वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-18

जानकीरक्षणार्थं वा श्रमाद्वा नोपलभ्यते ।
अथ वा कः श्रमस्तस्य सैव तेनाभिरक्षिता ॥१८॥

18. jānakīrakṣaṇārthaṃ vā śramādvā nopalabhyate ,
atha vā kaḥ śramastasya saiva tenābhirakṣitā.

18. jānakīrakṣaṇārtham vā śramāt vā na upalabhyate
atha vā kaḥ śramaḥ tasya sā eva tena abhirakṣitā

18. jānakīrakṣaṇārtham vā śramāt vā na upalabhyate
atha vā tasya kaḥ śramaḥ sā eva tena abhirakṣitā

18. Is she not found either because of the extensive guarding of Janaki, or due to my fatigue? But what fatigue could there be for me? Indeed, she herself is being well-guarded by him (Rāvaṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• जानकीरक्षणार्थम् (jānakīrakṣaṇārtham) - for the protection of Janaki, for Sita's security

• वा (vā) - or, either

• श्रमात् (śramāt) - from fatigue, due to exhaustion

• वा (vā) - or, either

• न (na) - not

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is found, is perceived, is obtained

• अथ (atha) - now, then, or, rather

• वा (vā) - or, either

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what, which

• श्रमः (śramaḥ) - fatigue, effort, toil

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its

• सा (sā) - she

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• तेन (tena) - by Rāvaṇa (by him, by it)

• अभिरक्षिता (abhirakṣitā) - well-protected, guarded

Words meanings and morphology

जानकीरक्षणार्थम् (jānakīrakṣaṇārtham) - for the protection of Janaki, for Sita's security

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jānakī+rakṣaṇa+artha)

• jānakī – Sita, daughter of Janaka
  proper noun (feminine)
• rakṣaṇa – protection, guarding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

श्रमात् (śramāt) - from fatigue, due to exhaustion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śrama

śrama - fatigue, exhaustion, effort, toil

Root: śram (class 4)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is found, is perceived, is obtained

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

अथ (atha) - now, then, or, rather

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

श्रमः (śramaḥ) - fatigue, effort, toil

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrama

śrama - fatigue, exhaustion, effort, toil

Root: śram (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - his, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by Rāvaṇa (by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अभिरक्षिता (abhirakṣitā) - well-protected, guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhirakṣita

abhirakṣita - well-protected, guarded

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root rakṣ with prefix abhi and suffix -ita.

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

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