वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-24, verse-7

का च मे जीविते श्रद्धा सुखे वा तं प्रियं विना ।
भर्तारं सागरान्ताया वसुधायाः प्रियं वदम् ॥७॥

7. kā ca me jīvite śraddhā sukhe vā taṃ priyaṃ vinā ,
bhartāraṃ sāgarāntāyā vasudhāyāḥ priyaṃ vadam.

7. kā ca me jīvite śraddhā sukhe vā tam priyam vinā
bhartāram sāgarāntāyāḥ vasudhāyāḥ priyaṃvadam

7. me tam priyam bhartāram sāgarāntāyāḥ vasudhāyāḥ
priyaṃvadam vinā jīvite vā sukhe ca kā śraddhā

7. What desire (śraddhā) do I have in life, or in happiness, without that beloved husband, the kind-speaking lord of the ocean-bordered earth?

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - what, who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• जीविते (jīvite) - in life, in living

• श्रद्धा (śraddhā) - desire (faith, trust, confidence, desire, longing)

• सुखे (sukhe) - in happiness, in comfort

• वा (vā) - or

• तम् (tam) - Rāma (him, that (masculine accusative))

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, lord, supporter, maintainer

• सागरान्तायाः (sāgarāntāyāḥ) - of the ocean-bordered, whose boundary is the ocean

• वसुधायाः (vasudhāyāḥ) - of the earth, of the world

• प्रियंवदम् (priyaṁvadam) - sweet-speaking, kind-speaking, agreeable speaker

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - what, who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which (interrogative pronoun)

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'śraddhā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, feminine, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Enclitic form of 'mama' (genitive) or 'mahyam' (dative). Indicates possession or relation ('my' or 'for me').

जीविते (jīvite) - in life, in living

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence; livelihood

Past Passive Participle (originally) used as a noun

From root 'jīv' (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

श्रद्धा (śraddhā) - desire (faith, trust, confidence, desire, longing)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śraddhā

śraddhā - faith, trust, confidence, belief, desire, longing, earnestness

From 'śrat' (trust, truth) + root 'dhā' (to place, put).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

सुखे (sukhe) - in happiness, in comfort

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, comfort, ease

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'jīvite' and 'sukhe'.

तम् (tam) - Rāma (him, that (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'vinā'.

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, loved, agreeable

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'bhartāram'.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing instrumental, accusative, or ablative.

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, lord, supporter, maintainer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, master, supporter, maintainer

Agent noun

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Object of 'vinā'.

सागरान्तायाः (sāgarāntāyāḥ) - of the ocean-bordered, whose boundary is the ocean

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sāgarāntā

sāgarāntā - ocean-bordered, whose boundary is the ocean

Compound of 'sāgara' (ocean) and 'anta' (end, boundary).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāgara+anta)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sa' (with) + 'gara' (poison, referring to the poison at the churning of the ocean).
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vasudhāyāḥ'.

वसुधायाः (vasudhāyāḥ) - of the earth, of the world

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth, ground, soil

From 'vasu' (wealth) + root 'dhā' (to hold, bestow); 'giver of wealth'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रियंवदम् (priyaṁvadam) - sweet-speaking, kind-speaking, agreeable speaker

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priyaṃvada

priyaṁvada - sweet-speaking, kind-speaking, agreeable in speech

Compound of 'priya' (agreeable) and 'vada' (speaking).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+vada)

• priya – agreeable, dear, beloved
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• vada – speaking, speaker
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root 'vad' (to speak).
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhartāram'.

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