वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-28, verse-36

एष दोषो महान् हि स्यान्मम सीताभिभाषणे ।
प्राणत्यागश्च वैदेह्या भवेदनभिभाषणे ॥३६॥

36. eṣa doṣo mahān hi syānmama sītābhibhāṣaṇe ,
prāṇatyāgaśca vaidehyā bhavedanabhibhāṣaṇe.

36. eṣaḥ doṣaḥ mahān hi syāt mama sītābhibhāṣaṇe
prāṇatyāgaḥ ca vaidehyāḥ bhavet anabhibhāṣaṇe

36. mama sītābhibhāṣaṇe eṣaḥ mahān doṣaḥ hi syāt
ca anabhibhāṣaṇe vaidehyāḥ prāṇatyāgaḥ bhavet

36. Indeed, this would be a great fault if I were to speak with Sītā. And the abandonment of life (prāṇatyāga) by Vaidehī would occur if I were not to speak with her.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this, this one)

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault (fault, defect, error, sin)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, should be, may be)

• मम (mama) - for me, my (my, of me)

• सीताभिभाषणे (sītābhibhāṣaṇe) - if I were to speak with Sītā (in speaking to Sītā)

• प्राणत्यागः (prāṇatyāgaḥ) - the abandonment of life (abandonment of life, death)

• च (ca) - and, conversely (and, also)

• वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - by Vaidehī (Sītā) (of Vaidehī, of Sītā)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would occur (would be, should be, may be)

• अनभिभाषणे (anabhibhāṣaṇe) - if I were not to speak with her (in not speaking, in not addressing)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault (fault, defect, error, sin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, error, sin

from root duṣ (to be bad)

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject.

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Agrees with `doṣaḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, should be, may be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मम (mama) - for me, my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here used to indicate possession or relation ('mine', 'for me').

सीताभिभाषणे (sītābhibhāṣaṇe) - if I were to speak with Sītā (in speaking to Sītā)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sītābhibhāṣaṇa

sītābhibhāṣaṇa - speaking to Sītā, addressing Sītā

Compound formed from Sītā and abhibhāṣaṇa

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sītā+abhibhāṣaṇa)

• sītā – Sītā (proper noun)
  proper noun (feminine)
• abhibhāṣaṇa – speaking, addressing, talk
  noun (neuter)
  from abhi-bhāṣ (to speak to)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the condition or circumstance.

प्राणत्यागः (prāṇatyāgaḥ) - the abandonment of life (abandonment of life, death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇatyāga

prāṇatyāga - abandonment of life, death, suicide

Compound of prāṇa and tyāga

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+tyāga)

• prāṇa – breath, life-force, life
  noun (masculine)
• tyāga – abandonment, giving up, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  from root tyaj (to abandon)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and, conversely (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - by Vaidehī (Sītā) (of Vaidehī, of Sītā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - (daughter of) Videha, Sītā

Feminine derivative of Videha (the king Janaka's kingdom)

Note: Indicates the agent of 'prāṇatyāga'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would occur (would be, should be, may be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनभिभाषणे (anabhibhāṣaṇe) - if I were not to speak with her (in not speaking, in not addressing)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anabhibhāṣaṇa

anabhibhāṣaṇa - not speaking, non-addressing

Compound of an- (negative prefix) and abhibhāṣaṇa

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+abhibhāṣaṇa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• abhibhāṣaṇa – speaking, addressing, talk
  noun (neuter)
  from abhi-bhāṣ (to speak to)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the condition or circumstance.