वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-26, verse-3

सत्यं बतेदं प्रवदन्ति लोके नाकालमृत्युर्भवतीति सन्तः ।
यत्राहमेवं परिभर्त्स्यमाना जीवामि किं चित् क्षणमप्यपुण्या ॥३॥

3. satyaṃ batedaṃ pravadanti loke nākālamṛtyurbhavatīti santaḥ ,
yatrāhamevaṃ paribhartsyamānā jīvāmi kiṃ cit kṣaṇamapyapuṇyā.

3. satyam bata idam pravadanti loke
na akālamṛtyuḥ bhavati iti santaḥ
| yatra aham evam paribhartsyamānā
jīvāmi kiñcit kṣaṇam api apuṇyā

3. loke santaḥ idaṃ satyam pravadanti
akālamṛtyuḥ na bhavati iti
yatra aham evam paribhartsyamānā
apuṇyā kiñcit kṣaṇam api jīvāmi

3. Truly, the wise in this world declare, 'There is no untimely death.' Yet, here I am, being thus greatly tormented, still living even for a moment, an unfortunate woman.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, truly, righteous

• बत (bata) - alas! oh! indeed!

• इदम् (idam) - this

• प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they say, they speak, they declare

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• न (na) - not, no

• अकालमृत्युः (akālamṛtyuḥ) - untimely death

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, occurs

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, (quotative particle)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good, the wise, the virtuous

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, yet, though

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• परिभर्त्स्यमाना (paribhartsyamānā) - being severely reproached, being tormented, being threatened

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I exist

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, somewhat, for some time, even

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - a moment, for a moment

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अपुण्या (apuṇyā) - unmeritorious, unfortunate, not virtuous, undeserving

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, truly, righteous

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, real, true, good, existing

Root: as (class 2)

बत (bata) - alas! oh! indeed!

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they say, they speak, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pravad

Present Active

Prefix: pra

Root: vad (class 1)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm, space

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अकालमृत्युः (akālamṛtyuḥ) - untimely death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akālamṛtyu

akālamṛtyu - untimely death

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kālamṛtyu)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation particle)
  indeclinable
• kālamṛtyu – death due to time, timely death
  noun (masculine)

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Present Active

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good, the wise, the virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - good, virtuous, wise, existing, being

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, yet, though

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

परिभर्त्स्यमाना (paribhartsyamānā) - being severely reproached, being tormented, being threatened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paribhartsyamāna

paribhartsyamāna - being reproached, being threatened, being tormented

Present Passive Participle

Present passive participle (Ātmanepada) of bharts ('to threaten') with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: bharts (class 10)

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of jīv

Present Active

Root: jīv (class 1)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, somewhat, for some time, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - a moment, for a moment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure, opportunity

Note: Accusative denotes duration of time.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अपुण्या (apuṇyā) - unmeritorious, unfortunate, not virtuous, undeserving

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apuṇya

apuṇya - devoid of merit, unfortunate, wicked, not virtuous

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+puṇya)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation particle)
  indeclinable
• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, auspicious, holy
  adjective (neuter)