वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-50

इदं ब्रूयाश्च मे नाथं शूरं रामं पुनः पुनः ।
जीवितं धारयिष्यामि मासं दशरथात्मज ।
ऊर्ध्वं मासान्न जीवेयं सत्येनाहं ब्रवीमि ते ॥५०॥

50. idaṃ brūyāśca me nāthaṃ śūraṃ rāmaṃ punaḥ punaḥ ,
jīvitaṃ dhārayiṣyāmi māsaṃ daśarathātmaja ,
ūrdhvaṃ māsānna jīveyaṃ satyenāhaṃ bravīmi te.

50. idam brūyāḥ ca me nātham śūram rāmam
punaḥ punaḥ | jīvitam dhārayiṣyāmi
māsam daśarathātmaja | ūrdhvam
māsāt na jīveyam satyena aham bravīmi te

50. ca me nātham śūram rāmam idam punaḥ punaḥ brūyāḥ he daśarathātmaja,
māsam jīvitam dhārayiṣyāmi māsāt ūrdhvam na jīveyam,
aham te satyena bravīmi

50. You should repeatedly tell my lord, the heroic Rama, this: 'Son of Dasaratha, I will sustain my life for only one month. After that month, I shall not live. I truly tell you this.'

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should say

• च (ca) - and

• मे (me) - to me, my

• नाथम् (nātham) - lord, protector

• शूरम् (śūram) - valiant, heroic

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

• पुनः (punaḥ) - forming an iterative 'again and again' (again)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• धारयिष्यामि (dhārayiṣyāmi) - I will sustain, I will hold, I will bear

• मासम् (māsam) - for a month

• दशरथात्मज (daśarathātmaja) - O son of Dasaratha (addressing Rama) (son of Dasaratha)

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - after, above, upwards

• मासात् (māsāt) - after a month, from a month

• न (na) - not

• जीवेयम् (jīveyam) - I would live

• सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, truly

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

• ते (te) - to you, your

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: alternatively genitive

नाथम् (nātham) - lord, protector

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, protector, master, husband

शूरम् (śūram) - valiant, heroic

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - heroic, brave, valorous

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (son of Dasaratha)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - forming an iterative 'again and again' (again)

(indeclinable)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence

Past Passive Participle

from root √jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

धारयिष्यामि (dhārayiṣyāmi) - I will sustain, I will hold, I will bear

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dhāray

Causative stem

formed from root √dhṛ with causative suffix -āya

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

मासम् (māsam) - for a month

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Accusative case indicating duration

दशरथात्मज (daśarathātmaja) - O son of Dasaratha (addressing Rama) (son of Dasaratha)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of daśarathātmaja

daśarathātmaja - son of Dasaratha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśaratha+ātmaja)

• daśaratha – Dasaratha (father of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - after, above, upwards

(indeclinable)

मासात् (māsāt) - after a month, from a month

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

जीवेयम् (jīveyam) - I would live

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, truly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: alternatively genitive

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