वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-11, verse-47

विनाशे बहवो दोषा जीवन्प्राप्नोति भद्रकम् ।
तस्मात् प्राणान्धरिष्यामि ध्रुवो जीवति संगमः ॥४७॥

47. vināśe bahavo doṣā jīvanprāpnoti bhadrakam ,
tasmāt prāṇāndhariṣyāmi dhruvo jīvati saṃgamaḥ.

47. vināśe bahavaḥ doṣāḥ jīvan prāpnoti bhadrakam
tasmāt prāṇān dhārayiṣyāmi dhruvaḥ jīvati saṃgamaḥ

47. vināśe bahavaḥ doṣāḥ jīvan bhadrakam prāpnoti
tasmāt prāṇān dhārayiṣyāmi jīvati saṃgamaḥ dhruvaḥ

47. There are many drawbacks in perishing; while living, one obtains auspicious things. Therefore, I will preserve my life, for reunion (saṃgama) is certain if one remains alive.

Words meanings summery:

• विनाशे (vināśe) - in destruction, in perishing

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - faults, drawbacks, defects

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living, while living

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, attains

• भद्रकम् (bhadrakam) - good things, auspiciousness

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, vital breaths

• धारयिष्यामि (dhārayiṣyāmi) - I will hold, I will sustain, I will preserve

• ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain, firm, constant

• जीवति (jīvati) - if one lives, living

• संगमः (saṁgamaḥ) - reunion, meeting

Words meanings and morphology

विनाशे (vināśe) - in destruction, in perishing

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, perishing

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - faults, drawbacks, defects

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, drawback

जीवन् (jīvan) - living, while living

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

present active participle

Derived from root 'jīv' with suffix '-at'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of prāp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

भद्रकम् (bhadrakam) - good things, auspiciousness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhadraka

bhadraka - auspicious, good, fortunate

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad' used as an indeclinable adverb.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, vital breaths

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life

धारयिष्यामि (dhārayiṣyāmi) - I will hold, I will sustain, I will preserve

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dhāray

causative stem

Future tense of the causative stem 'dhāray' of root 'dhṛ'.

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain, firm, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhruva

dhruva - fixed, firm, permanent, certain

जीवति (jīvati) - if one lives, living

(verb)

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

Root: jīv (class 1)

संगमः (saṁgamaḥ) - reunion, meeting

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃgama

saṁgama - meeting, union, confluence, reunion

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)