वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-52, verse-24

त्यक्त्वा पुत्रांश्च दारांश्च धनानि च गृहाणि च ।
यावन्न घातयेद् राजा सर्वान्प्रतिगतानितः ।
वधेनाप्रतिरूपेण श्रेयान्मृत्युरिहैव नः ॥२४॥

24. tyaktvā putrāṃśca dārāṃśca dhanāni ca gṛhāṇi ca ,
yāvanna ghātayed rājā sarvānpratigatānitaḥ ,
vadhenāpratirūpeṇa śreyānmṛtyurihaiva naḥ.

24. tyaktvā putrān ca dārān ca dhanāni
ca gṛhāṇi ca yāvat na ghātayet rājā
sarvān pratigatān itaḥ vadhena
apratirūpeṇa śreyān mṛtyuḥ iha eva naḥ

24. Having abandoned sons, wives, wealth, and homes, death right here is better for us than for the king (Sugrīva) to kill all of us who return from here with an ignominious execution.

Words meanings summery:

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having left

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• च (ca) - and, also

• दारान् (dārān) - wives

• च (ca) - and, also

• धनानि (dhanāni) - wealth, riches, properties

• च (ca) - and, also

• गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses, homes

• च (ca) - and, also

• यावत् (yāvat) - rather than (implying 'until it happens') (as long as, until, as far as)

• न (na) - not, no

• घातयेत् (ghātayet) - may cause to be killed (may cause to be killed, may kill (causative))

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Sugrīva) (king)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (of us) (all, every)

• प्रतिगतान् (pratigatān) - all those who have returned (those who have returned, gone back)

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, hence)

• वधेन (vadhena) - by execution (by killing, by execution, by death)

• अप्रतिरूपेण (apratirūpeṇa) - by an ignominious (execution) (by an unbefitting, ignominious, unseemly)

• श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better (better, superior, more excellent)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• इह (iha) - right here (here, in this world)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• नः (naḥ) - for us (to us, for us, our)

Words meanings and morphology

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having left

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: tyaj (class 1)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दारान् (dārān) - wives

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife (used in plural only, though masculine in gender)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

धनानि (dhanāni) - wealth, riches, properties

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses, homes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - rather than (implying 'until it happens') (as long as, until, as far as)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

घातयेत् (ghātayet) - may cause to be killed (may cause to be killed, may kill (causative))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of han

causative optative

Causative stem 'ghātaya-', optative mood

Root: han (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - the king (Sugrīva) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (of us) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

प्रतिगतान् (pratigatān) - all those who have returned (those who have returned, gone back)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pratigata

pratigata - returned, gone back, retreated

Past Passive Participle

From prati-gam (to go back, return)

Prefix: prati

Root: gam (class 1)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, hence)

(indeclinable)

वधेन (vadhena) - by execution (by killing, by execution, by death)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, murder, execution, death

Root: han (class 2)

अप्रतिरूपेण (apratirūpeṇa) - by an ignominious (execution) (by an unbefitting, ignominious, unseemly)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apratirūpa

apratirūpa - unbefitting, unsuitable, unseemly, ugly, not corresponding

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratirūpa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pratirūpa – like, similar, fit, suitable, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: prati

Note: Agrees with 'vadhena'

श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better (better, superior, more excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent, good, welfare

Comparative degree of 'praśasya' (good)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, the god of death

Root: mṛ (class 6)

इह (iha) - right here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - for us (to us, for us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Can also be genitive plural