वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-19, verse-25

न ह्येष राघवस्यार्थे जीवितं परिरक्षति ।
एषैवाशंसते युद्धे निहन्तुं सर्वराक्षसान् ॥२५॥

25. na hyeṣa rāghavasyārthe jīvitaṃ parirakṣati ,
eṣaivāśaṃsate yuddhe nihantuṃ sarvarākṣasān.

25. na hi eṣaḥ rāghavasya arthe jīvitaṃ parirakṣati
eṣaḥ eva āśaṃsate yuddhe nihantuṃ sarva-rākṣasān

25. hi eṣaḥ rāghavasya arthe jīvitaṃ na parirakṣati
eṣaḥ eva yuddhe sarva-rākṣasān nihantuṃ āśaṃsate

25. For he does not protect his own life for the sake of Rāma. Rather, he desires only to destroy all the demons in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - He (Lakṣmaṇa) (he, this one)

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, of Rāma

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of, in the matter of

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - his own life (life, living, existence)

• परिरक्षति (parirakṣati) - protects, preserves, guards

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - He (Lakṣmaṇa) (he, this one)

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

• आशंसते (āśaṁsate) - desires, wishes for, hopes

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• निहन्तुं (nihantuṁ) - to destroy, to kill, to strike down

• सर्व-राक्षसान् (sarva-rākṣasān) - all the demons

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - He (Lakṣmaṇa) (he, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava, of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of, in the matter of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, for the sake of

Note: Used here as a postposition meaning 'for the sake of'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - his own life (life, living, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, having lived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jīv (to live) with kta suffix, here substantivized as a noun.

Root: jīv (class 1)

परिरक्षति (parirakṣati) - protects, preserves, guards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - He (Lakṣmaṇa) (he, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

आशंसते (āśaṁsate) - desires, wishes for, hopes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of śaṃs

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yudh (to fight), here substantivized.

Root: yudh (class 4)

निहन्तुं (nihantuṁ) - to destroy, to kill, to strike down

(verbal)

Note: Infinitive form (tumun affix).

सर्व-राक्षसान् (sarva-rākṣasān) - all the demons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva-rākṣasa

sarva-rākṣasa - all demons

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sarva+rākṣasa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit, monster
  noun (masculine)