वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-28, verse-12

अनेन रात्रिशेषेण यदि नाश्वास्यते मया ।
सर्वथा नास्ति संदेहः परित्यक्ष्यति जीवितम् ॥१२॥

12. anena rātriśeṣeṇa yadi nāśvāsyate mayā ,
sarvathā nāsti saṃdehaḥ parityakṣyati jīvitam.

12. anena rātriśeṣeṇa yadi na āśvāsyate mayā
sarvathā na asti saṃdehaḥ parityakṣyati jīvitam

12. If she is not consoled by me within this remaining part of the night, there is absolutely no doubt that she will abandon her life.

Words meanings summery:

• अनेन (anena) - within this (remaining part) (by this, with this)

• रात्रिशेषेण (rātriśeṣeṇa) - within the remaining part of the night (by the remainder of the night, with the rest of the night)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• आश्वास्यते (āśvāsyate) - is consoled (is consoled, is comforted)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - absolutely (in every way, by all means, absolutely)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• संदेहः (saṁdehaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

• परित्यक्ष्यति (parityakṣyati) - she will abandon (she will abandon, she will give up)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - her life (life, existence)

Words meanings and morphology

अनेन (anena) - within this (remaining part) (by this, with this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to rātriśeṣeṇa.

रात्रिशेषेण (rātriśeṣeṇa) - within the remaining part of the night (by the remainder of the night, with the rest of the night)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rātriśeṣa

rātriśeṣa - remainder of the night, rest of the night

Compound of rātri (night) and śeṣa (remainder).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rātri+śeṣa)

• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• śeṣa – remainder, rest, surplus
  noun (masculine)
  From √śiṣ (to leave, remain) + ghañ
  Root: √śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Instrumental case here can denote 'within' a duration.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

conditional particle

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

negation

आश्वास्यते (āśvāsyate) - is consoled (is consoled, is comforted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of āśvāsya

Present tense, passive voice, 3rd person singular

From √śvas (to breathe, to trust) with prefix ā. Here in causative passive form.

Prefix: ā

Root: √śvas (class 2)

Note: The subject is Sītā (implied).

मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Denotes the agent in a passive construction.

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - absolutely (in every way, by all means, absolutely)

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -thā from sarva.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

negation

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: √as (class 2)

संदेहः (saṁdehaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃdeha

saṁdeha - doubt, suspicion, uncertainty

From √dih (to smear, to doubt) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: √dih (class 4)

परित्यक्ष्यति (parityakṣyati) - she will abandon (she will abandon, she will give up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of parityaj

Future tense, 3rd person singular

From √tyaj (to abandon) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: √tyaj (class 1)

Note: Subject is Sītā (implied).

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - her life (life, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

From √jīv (to live) + kta (passive participle) used as a noun.

Root: √jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of 'parityakṣyati'.

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