वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-24, verse-11

छिन्ना भिन्ना विभक्ता वा दीप्ते वाग्नौ प्रदीपिता ।
रावणं नोपतिष्ठेयं किं प्रलापेन वश्चिरम् ॥११॥

11. chinnā bhinnā vibhaktā vā dīpte vāgnau pradīpitā ,
rāvaṇaṃ nopatiṣṭheyaṃ kiṃ pralāpena vaściram.

11. chinnā bhinnā vibhaktā vā dīpte vā agnau pradīpitā
| rāvaṇam na upatiṣṭheyam kim pralāpena vaḥ ciram

11. chinnā bhinnā vibhaktā vā dīpte agnau vā pradīpitā
na rāvaṇam upatiṣṭheyam vaḥ ciram pralāpena kim

11. Even if I were cut, broken, or divided, or consumed by a blazing fire, I would not submit to Rāvaṇa. What is the use of your prolonged idle talk?

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्ना (chinnā) - cut (into pieces) (cut, severed, divided, destroyed)

• भिन्ना (bhinnā) - broken (broken, split, divided, pierced)

• विभक्ता (vibhaktā) - divided (divided, separated, distributed)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• दीप्ते (dīpte) - blazing (flaming, shining, blazing)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire (in fire, on fire)

• प्रदीपिता (pradīpitā) - consumed by fire (ignited, kindled, set on fire, burnt)

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - to Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (proper noun))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उपतिष्ठेयम् (upatiṣṭheyam) - I would submit (to him) (I would approach, I would stand by, I would serve, I would submit)

• किम् (kim) - what is the use of, why (what, why, for what purpose)

• प्रलापेन (pralāpena) - by your idle talk (by lamentation, by idle talk, by rambling)

• वः (vaḥ) - your (of you (plural), your)

• चिरम् (ciram) - prolonged (for a long time, long)

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्ना (chinnā) - cut (into pieces) (cut, severed, divided, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken, divided, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root chid (7th class) + kta.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Modifies an implied "I" (Sītā).

भिन्ना (bhinnā) - broken (broken, split, divided, pierced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, separated, pierced, differentiated

Past Passive Participle

From root bhid (7th class) + kta.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Modifies an implied "I" (Sītā).

विभक्ता (vibhaktā) - divided (divided, separated, distributed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vibhakta

vibhakta - divided, separated, distributed, differentiated

Past Passive Participle

From vi-bhaj (1st class) + kta.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied "I" (Sītā).

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

दीप्ते (dīpte) - blazing (flaming, shining, blazing)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - flaming, blazing, shining, splendid, illumined

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (4th class) + kta.

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Locative form.

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire (in fire, on fire)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Refers to a blazing fire.

प्रदीपिता (pradīpitā) - consumed by fire (ignited, kindled, set on fire, burnt)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pradīpita

pradīpita - ignited, kindled, set on fire, burnt; illuminated, shining

Past Passive Participle

From pra-dīp (4th class) + kta.

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Modifies an implied "I" (Sītā).

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - to Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇa (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

Note: Object of the verb 'upatiṣṭheyam'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation for the verb.

उपतिष्ठेयम् (upatiṣṭheyam) - I would submit (to him) (I would approach, I would stand by, I would serve, I would submit)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of upa-sthā

Optative active

From upa + sthā (1st class)

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Implied subject "I".

किम् (kim) - what is the use of, why (what, why, for what purpose)

(indeclinable)

Also pronoun, here used as indeclinable.

प्रलापेन (pralāpena) - by your idle talk (by lamentation, by idle talk, by rambling)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pralāpa

pralāpa - lamentation, incoherent speech, idle talk, babbling

From pra-lap (1st class).

Prefix: pra

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Means of action.

वः (vaḥ) - your (of you (plural), your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Enclitic form of the 2nd person plural pronoun.

Note: Possessive, referring to Rāvaṇa's talk.

चिरम् (ciram) - prolonged (for a long time, long)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use.

Note: Adverb modifying the duration of the 'idle talk'.

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