वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-28, verse-34

अहमेव सह भ्रात्रा लक्ष्मणेन महौजसा ।
आत्मना पञ्चमश्चायं सखा मम विभीषणः ॥३४॥

34. ahameva saha bhrātrā lakṣmaṇena mahaujasā ,
ātmanā pañcamaścāyaṃ sakhā mama vibhīṣaṇaḥ.

34. aham eva saha bhrātrā lakṣmaṇena mahaujasā
ātmanā pañcamaḥ ca ayam sakhā mama vibhīṣaṇaḥ

34. aham eva mahaujasā bhrātrā lakṣmaṇena saha ca
ayam mama sakhā vibhīṣaṇaḥ ātmanā pañcamaḥ

34. I myself, along with my mighty brother Lakṣmaṇa, and this friend Vibhīṣaṇa, am the fifth (individual) among us.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Rāma) (I)

• एव (eva) - myself, indeed (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - with my brother (by brother, with brother)

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - with Lakṣmaṇa (by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa)

• महौजसा (mahaujasā) - with my mighty (brother) (by the mighty one, with great power/splendor)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - myself, by myself (in the sense of "I myself am the fifth") (by oneself, by the soul, by the self)

• पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - the fifth (person) (fifth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (Vibhīṣaṇa) (this, this one)

• सखा (sakhā) - friend (friend, companion)

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (Vibhīṣaṇa (brother of Rāvaṇa who joined Rāma))

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Rāma) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun

एव (eva) - myself, indeed (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/postposition governing instrumental case

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - with my brother (by brother, with brother)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

R-stem noun

Note: Governed by `saha`.

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - with Lakṣmaṇa (by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

Note: Governed by `saha`.

महौजसा (mahaujasā) - with my mighty (brother) (by the mighty one, with great power/splendor)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahaojas

mahaojas - having great power/splendor/energy, mighty, very energetic

Compound adjective, Bahuvrīhi

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ojas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ojas – power, strength, vigor, energy, splendor
  noun (neuter)
  S-stem noun

Note: Agrees with `bhrātrā` and `lakṣmaṇena`.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - myself, by myself (in the sense of "I myself am the fifth") (by oneself, by the soul, by the self)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - (ātman) soul, self, essence, vital breath, mind, person

N-stem noun

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Here, indicating the agent of being "the fifth". "I am the fifth (person) myself."

पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - the fifth (person) (fifth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcama

pañcama - fifth

Ordinal number from pañcan (five)

Note: Qualifies `aham` implicitly.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अयम् (ayam) - this (Vibhīṣaṇa) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with `sakhā` and `vibhīṣaṇaḥ`.

सखा (sakhā) - friend (friend, companion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion, ally

I-stem noun

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun, genitive singular

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa (Vibhīṣaṇa (brother of Rāvaṇa who joined Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name)

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