वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-62, verse-5

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उत्थितां मरणे बुद्धिं मुनि वाक्यैर्निवर्तये ।
बुद्धिर्या तेन मे दत्ता प्राणसंरक्षणाय तु ।
सा मे ऽपनयते दुःखं दीप्तेवाग्निशिखा तमः ॥५॥

5. utthitāṃ maraṇe buddhiṃ muni vākyairnivartaye ,
buddhiryā tena me dattā prāṇasaṃrakṣaṇāya tu ,
sā me'panayate duḥkhaṃ dīptevāgniśikhā tamaḥ.

5. utthitām maraṇe buddhim muni-vākyaiḥ
nivartaye buddhiḥ yā tena me dattā
prāṇa-saṃrakṣaṇāya tu sā me apanayate
duḥkham dīptā iva agni-śikhā tamaḥ

5. maraṇe utthitām buddhim muni-vākyaiḥ
nivartaye yā buddhiḥ tena me
prāṇa-saṃrakṣaṇāya tu dattā sā me duḥkham
apanayate dīptā agni-śikhā iva tamaḥ

5. I should avert the thought of death by the words of the sage (muni). The intellect that was given to me by him for the preservation of life, that intellect removes my sorrow, just as a blazing flame of fire dispels darkness.

Words meanings summery:

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उत्थिताम् (utthitām) - risen (in the mind), appeared (in the mind) (risen, elevated, appeared, standing up)

मरणे (maraṇe) - regarding death (in death, at the time of dying)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - thought (of death) (intellect, understanding, mind, thought)

मुनि-वाक्यैः (muni-vākyaiḥ) - by the instructive words of the sage (by the words of the sage)

निवर्तये (nivartaye) - I should remove/avert (the thought) (I should turn back, avert, remove, desist)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - the intellect, the thought (intellect, understanding, mind, thought)

या (yā) - which (which, who (feminine singular nominative))

तेन (tena) - by him (by him, by that (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))

मे (me) - to me (to me, my (dative/genitive singular of aham))

दत्ता (dattā) - given (given, granted)

प्राण-संरक्षणाय (prāṇa-saṁrakṣaṇāya) - for the preservation of life (for the protection of life/breaths)

तु (tu) - indeed, certainly (but, indeed, yet)

सा (sā) - that (intellect) (she, that (feminine singular nominative))

मे (me) - my (my, to me (dative/genitive singular of aham))

अपनयते (apanayate) - removes, dispels (it removes, takes away, dispels)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow (sorrow, suffering, pain, misery)

दीप्ता (dīptā) - blazing (blazing, shining, luminous (feminine nominative singular))

इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as it were)

अग्नि-शिखा (agni-śikhā) - flame of fire

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (darkness, ignorance)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्थिताम् (utthitām) - risen (in the mind), appeared (in the mind) (risen, elevated, appeared, standing up)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, standing up, elevated, appeared

Past Passive Participle

From ut- (prefix) + root sthā (to stand)

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies buddhim.

मरणे (maraṇe) - regarding death (in death, at the time of dying)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

From root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - thought (of death) (intellect, understanding, mind, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, thought

From root budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of nivartaye.

मुनि-वाक्यैः (muni-vākyaiḥ) - by the instructive words of the sage (by the words of the sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of muni-vākya

muni-vākya - words of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+vākya)

muni – sage, ascetic
noun (masculine)
vākya – word, speech, sentence
noun (neuter)

निवर्तये (nivartaye) - I should remove/avert (the thought) (I should turn back, avert, remove, desist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nivart

Present Tense, Active Voice, Parasmaipada

From ni- (prefix) + root vṛt (to turn, exist). 1st person singular, optative.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - the intellect, the thought (intellect, understanding, mind, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, thought

From root budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second sentence.

या (yā) - which (which, who (feminine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to buddhiḥ.

तेन (tena) - by him (by him, by that (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agent of dattā.

मे (me) - to me (to me, my (dative/genitive singular of aham))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun.

Note: Expresses recipient.

दत्ता (dattā) - given (given, granted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted

Past Passive Participle

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies buddhiḥ.

प्राण-संरक्षणाय (prāṇa-saṁrakṣaṇāya) - for the preservation of life (for the protection of life/breaths)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of prāṇa-saṃrakṣaṇa

prāṇa-saṁrakṣaṇa - protection of life, preservation of breath

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+saṃrakṣaṇa)

prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life
noun (masculine)
saṃrakṣaṇa – protection, preservation
noun (neuter)
From sam- (prefix) + root rakṣ (to protect)
Prefix: sam
Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.

तु (tu) - indeed, certainly (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphatic.

सा (sā) - that (intellect) (she, that (feminine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to buddhiḥ. Subject of apanayate.

मे (me) - my (my, to me (dative/genitive singular of aham))