वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-2, verse-43

इहाहं यदि तिष्ठामि स्वेन रूपेण संवृतः ।
विनाशमुपयास्यामि भर्तुरर्थश्च हीयते ॥४३॥

43. ihāhaṃ yadi tiṣṭhāmi svena rūpeṇa saṃvṛtaḥ ,
vināśamupayāsyāmi bharturarthaśca hīyate.

43. iha aham yadi tiṣṭhāmi svena rūpeṇa saṃvṛtaḥ
vināśam upayāsyāmi bhartuḥ arthaḥ ca hīyate

43. yadi aham iha svena rūpeṇa saṃvṛtaḥ tiṣṭhāmi
(tarhi) vināśam upayāsyāmi ca bhartuḥ arthaḥ hīyate

43. If I remain here, fully in my own (true) form, I will certainly meet my destruction, and my master's purpose will be hindered.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here (in Laṅkā) (here, in this place)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I remain (I stand, I stay, I remain)

• स्वेन (svena) - in my own (by one's own, in one's own)

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in my form (as a monkey) (by form, in form)

• संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - fully manifest in his own form (and thus not concealed) (covered, concealed, encompassed)

• विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin)

• उपयास्यामि (upayāsyāmi) - I will meet/incur (I will approach, I will incur, I will obtain)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of my master (Rāma) (of the master, of the supporter)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, aim (purpose, aim, meaning, wealth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• हीयते (hīyate) - will be hindered/thwarted (is lost, is abandoned, is deprived, is thwarted)

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here (in Laṅkā) (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I remain (I stand, I stay, I remain)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root sthā, Parasmaipada, Present Indicative, 1st person singular.

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वेन (svena) - in my own (by one's own, in one's own)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, his own, her own

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in my form (as a monkey) (by form, in form)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, guise, nature

Note: Denotes means or state.

संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - fully manifest in his own form (and thus not concealed) (covered, concealed, encompassed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, concealed, shut, contained; completed, perfect

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, conceal) with upasarga sam. In this context, combined with 'svena rūpeṇa', it refers to being fully manifest in one's true form, rather than being disguised or hidden.

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Attributive to 'aham'.

विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, annihilation

From root naś (to perish) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Object of 'upayāsyāmi'.

उपयास्यामि (upayāsyāmi) - I will meet/incur (I will approach, I will incur, I will obtain)

(verb)

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

From root yā (to go) with upasarga upa, Parasmaipada, Future Indicative, 1st person singular.

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of my master (Rāma) (of the master, of the supporter)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - master, lord, husband, supporter, maintainer

agent noun

From root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Possessive, referring to Rāma.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, aim (purpose, aim, meaning, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, object, meaning, wealth, advantage

Note: Subject of 'hīyate'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

हीयते (hīyate) - will be hindered/thwarted (is lost, is abandoned, is deprived, is thwarted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of hā

Root hā, Ātmanepada, Present Indicative, 3rd person singular, passive/intransitive sense of "to be lost/hindered".

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Expresses a consequence.