वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-57

किमर्थमहमाहत्य भवद्भिः प्रतिबोधितः ।
कच्चित् सुकुशलं राज्ञो भयं वा नेह किं चन ॥५७॥

57. kimarthamahamāhatya bhavadbhiḥ pratibodhitaḥ ,
kaccit sukuśalaṃ rājño bhayaṃ vā neha kiṃ cana.

57. kimartham aham āhatya bhavadbhiḥ pratibodhitaḥ
kaccit sukuśalam rājñaḥ bhayam vā na iha kim cana

57. Why have I been awakened by you with such force? Is the king's welfare secure? Or is there no danger here at all?

Words meanings summery:

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आहत्य (āhatya) - Referring to being woken up forcefully or with significant effort. (having struck, having hit, having dealt a blow (implying forcefully))

• भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (plural, respectful)

• प्रतिबोधितः (pratibodhitaḥ) - awakened, roused, made to understand

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - An interrogative particle expressing hope or doubt. (I hope that, is it that)

• सुकुशलम् (sukuśalam) - very well-being, excellent welfare

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

• वा (vā) - or, either

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• किम् चन (kim cana) - anything (used with 'na' to mean 'nothing at all')

Words meanings and morphology

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

आहत्य (āhatya) - Referring to being woken up forcefully or with significant effort. (having struck, having hit, having dealt a blow (implying forcefully))

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √han (to strike, kill) with the prefix 'ā-' and the absolutive suffix -lyap.

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (plural, respectful)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, your worship (honorific second person pronoun)

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √bhū (to be). Used as an honorific second person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Rākṣasas who awakened Kumbhakarṇa.

प्रतिबोधितः (pratibodhitaḥ) - awakened, roused, made to understand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibodhita

pratibodhita - awakened, roused, taught, informed

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

Derived from the root √budh (to awaken, perceive) with the prefix 'prati-' in the causative form (ṇic) and the past passive participle suffix -kta.

Prefix: prati

Root: budh (class 1)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - An interrogative particle expressing hope or doubt. (I hope that, is it that)

(indeclinable)

सुकुशलम् (sukuśalam) - very well-being, excellent welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukuśala

sukuśala - very well, in good health, excellent welfare

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kuśala)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kuśala – well-being, welfare, skillful
  adjective (neuter)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Derived from the root √bhī (to fear) with the suffix 'a'.

Root: bhī (class 3)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

किम् चन (kim cana) - anything (used with 'na' to mean 'nothing at all')

(pronoun)

of kimcana

kimcana - anything, something (with 'na', means nothing)

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