वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-45, verse-16

न हि मे जीवितं रक्ष्यं पुत्रदारधनानि वा ।
त्वं पश्य मां जुहूषन्तं त्वदर्थे जीवितं युधि ॥१६॥

16. na hi me jīvitaṃ rakṣyaṃ putradāradhanāni vā ,
tvaṃ paśya māṃ juhūṣantaṃ tvadarthe jīvitaṃ yudhi.

16. na hi me jīvitam rakṣyam putradāradhanāni vā tvam
paśya mām juhūṣantam tvadarthe jīvitam yudhi

16. me jīvitam na hi rakṣyam putradāradhanāni vā [na hi
rakṣyam] tvam mām yudhi tvadarthe jīvitam juhūṣantam paśya

16. Indeed, my life is not to be preserved, nor are my sons, wives, or wealth. You will see me offering my very life for your sake in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मे (me) - my, to me

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• रक्ष्यम् (rakṣyam) - to be protected, to be preserved

• पुत्रदारधनानि (putradāradhanāni) - sons, wives, and wealth

• वा (vā) - or

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• पश्य (paśya) - see! behold!

• माम् (mām) - me

• जुहूषन्तम् (juhūṣantam) - desiring to offer

• त्वदर्थे (tvadarthe) - for your sake, for your purpose

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jīv (to live) with suffix -ta, used as a neuter noun.

Root: jīv (class 1)

रक्ष्यम् (rakṣyam) - to be protected, to be preserved

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, guardable, preserveable

Gerundive

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect) with suffix -ya.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

पुत्रदारधनानि (putradāradhanāni) - sons, wives, and wealth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of putradāradhana

putradāradhana - sons, wives, and wealth

Compound type : dvandva (putra+dāra+dhana)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पश्य (paśya) - see! behold!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative Mood

2nd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada). Root dṛś forms present stem paśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

जुहूषन्तम् (juhūṣantam) - desiring to offer

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of juhūṣant

juhūṣant - desiring to offer, wishing to sacrifice

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Derived from the desiderative stem of root hu (to offer, sacrifice) with suffix -at.

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Functions as a participle modifying 'mām'.

त्वदर्थे (tvadarthe) - for your sake, for your purpose

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tvadartha

tvadartha - for your sake, on your account

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+artha)

• tvad – you (ablative stem used in compound)
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jīv (to live) with suffix -ta, used as a neuter noun.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of the participle 'juhūṣantam'.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war