वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-56, verse-11

ब्रूहि लक्ष्मण वैदेही यदि जीवति वा न वा ।
त्वयि प्रमत्ते रक्षोभिर्भक्षिता वा तपस्विनी ॥११॥

11. brūhi lakṣmaṇa vaidehī yadi jīvati vā na vā ,
tvayi pramatte rakṣobhirbhakṣitā vā tapasvinī.

11. brūhi lakṣmaṇa vaidehī yadi jīvati vā na vā
tvayi pramatte rakṣobhiḥ bhakṣitā vā tapasvinī

11. lakṣmaṇa brūhi vaidehī yadi jīvati vā na vā vā
tvayi pramatte rakṣobhiḥ tapasvinī bhakṣitā

11. Lakshmana, tell me if Vaidehi is alive or not. Or was that pitiable lady devoured by demons while you were careless?

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak, say

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Princess of Videha (Sita) (Vaidehi (Sita))

• यदि (yadi) - if

• जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive

• वा (vā) - or, either

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, either

• त्वयि (tvayi) - while you were (locative absolute) (in you, by you)

• प्रमत्ते (pramatte) - while you were negligent (negligent, careless, inattentive)

• रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by demons, by rākṣasas

• भक्षिता (bhakṣitā) - eaten, devoured

• वा (vā) - or, either

• तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - that pitiable lady (Sita) (ascetic lady, pitiable woman, poor lady)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

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

root of the second conjugation

Root: brū (class 2)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Princess of Videha (Sita) (Vaidehi (Sita))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - a princess of Videha, Sita

feminine form of vaideha (belonging to Videha)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive

(verb)

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

Root: jīv (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

त्वयि (tvayi) - while you were (locative absolute) (in you, by you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, dual, plural)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

प्रमत्ते (pramatte) - while you were negligent (negligent, careless, inattentive)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pramatta

pramatta - negligent, careless, heedless, intoxicated

Past Passive Participle

compound of 'pra' (forth, excessively) and 'matta' (intoxicated, careless, P.P.P. of mad)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pra+matta)

• pra – forth, forward, excessively, intensely
  indeclinable
• matta – intoxicated, careless, proud, mad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from the root mad (to be glad, to be intoxicated, to be careless)
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'tvayi'

रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by demons, by rākṣasas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

derived from root rakṣ (to guard, to protect) in a different sense

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent in a passive construction

भक्षिता (bhakṣitā) - eaten, devoured

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakṣita

bhakṣita - eaten, devoured, consumed

Past Passive Participle

derived from the root bhakṣ (to eat, to devour), a desiderative formation of bhuj

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tapasvinī'

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - that pitiable lady (Sita) (ascetic lady, pitiable woman, poor lady)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tapasvinī

tapasvin - ascetic, devotee, one who practices austerities; also, a pitiable or poor person

feminine form of 'tapasvin'

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sita, highlighting her current distressed state.