वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-54, verse-8

राज्ये पुत्रं प्रतिष्ठाप्य सगुणो निर्गुणो ऽपि वा ।
कथं शत्रुकुलीनं मां सुग्रीवो जीवयिष्यति ॥८॥

8. rājye putraṃ pratiṣṭhāpya saguṇo nirguṇo'pi vā ,
kathaṃ śatrukulīnaṃ māṃ sugrīvo jīvayiṣyati.

8. rājye putraṃ pratiṣṭhāpya saguṇaḥ nirguṇaḥ api
vā kathaṃ śatru-kulīnaṃ māṃ sugrīvaḥ jīvayiṣyati

8. sugrīvaḥ rājye putraṃ pratiṣṭhāpya saguṇaḥ nirguṇaḥ
api vā śatru-kulīnaṃ māṃ kathaṃ jīvayiṣyati

8. Having established his son in the kingdom, whether he (Sugrīva) possesses good qualities or not, how will Sugrīva keep me, who belong to an enemy's family, alive?

Words meanings summery:

• राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom

• पुत्रं (putraṁ) - son

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य (pratiṣṭhāpya) - having established, having installed, having placed

• सगुणः (saguṇaḥ) - possesses good qualities (with qualities, virtuous, endowed with good attributes)

• निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - without qualities, devoid of attributes, unvirtuous

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वा (vā) - or

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how

• शत्रु-कुलीनं (śatru-kulīnaṁ) - of an enemy's family, related to an enemy

• मां (māṁ) - me

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

• जीवयिष्यति (jīvayiṣyati) - will cause to live, will keep alive

Words meanings and morphology

राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

पुत्रं (putraṁ) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

प्रतिष्ठाप्य (pratiṣṭhāpya) - having established, having installed, having placed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix prati- and root sthā (to stand) with causative suffix āp and absolutive suffix lyap.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

सगुणः (saguṇaḥ) - possesses good qualities (with qualities, virtuous, endowed with good attributes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saguṇa

saguṇa - with qualities, virtuous, endowed with good attributes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+guṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)

निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - without qualities, devoid of attributes, unvirtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, devoid of attributes, unvirtuous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+guṇa)

• nir – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how

(indeclinable)

शत्रु-कुलीनं (śatru-kulīnaṁ) - of an enemy's family, related to an enemy

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatru-kulīna

śatru-kulīna - belonging to an enemy's family, of enemy lineage

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+kulīna)

• śatru – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)
• kulīna – of noble family, well-born, belonging to a family
  adjective (masculine)

मां (māṁ) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king in the Ramayana)

जीवयिष्यति (jīvayiṣyati) - will cause to live, will keep alive

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)