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

यदर्थमयमारम्भस्तत् कार्यमवसादितम् ।
मया हि दहता लङ्कां न सीता परिरक्षिता ॥५॥

5. yadarthamayamārambhastat kāryamavasāditam ,
mayā hi dahatā laṅkāṃ na sītā parirakṣitā.

5. yadartham ayam ārambhaḥ tat kāryam avasāditam
mayā hi dahatā laṅkām na sītā parirakṣitā

5. yadartham ayam ārambhaḥ tat kāryam avasāditam.
hi laṅkām dahatā mayā sītā na parirakṣitā.

5. That purpose, for which this whole endeavor began, has been utterly ruined. Indeed, by me, who was burning Lanka, Sita was not protected.

Words meanings summery:

• यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for which purpose, on account of which

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - beginning, undertaking, endeavor

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - the main mission (finding Sita) (task, purpose, mission)

• अवसादितम् (avasāditam) - ruined, brought to an end, destroyed

• मया (mayā) - by me

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• दहता (dahatā) - by me, who was burning (Lanka) (by the burning one)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city/island of Lanka (Lanka (accusative))

• न (na) - not

• सीता (sītā) - Sita, wife of Rama (Sita)

• परिरक्षिता (parirakṣitā) - protected, saved

Words meanings and morphology

यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for which purpose, on account of which

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yad+artha)

• yad – which, what (relative pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with ārambhaḥ

आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - beginning, undertaking, endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārambha

ārambha - beginning, commencement, undertaking, enterprise

From root rabh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to kāryam

कार्यम् (kāryam) - the main mission (finding Sita) (task, purpose, mission)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, task, business, purpose

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अवसादितम् (avasāditam) - ruined, brought to an end, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avasādita

avasādita - ruined, brought to an end, destroyed, disheartened

Past Passive Participle (causative stem)

From root sad (to sink, perish) with prefix ava, causative 'sādi' + kta

Prefix: ava

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kāryam

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

दहता (dahatā) - by me, who was burning (Lanka) (by the burning one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dahat

dahat - burning, consuming

Present Active Participle

From root dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mayā

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city/island of Lanka (Lanka (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (the capital of Ravana, traditionally identified with modern Sri Lanka)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सीता (sītā) - Sita, wife of Rama (Sita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rama); furrow, cultivated land

परिरक्षिता (parirakṣitā) - protected, saved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parirakṣita

parirakṣita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

From root rakṣ (to protect) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sītā