वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-53, verse-22

यद्वा दहनकर्मायं सर्वत्र प्रभुरव्ययः ।
न मे दहति लाङ्गूलं कथमार्यां प्रधक्ष्यति ॥२२॥

22. yadvā dahanakarmāyaṃ sarvatra prabhuravyayaḥ ,
na me dahati lāṅgūlaṃ kathamāryāṃ pradhakṣyati.

22. yat vā dahana-karmā ayam sarvatra prabhuḥ avyayaḥ
na me dahati lāṅgūlam katham āryām pradhakṣyati

22. yat vā ayam dahana-karmā sarvatra prabhuḥ avyayaḥ
me lāṅgūlam na dahati katham āryām pradhakṣyati

22. Or, if this fire, whose nature is to burn, and which is omnipotent and undiminishing everywhere, does not burn my tail, then how will it consume the noble lady (Sita)?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - Used here as a conjunction, 'if' (that, which)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• दहन-कर्मा (dahana-karmā) - whose action is burning, whose nature is to burn

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, always

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master, lord, powerful

• अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable, undiminishing, immutable

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

• लाङ्गूलम् (lāṅgūlam) - my tail (Hanuman's) (tail)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• आर्याम् (āryām) - the noble lady (Sita) (the noble lady)

• प्रधक्ष्यति (pradhakṣyati) - will burn, will consume entirely

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - Used here as a conjunction, 'if' (that, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - that, which, what

Note: Used here as a conjunction, 'if'

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

दहन-कर्मा (dahana-karmā) - whose action is burning, whose nature is to burn

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahanakarman

dahanakarman - whose action is burning, having the function of burning

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dahana+karman)

• dahana – burning, consuming, fire
  noun (masculine)
  from root dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)
• karman – action, deed, function
  noun (neuter)

Note: agrees with 'ayam'

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, always

(indeclinable)

from sarva + suffix -tra

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master, lord, powerful

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, able

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable, undiminishing, immutable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, undiminishing, immutable, indeclinable

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un- (negation)
  indeclinable
• vyaya – expenditure, destruction, decay
  noun (masculine)
  from root i (to go) with prefix vi (away)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: agrees with 'ayam' and 'prabhuḥ'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, myself

दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dah

Present Active Indicative

Root: dah (class 1)

लाङ्गूलम् (lāṅgūlam) - my tail (Hanuman's) (tail)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lāṅgūla

lāṅgūla - tail

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

आर्याम् (āryām) - the noble lady (Sita) (the noble lady)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āryā

āryā - noble lady, respectable woman

प्रधक्ष्यति (pradhakṣyati) - will burn, will consume entirely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pradah

Future Active Indicative

from root dah (to burn) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dah (class 1)