वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-26, verse-16

सा जीवितं क्षिप्रमहं त्यजेयं विषेण शस्त्रेण शितेन वापि ।
विषस्य दाता न तु मे ऽस्ति कश्चिच्छस्त्रस्य वा वेश्मनि राक्षसस्य ॥१६॥

16. sā jīvitaṃ kṣipramahaṃ tyajeyaṃ viṣeṇa śastreṇa śitena vāpi ,
viṣasya dātā na tu me'sti kaścicchastrasya vā veśmani rākṣasasya.

16. sā jīvitam kṣipram aham tyajeyam
viṣeṇa śastreṇa śitena vā api
viṣasya dātā na tu me asti kaścit
śastrasya vā veśmani rākṣasasya

16. sā aham kṣipram jīvitam viṣeṇa
śitena śastreṇa vāpi tyajeyam tu
me rākṣasasya veśmani viṣasya
vā śastrasya kaścit dātā na asti

16. I would quickly give up my life, either by poison or by a sharp weapon. But in this demon's (rākṣasa) abode, there is no one to give me poison or a weapon.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - I (Sītā, referring to herself) (she, that (feminine))

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• त्यजेयम् (tyajeyam) - I would abandon, I might give up

• विषेण (viṣeṇa) - with poison

• शस्त्रेण (śastreṇa) - with a weapon

• शितेन (śitena) - sharpened, keen, sharp

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• विषस्य (viṣasya) - of poison

• दाता (dātā) - giver, donor

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• शस्त्रस्य (śastrasya) - of a weapon

• वा (vā) - or, either

• वेश्मनि (veśmani) - in the house, in the abode

• राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of the demon (Rāvaṇa) (of the demon)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - I (Sītā, referring to herself) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Referring to the speaker, Sītā

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence; living

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root jīv- (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of 'tyajeyam'

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Adverbial usage

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

त्यजेयम् (tyajeyam) - I would abandon, I might give up

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of tyaj

Optative mood, first person singular

Root tyaj- (class 1, parasmaipada). Lit. should abandon.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Expresses wish or potential

विषेण (viṣeṇa) - with poison

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison

Note: Means or instrument of action

शस्त्रेण (śastreṇa) - with a weapon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śastra

śastra - weapon, tool, instrument

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Means or instrument of action

शितेन (śitena) - sharpened, keen, sharp

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śita

śita - sharpened, keen, sharp

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śo/śā- (to sharpen)

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śastreṇa'

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

विषस्य (viṣasya) - of poison

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison

Note: Possessive, or object of 'dātā' (giver of poison)

दाता (dātā) - giver, donor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, donor, bestower

Agent noun

Derived from root dā- (to give) with -tṛ suffix.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'asti'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Also serves as genitive 'my'

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root as- (class 2, parasmaipada).

Root: as (class 2)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, a certain person

From kim (interrogative pronoun) + cit (indefinite particle)

शस्त्रस्य (śastrasya) - of a weapon

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śastra

śastra - weapon, tool, instrument

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Possessive, or object of 'dātā' (giver of a weapon)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

वेश्मनि (veśmani) - in the house, in the abode

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of veśman

veśman - house, abode, dwelling

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Locative of place

राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of the demon (Rāvaṇa) (of the demon)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil being; belonging to rākṣasas

Derived from rakṣas (demon)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, modifying 'veśmani' (house of the demon)