वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-89, verse-28

न हि मे जीवितेनार्थः सीतया च जयेन वा ।
को हि मे जीवितेनार्थस्त्वयि पञ्चत्वमागते ॥२८॥

28. na hi me jīvitenārthaḥ sītayā ca jayena vā ,
ko hi me jīvitenārthastvayi pañcatvamāgate.

28. na hi me jīvitena arthaḥ sītayā ca jayena vā
kaḥ hi me jīvitena arthaḥ tvayi pañcatvam āgate

28. me jīvitena arthaḥ na hi.
sītayā ca jayena vā (arthaḥ na).
tvayi pañcatvam āgate kaḥ hi me jīvitena arthaḥ

28. Indeed, I have no purpose in life, nor with Sītā, nor with victory. What purpose do I have in life when you have met your end?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मे (me) - to me, my (genitive/dative of 'I')

• जीवितेन (jīvitena) - in life (by life, with life)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

• सीतया (sītayā) - by Sītā, with Sītā

• च (ca) - and, also

• जयेन (jayena) - by victory, with victory

• वा (vā) - or

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मे (me) - to me, my (genitive/dative of 'I')

• जीवितेन (jīvitena) - in life (by life, with life)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, on you

• पञ्चत्वम् (pañcatvam) - the state of having departed, death, demise (the state of five, fivefold nature, death)

• आगते (āgate) - when you have arrived at (death) (having come, arrived)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my (genitive/dative of 'I')

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Variant form for mad (genitive) or mahyam (dative)

जीवितेन (jīvitena) - in life (by life, with life)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jīv- (to live) + -ita suffix

Root: jīv (class 1)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing

सीतया (sītayā) - by Sītā, with Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (proper name)

Note: Proper noun, daughter of Janaka and wife of Rama.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जयेन (jayena) - by victory, with victory

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph

Root: ji (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my (genitive/dative of 'I')

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Variant form for mad (genitive) or mahyam (dative)

जीवितेन (jīvitena) - in life (by life, with life)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jīv- (to live) + -ita suffix

Root: jīv (class 1)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, on you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

पञ्चत्वम् (pañcatvam) - the state of having departed, death, demise (the state of five, fivefold nature, death)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pañcatva

pañcatva - the state of five elements, fivefold nature, dissolution, death

Derived from pañcan (five) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pañcan+tva)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• tva – state, nature, quality (suffix)
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Refers to the dissolution into the five elements at death.

आगते (āgate) - when you have arrived at (death) (having come, arrived)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam- (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with tvayi.