वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-56, verse-13

यद्यहं भ्रातृहन्तारं न हन्मि युधि राघवम् ।
ननु मे मरणं श्रेयो न चेदं व्यर्थजीवितम् ॥१३॥

13. yadyahaṃ bhrātṛhantāraṃ na hanmi yudhi rāghavam ,
nanu me maraṇaṃ śreyo na cedaṃ vyarthajīvitam.

13. yadi aham bhrātṛhantāram na hanmi yudhi rāghavam
nanu me maraṇam śreyaḥ na ca idam vyarthajīvitam

13. If I do not kill Rāghava, the slayer of my brother, in battle, then surely death is preferable for me, and not this useless life.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भ्रातृहन्तारम् (bhrātṛhantāram) - the slayer of a brother, the killer of a brother

• न (na) - not, no

• हन्मि (hanmi) - I kill, I strike

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rāma)

• ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, then (particle)

• मे (me) - for me, to me, my

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, preferable, welfare

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this

• व्यर्थजीवितम् (vyarthajīvitam) - useless life, wasted life

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

भ्रातृहन्तारम् (bhrātṛhantāram) - the slayer of a brother, the killer of a brother

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛhantṛ

bhrātṛhantṛ - brother's killer, slayer of a brother

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhrātṛ+hantṛ)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• hantṛ – killer, slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root han- (to kill) with suffix -tṛ
  Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हन्मि (hanmi) - I kill, I strike

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root: han (class 2)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rāma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, prince of Raghu's line (e.g., Rama)

ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, then (particle)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for me, to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying, decease

From root mṛ- (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, preferable, welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, preferable, superior, good fortune, welfare

Comparative form of praśasya (excellent) or śrīmat (auspicious)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (pronoun)

व्यर्थजीवितम् (vyarthajīvitam) - useless life, wasted life

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyarthajīvita

vyarthajīvita - a useless or wasted life

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vyartha+jīvita)

• vyartha – useless, vain, fruitless, ineffectual
  adjective
• jīvita – life, living, existence
  noun (neuter)
  From root jīv- (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)