वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-89, verse-3

शोणितार्द्रमिमं वीरं प्राणैरिष्टतरं मम ।
पश्यतो मम का शक्तिर्योद्धुं पर्याकुलात्मनः ॥३॥

3. śoṇitārdramimaṃ vīraṃ prāṇairiṣṭataraṃ mama ,
paśyato mama kā śaktiryoddhuṃ paryākulātmanaḥ.

3. śoṇitārdram imaṃ vīraṃ prāṇaiḥ iṣṭataraṃ mama
paśyataḥ mama kā śaktiḥ yoddhuṃ paryākulātmanaḥ

3. mama paryākulātmanaḥ paśyataḥ mama prāṇaiḥ
iṣṭataraṃ imaṃ śoṇitārdraṃ vīraṃ yoddhuṃ kā śaktiḥ

3. What strength do I possess to fight, as I look upon this blood-soaked hero, who is dearer to me than my own life, when my own spirit (ātman) is completely agitated?

Words meanings summery:

• शोणितार्द्रम् (śoṇitārdram) - blood-soaked, wet with blood

• इमं (imaṁ) - this

• वीरं (vīraṁ) - hero

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by lives, than lives, than life-breaths

• इष्टतरं (iṣṭataraṁ) - dearer, more beloved, more desired

• मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

• पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - for me while seeing, as I look upon (of one seeing, while seeing, for one seeing)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• का (kā) - what (feminine)

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power, strength, ability

• योद्धुं (yoddhuṁ) - to fight

• पर्याकुलात्मनः (paryākulātmanaḥ) - for me whose spirit (ātman) is completely agitated (of one whose self is agitated, for one with a distressed mind)

Words meanings and morphology

शोणितार्द्रम् (śoṇitārdram) - blood-soaked, wet with blood

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śoṇitārdra

śoṇitārdra - wet with blood, blood-soaked

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoṇita+ārdra)

• śoṇita – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
• ārdra – wet, moist, tender
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with imaṃ vīraṃ.

इमं (imaṁ) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to Lakṣmaṇa.

वीरं (vīraṁ) - hero

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

Note: Object of paśyataḥ. Refers to Lakṣmaṇa.

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by lives, than lives, than life-breaths

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - life-breath, vital air, life

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used with a comparative (iṣṭataraṃ) to indicate comparison.

इष्टतरं (iṣṭataraṁ) - dearer, more beloved, more desired

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of iṣṭatara

iṣṭatara - dearer, more desired, more beloved

Comparative degree of Past Passive Participle

Comparative of iṣṭa (desired, dear), from root iṣ (to wish)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with imaṃ vīraṃ.

मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive, "dearer to me".

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - for me while seeing, as I look upon (of one seeing, while seeing, for one seeing)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, beholding

Present Active Participle

From root dṛś (to see), with suppletive stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker (Rāma).

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive, "my strength".

का (kā) - what (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, "what kind of".

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power, strength, ability

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, capability, (śakti)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

योद्धुं (yoddhuṁ) - to fight

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root yudh (to fight) with -tum suffix

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Expresses purpose or capability.

पर्याकुलात्मनः (paryākulātmanaḥ) - for me whose spirit (ātman) is completely agitated (of one whose self is agitated, for one with a distressed mind)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paryākulātman

paryākulātman - whose mind is greatly agitated, distressed in spirit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (paryākula+ātman)

• paryākula – greatly agitated, much distressed, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of pari (completely) + ākula (agitated)
  Prefix: pari
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with paśyataḥ and mama, referring to the speaker.