वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-54, verse-22

शयामहे वा निहताः पृथिव्यामल्पजीविताः ।
दुष्प्रापं ब्रह्मलोकं वा प्राप्नुमो युधि सूदिताः ।
संप्राप्नुयामः कीर्तिं वा निहत्य शत्रुमाहवे ॥२२॥

22. śayāmahe vā nihatāḥ pṛthivyāmalpajīvitāḥ ,
duṣprāpaṃ brahmalokaṃ vā prāpnumo yudhi sūditāḥ ,
saṃprāpnuyāmaḥ kīrtiṃ vā nihatya śatrumāhave.

22. śayāmahe vā nihatāḥ pṛthivyām
alpajīvitāḥ duṣprāpam brahmalokam vā
prāpnumaḥ yudhi sūditāḥ saṃprāpnuyāmaḥ
kīrtim vā nihatya śatrum āhave

22. vā nihatāḥ alpajīvitāḥ pṛthivyām
śayāmahe vā yudhi sūditāḥ duṣprāpam
brahmalokam prāpnumaḥ vā āhave
śatrum nihatya kīrtim saṃprāpnuyāmaḥ

22. Either, having been slain, we lie down on the earth with our lives cut short. Or, killed in battle, we attain the difficult-to-reach world of (brahman). Or, having vanquished the enemy in battle, we may attain glory.

Words meanings summery:

• शयामहे (śayāmahe) - we lie down, we sleep

• वा (vā) - or, either

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain, killed

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth

• अल्पजीविताः (alpajīvitāḥ) - short-lived, with lives cut short

• दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to obtain, hard to reach

• ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - the world of (brahman)

• वा (vā) - or

• प्राप्नुमः (prāpnumaḥ) - we attain, we reach

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• सूदिताः (sūditāḥ) - killed, slain, destroyed

• संप्राप्नुयामः (saṁprāpnuyāmaḥ) - we may attain, we should attain

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, renown

• वा (vā) - or

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, having vanquished

• शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

शयामहे (śayāmahe) - we lie down, we sleep

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (lat) of śī

Root 'śī', 2nd class, present tense middle voice.

Root: śī (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with upasarga 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground

अल्पजीविताः (alpajīvitāḥ) - short-lived, with lives cut short

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alpajīvita

alpajīvita - short-lived, having a short life

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+jīvita)

• alpa – small, little, few, short
  adjective (masculine)
• jīvita – life, alive, living
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jīv' (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to obtain, hard to reach

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of duṣprāpa

duṣprāpa - difficult to obtain or reach

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+prāpa)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• prāpa – attainable, reachable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root 'āp' with upasarga 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - the world of (brahman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmaloka

brahmaloka - the world of (brahman), the highest heaven

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+loka)

• brahman – the Absolute, the supreme reality; creator god (Brahmā)
  noun (neuter)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

प्राप्नुमः (prāpnumaḥ) - we attain, we reach

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (lat) of āp

Root 'āp', 5th class, present tense active voice, with upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, combat

सूदिताः (sūditāḥ) - killed, slain, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūdita

sūdita - killed, destroyed, slain

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sūd' (to destroy, kill)

Root: sūd (class 10)

संप्राप्नुयामः (saṁprāpnuyāmaḥ) - we may attain, we should attain

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of āp

Root 'āp', 5th class, optative mood, active voice, with upasargas 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, reputation

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, having vanquished

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with upasarga 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Indeclinable participle.

शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, adversary

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, combat, fight, challenge

Prefix: ā

Root: hū (class 3)