वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-24, verse-42

किं नु मे न गुणाः के चित् किं वा भाग्य क्षयो हि मे ।
याहं सीता वरार्हेण हीना रामेण भामिनी ॥४२॥

42. kiṃ nu me na guṇāḥ ke cit kiṃ vā bhāgya kṣayo hi me ,
yāhaṃ sītā varārheṇa hīnā rāmeṇa bhāminī.

42. kim nu me na guṇāḥ ke cit kim vā bhāgyakṣayaḥ hi
me | yā aham sītā varārheṇa hīnā rāmeṇa bhāminī

42. kim nu me na ke cit guṇāḥ vā me bhāgyakṣayaḥ hi
kim yā aham bhāminī sītā varārheṇa rāmeṇa hīnā

42. What then, do I truly possess no virtues, or is it rather a decline of my fortune? For I, Sita, O noble lady, am bereft of Rama, who is worthy of the most excellent.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

• नु (nu) - then, surely (particle for questioning, assent, or emphasis)

• मे (me) - to me, my

• न (na) - not, no

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues, merits

• के (ke) - any (with 'cit') (who, what)

• चित् (cit) - any, some (an indefinite particle)

• किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• भाग्यक्षयः (bhāgyakṣayaḥ) - decline of fortune

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• मे (me) - to me, my

• या (yā) - since I, who (who, which)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• वरार्हेण (varārheṇa) - by Rama, who is worthy of the most excellent (by the one worthy of the most excellent)

• हीना (hīnā) - bereft, deprived, abandoned

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

• भामिनी (bhāminī) - Sita addressing herself in self-pity (O noble lady, O proud woman)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - then, surely (particle for questioning, assent, or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues, merits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, strand

के (ke) - any (with 'cit') (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used with 'cit' to form an indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - any, some (an indefinite particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns.

किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

भाग्यक्षयः (bhāgyakṣayaḥ) - decline of fortune

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāgyakṣaya

bhāgyakṣaya - decline of fortune

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhāgya+kṣaya)

• bhāgya – fortune, destiny, luck, share
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhaj 'to share'
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• kṣaya – decline, destruction, loss, end
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣi 'to waste away'
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form

या (yā) - since I, who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to Sītā.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

वरार्हेण (varārheṇa) - by Rama, who is worthy of the most excellent (by the one worthy of the most excellent)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of varārha

varārha - worthy of the best, highly deserving

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vara+arha)

• vara – boon, choice, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• arha – worthy, deserving, fitting
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root arh 'to deserve'
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Rāma.

हीना (hīnā) - bereft, deprived, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hīna

hīna - bereft, deprived, abandoned, inferior

Past Passive Participle

From root hā 'to abandon'

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with Sītā.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name of the seventh avatar of Vishnu)

Note: Agent of deprivation or separation (hīnā rāmeṇa).

भामिनी (bhāminī) - Sita addressing herself in self-pity (O noble lady, O proud woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - beautiful woman, angry woman, passionate woman

Root: bhā (class 1)

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