वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-9, verse-18

अप्यहं जीवितं जह्यां त्वां वा सीते सलक्ष्मणाम् ।
न तु प्रतिज्ञां संश्रुत्य ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशेषतः ॥१८॥

18. apyahaṃ jīvitaṃ jahyāṃ tvāṃ vā sīte salakṣmaṇām ,
na tu pratijñāṃ saṃśrutya brāhmaṇebhyo viśeṣataḥ.

18. api aham jīvitam jahyām tvām vā sīte salakṣmaṇām
na tu pratijñām saṃśrutya brāhmaṇebhyaḥ viśeṣataḥ

18. sīte api aham jīvitam vā tvām salakṣmaṇām jahyām
tu na pratijñām saṃśrutya viśeṣataḥ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ

18. O Sītā, I would even give up my life or you along with Lakṣmaṇa, but I would certainly not break a promise made, especially to Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• अहम् (aham) - I

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• जह्याम् (jahyām) - I would give up, I might abandon

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• सीते (sīte) - O Sītā

• सलक्ष्मणाम् (salakṣmaṇām) - along with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - a promise, a vow

• संश्रुत्य (saṁśrutya) - having promised, after making a promise

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins, for the Brahmins

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we, us

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood, existence

Derived from the root √jīv (to live).

Root: √jīv (class 1)

जह्याम् (jahyām) - I would give up, I might abandon

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √hā

Root: √hā (class 3)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

सीते (sīte) - O Sītā

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sīṭā

sīṭā - Sītā (the wife of Rāma, daughter of Janaka)

सलक्ष्मणाम् (salakṣmaṇām) - along with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of salakṣmaṇā

salakṣmaṇā - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, having Lakṣmaṇa with her

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+lakṣmaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - a promise, a vow

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - promise, vow, agreement, assertion

Derived from the root √jñā (to know) with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: √jñā (class 9)

संश्रुत्य (saṁśrutya) - having promised, after making a promise

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from the root √śru (to hear) with prefix sam- and suffix -tya.

Prefix: sam

Root: √śru (class 5)

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins, for the Brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Note: Can also be ablative plural.

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically

(indeclinable)

Derived from viśeṣa (distinction, particularity) with the suffix -tas.