वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-55

मां वा हरेयुस्त्वद्धस्ताद्विशसेयुरथापि वा ।
अव्यवस्थौ हि दृश्येते युद्धे जयपराजयौ ॥५५॥

55. māṃ vā hareyustvaddhastādviśaseyurathāpi vā ,
avyavasthau hi dṛśyete yuddhe jayaparājayau.

55. mām vā hareyuḥ tvaddhastāt viśaseyuḥ atha api
vā avyavasthau hi dṛśyete yuddhe jayaparājayau

55. Or they might abduct me from your hand, or even dismember me. For victory and defeat in battle are indeed observed to be uncertain.

Words meanings summery:

• माम् (mām) - Sītā (as object) (me)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• हरेयुः (hareyuḥ) - they might carry off, they might abduct

• त्वद्धस्तात् (tvaddhastāt) - from Hanumān's hand (from your hand)

• विशसेयुः (viśaseyuḥ) - they might dismember, they might cut into pieces

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अव्यवस्थौ (avyavasthau) - uncertain, unsettled

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - they are seen, are observed

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• जयपराजयौ (jayaparājayau) - victory and defeat

Words meanings and morphology

माम् (mām) - Sītā (as object) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of 'hareyuḥ' and 'viśaseyuḥ'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

हरेयुः (hareyuḥ) - they might carry off, they might abduct

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of hṛ

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Plural

From root hṛ (class 1) in active voice.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied 'demons'.

त्वद्धस्तात् (tvaddhastāt) - from Hanumān's hand (from your hand)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tvaddhasta

tvaddhasta - your hand

Compound formed from tvad (your) and hasta (hand).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+hasta)

• tvad – your, you
  pronoun
  Ablative form of yuṣmad, here functioning as a possessive adjective.
• hasta – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Hanumān's hand.

विशसेयुः (viśaseyuḥ) - they might dismember, they might cut into pieces

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of viśas

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Plural

From root śas (class 1) with upasarga vi. The verbal form is vi-śas.

Prefix: vi

Root: śas (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied 'demons'.

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis or to connect clauses, here emphasizing the alternative in combination with 'vā'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects two alternative actions; 'athāpi vā' means 'or else, furthermore'.

अव्यवस्थौ (avyavasthau) - uncertain, unsettled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of avyavastha

avyavastha - unsettled, uncertain, irregular

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyavastha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vyavastha – fixed, settled, arranged, system
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from vi-ava-sthā (to stand apart, settle).
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jayaparājayau'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - they are seen, are observed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense, 3rd Person Dual

From root dṛś (class 1) in passive voice, middle ending.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dual subject 'jayaparājayau'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

Derived from root yudh (to fight) with kta suffix.

Root: yudh (class 4)

जयपराजयौ (jayaparājayau) - victory and defeat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jayaparājaya

jayaparājaya - victory and defeat, success and failure

Compound type : dvandva (jaya+parājaya)

• jaya – victory, triumph, success
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)
• parājaya – defeat, loss, discomfiture
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ji (to conquer) with upasarga parā (away, reverse).
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyete'.