वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-5, verse-11

केदारस्येव केदारः सोदकस्य निरूदकः ।
उपस्नेहेन जीवामि जीवन्तीं यच्छृणोमि ताम् ॥११॥

11. kedārasyeva kedāraḥ sodakasya nirūdakaḥ ,
upasnehena jīvāmi jīvantīṃ yacchṛṇomi tām.

11. kedārasya iva kedāraḥ sodakasya nirūdakaḥ
upasnehena jīvāmi jīvantīm yat śṛṇomi tām

11. nirūdakaḥ kedāraḥ sodakasya kedārasya iva,
yat tām jīvantīm śṛṇomi,
(tena) upasnehena jīvāmi.

11. Just as a field without water is sustained by a watered field, I survive by the nourishment of merely hearing that she is still living.

Words meanings summery:

• केदारस्य (kedārasya) - of a field

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• केदारः (kedāraḥ) - a field

• सोदकस्य (sodakasya) - of one with water, of a watered field

• निरूदकः (nirūdakaḥ) - waterless, without water, dry

• उपस्नेहेन (upasnehena) - By the nourishment or sustenance (derived from hearing she is alive). (by moisture, by nourishment, by proximity)

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I survive

• जीवन्तीम् (jīvantīm) - Referring to Sītā as 'her who is living'. (living (feminine, accusative))

• यत् (yat) - Used as a subordinating conjunction, introducing the clause 'that I hear'. (that, which)

• शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear, I listen

• ताम् (tām) - Refers to Sītā. (her, that (feminine, accusative))

Words meanings and morphology

केदारस्य (kedārasya) - of a field

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kedāra

kedāra - a cultivated field, irrigated field, a garden bed

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

केदारः (kedāraḥ) - a field

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kedāra

kedāra - a cultivated field, irrigated field, a garden bed

सोदकस्य (sodakasya) - of one with water, of a watered field

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sodaka

sodaka - containing water, watery, irrigated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+udaka)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

निरूदकः (nirūdakaḥ) - waterless, without water, dry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirūdaka

nirūdaka - without water, waterless, dry

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nir+udaka)

• nir – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

उपस्नेहेन (upasnehena) - By the nourishment or sustenance (derived from hearing she is alive). (by moisture, by nourishment, by proximity)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upasneha

upasneha - moisture, ooze, exudation; affection, attachment; proximity; nourishment

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I survive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

जीवन्तीम् (jīvantīm) - Referring to Sītā as 'her who is living'. (living (feminine, accusative))

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jīvatī

jīvatī - living, alive (feminine)

Present Active Participle (feminine)

Derived from the root 'jīv' (1st class) with the 'śatṛ' suffix, and feminine 'ī'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

यत् (yat) - Used as a subordinating conjunction, introducing the clause 'that I hear'. (that, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear, I listen

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

ताम् (tām) - Refers to Sītā. (her, that (feminine, accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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