वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-56

अहं वापि विपद्येयं रक्षोभिरभितर्जिता ।
त्वत्प्रयत्नो हरिश्रेष्ठ भवेन्निष्फल एव तु ॥५६॥

56. ahaṃ vāpi vipadyeyaṃ rakṣobhirabhitarjitā ,
tvatprayatno hariśreṣṭha bhavenniṣphala eva tu.

56. aham vā api vipadyeyam rakṣobhiḥ abhitārjitā
tvatprayatnaḥ hariśreṣṭha bhavet niṣphalaḥ eva tu

56. hariśreṣṭha aham rakṣobhiḥ abhitārjitā vā api vipadyeyam [yadi],
tu tvatprayatnaḥ niṣphalaḥ eva bhavet

56. O best of monkeys, even if I were to perish, threatened by the demons, then your effort would indeed become completely fruitless.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also

• विपद्येयम् (vipadyeyam) - I might perish, I might fall into misfortune

• रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by demons

• अभितार्जिता (abhitārjitā) - threatened, tormented

• त्वत्प्रयत्नः (tvatprayatnaḥ) - your effort, your endeavor

• हरिश्रेष्ठ (hariśreṣṭha) - O best of monkeys

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it might become

• निष्फलः (niṣphalaḥ) - fruitless, useless

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

विपद्येयम् (vipadyeyam) - I might perish, I might fall into misfortune

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vipad

Prefix: vi

Root: pad (class 4)

रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, monster, guardian

अभितार्जिता (abhitārjitā) - threatened, tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhitārjita

abhitārjita - threatened, tormented, assailed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root tṛj (to overpower, to threaten) with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: tṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'aham' (I), implying 'I, being threatened'.

त्वत्प्रयत्नः (tvatprayatnaḥ) - your effort, your endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvatprayatna

tvatprayatna - your effort, your endeavor

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+prayatna)

• tvad – you (stem for cases other than nominative/accusative)
  pronoun
• prayatna – effort, endeavor, exertion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yat- with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)

हरिश्रेष्ठ (hariśreṣṭha) - O best of monkeys

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of hariśreṣṭha

hariśreṣṭha - best among monkeys

Tatpuruṣa compound (locative tatpuruṣa, 'best in monkeys' or 'among monkeys').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+śreṣṭha)

• hari – monkey, tawny
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it might become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

निष्फलः (niṣphalaḥ) - fruitless, useless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, useless, without result

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'that which has no fruit'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+phala)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)