - of Sita, daughter of the king of Videha (of Vaidehi (Sita))

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by the Rākṣasas (by demons)

• भक्षणम् (bhakṣaṇam) - being devoured (devouring, eating, consuming)

• विना (vinā) - without, except

Words meanings and morphology

अशुभम् (aśubham) - an inauspicious sign/thing (inauspicious, bad, evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unpropitious, evil, bad

Negative compound with 'a' (not) and 'śubha' (auspicious)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective

Note: Object of 'manye'.

बत (bata) - alas, expressing regret or concern (alas!, ah!, indeed!)

(indeclinable)

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present middle voice 1st person singular

Root: man (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - Rama (speaking) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - jackal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gomāyu

gomāyu - jackal; cowherd

Note: Subject of 'vāśyate'.

वाश्यते (vāśyate) - the jackal howls (it howls, it cries)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vāś

Present middle voice 3rd person singular

Root: vāś (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - seeing how, as (introduces a clause explaining why it's inauspicious) (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

स्वस्ति (svasti) - safety, well-being (well-being, welfare, prosperity; hail!)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svasti

svasti - well-being, welfare, prosperity, good fortune; hail! may it be well with you!

Derived from su (good) + asti (being)

Note: Subject of 'syāt'.

स्यात् (syāt) - may there be, let there be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative active voice 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the wish) (even, also, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - of Sita, daughter of the king of Videha (of Vaidehi (Sita))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehi, daughter of the king of Videha (an epithet of Sita)

Derived from Videha (region) + -ī suffix for female descendant

Note: In construction with 'svasti' (well-being for Vaidehi).

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by the Rākṣasas (by demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, goblin, evil being; belonging to a demon

From rakṣ 'to protect/guard', often interpreted as 'that which must be protected from' or 'that which protects itself (from rituals)'

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'bhakṣaṇam'.

भक्षणम् (bhakṣaṇam) - being devoured (devouring, eating, consuming)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhakṣaṇa

bhakṣaṇa - eating, devouring, consuming; food

nominal derivative

From root bhakṣ (causative of bhaj 'to eat') with -ana suffix

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Used as a verbal noun, often implying 'being devoured' in this context.

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)