वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-61, verse-6

एतस्मिन्निहते सैन्ये वानराणां तरस्विनाम् ।
यो यो धारयते प्राणांस्तं तमाश्वासयावहे ॥६॥

6. etasminnihate sainye vānarāṇāṃ tarasvinām ,
yo yo dhārayate prāṇāṃstaṃ tamāśvāsayāvahe.

6. etasmin nihate sainye vānarāṇām tarasvinām
yaḥ yaḥ dhārayate prāṇān tam tam āśvāsayāvahe

6. etasmin tarasvinām vānarāṇām sainye nihate
yaḥ yaḥ prāṇān dhārayate tam tam āśvāsayāvahe

6. When this army of mighty monkeys has been struck down, whoever among them still retains life, we two shall console them.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this (army) (in this, in that)

• निहते (nihate) - struck down, destroyed (referring to the army) (killed, destroyed, struck down)

• सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army (in the army, on the battlefield)

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

• तरस्विनाम् (tarasvinām) - of the mighty ones (of the mighty, powerful, swift)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

• धारयते (dhārayate) - retains, holds on to (life) (holds, bears, maintains)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, vital breaths (breaths, vital airs, life)

• तम् (tam) - that one (him, that)

• तम् (tam) - that one (him, that)

• आश्वासयावहे (āśvāsayāvahe) - we two shall comfort (we two shall console, we two shall reassure)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this (army) (in this, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

निहते (nihate) - struck down, destroyed (referring to the army) (killed, destroyed, struck down)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni and suffix kta.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army (in the army, on the battlefield)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military force

Derived from senā (army) with ya suffix.

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Possessive qualifier for sainye.

तरस्विनाम् (tarasvinām) - of the mighty ones (of the mighty, powerful, swift)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tarasvin

tarasvin - strong, powerful, swift, vigorous

Derived from taras (speed, power) with vin suffix.

Note: Qualifies vānarāṇām.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

(relative pronoun)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

(relative pronoun)

Note: Emphatic repetition.

धारयते (dhārayate) - retains, holds on to (life) (holds, bears, maintains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of dhāraya

Present Middle

3rd person singular, Present tense, middle voice. Causative of √dhṛ (to hold).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: This is an Ātmanepada form.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, vital breaths (breaths, vital airs, life)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

From prefix pra and root an (to breathe).

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that one (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to yad.

तम् (tam) - that one (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Emphatic repetition.

आश्वासयावहे (āśvāsayāvahe) - we two shall comfort (we two shall console, we two shall reassure)

(verb)

1st person , dual, middle, imperative (loṭ) of āśvās

Present Imperative Middle

1st person dual, Imperative mood, middle voice. From root √śvas (to breathe) with prefix ā and causative suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)