वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-2, verse-36

न विनश्येत् कथं कार्यं रामस्य विदितात्मनः ।
एकामेकश्च पश्येयं रहिते जनकात्मजाम् ॥३६॥

36. na vinaśyet kathaṃ kāryaṃ rāmasya viditātmanaḥ ,
ekāmekaśca paśyeyaṃ rahite janakātmajām.

36. na vinaśyet katham kāryam rāmasya viditātmanaḥ
| ekām ekaḥ ca paśyeyam rahite janakātmajām

36. katham rāmasya viditātmanaḥ kāryam na vinaśyet?
ekaḥ ca rahite ekām janakātmajām paśyeyam

36. How can Rāma's mission, belonging to the one whose true nature (ātman) is understood, not be ruined? And how can I, alone, see Janaka's daughter, who is all alone, in a secluded spot?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• विनश्येत् (vinaśyet) - should perish, may be ruined

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, mission, what is to be done

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• विदितात्मनः (viditātmanaḥ) - of Rāma, the wise one whose true nature (ātman) is understood (of one whose (ātman) self is known, of the wise one)

• एकाम् (ekām) - Sītā, who is alone (one, solitary, alone)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - Hanumān, who is alone (one, alone)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - may I see, should I see

• रहिते (rahite) - in a solitary place, in a secluded spot, in privacy

• जनकात्मजाम् (janakātmajām) - Janaka's daughter

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विनश्येत् (vinaśyet) - should perish, may be ruined

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of vinaśyet

Optative

Optative form (vidhi liṅ) of the root √naś (to perish) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, mission, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - what is to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya-pratyaya) derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the seventh avatar of Vishnu, protagonist of the Rāmāyaṇa)

विदितात्मनः (viditātmanaḥ) - of Rāma, the wise one whose true nature (ātman) is understood (of one whose (ātman) self is known, of the wise one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viditātman

viditātman - one whose true nature (ātman) is known, one who is wise or self-realized

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vidita+ātman)

• vidita – known, understood, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from the root √vid (to know, perceive)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ātman – soul (ātman), self (ātman), spirit (ātman), mind, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

एकाम् (ekām) - Sītā, who is alone (one, solitary, alone)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekā

eka - one, alone, unique, solitary

एकः (ekaḥ) - Hanumān, who is alone (one, alone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, alone, unique, solitary

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - may I see, should I see

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of paśyeyam

Optative

Optative form (vidhi liṅ) of the root √dṛś (to see), conjugated in the present stem (paśya)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रहिते (rahite) - in a solitary place, in a secluded spot, in privacy

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rahita

rahita - secluded, solitary, deserted, private

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from the root √rah (to abandon, forsake)

Root: rah (class 1)

जनकात्मजाम् (janakātmajām) - Janaka's daughter

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name, king of Mithila)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter, born from oneself
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ātman (self) + √jan (to be born), feminine form
  Root: jan (class 4)