वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-89, verse-8

किं मे राज्येन किं प्राणैर्युद्धे कार्यं न विद्यते ।
यत्रायं निहतः शेते रणमूर्धनि लक्ष्मणः ॥८॥

8. kiṃ me rājyena kiṃ prāṇairyuddhe kāryaṃ na vidyate ,
yatrāyaṃ nihataḥ śete raṇamūrdhani lakṣmaṇaḥ.

8. kim me rājyena kim prāṇaiḥ yuddhe kāryam na vidyate
yatra ayam nihataḥ śete raṇamūrdhani lakṣmaṇaḥ

8. yatra ayam lakṣmaṇaḥ nihataḥ raṇamūrdhani śete,
kim me rājyena? kim prāṇaiḥ? yuddhe kāryam na vidyate.

8. What use is the kingdom to me? What use are my very lives? There is no purpose in battle for me, when this Lakṣmaṇa lies slain on the battlefield.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - What use, what good (what, how, why)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• राज्येन (rājyena) - with the kingdom (by the kingdom, with the kingdom)

• किम् (kim) - What use, what good (what, how, why)

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - with my vital breaths (referring to life itself) (by lives, with breaths, with vital airs)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle (in battle, for battle)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, task (action, deed, purpose, to be done)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present (exists, is found)

• यत्र (yatra) - when (where, in which case, when)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (person) (this, he)

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain (slain, killed, struck down)

• शेते (śete) - lies (dead) (lies, rests, sleeps)

• रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - on the battlefield (on the head of battle, on the front of battle, on the battlefield)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - What use, what good (what, how, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, whether, how, why

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun or adverb.

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of mad.

राज्येन (rājyena) - with the kingdom (by the kingdom, with the kingdom)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

From rājan (king) + ya (suffix forming abstract noun).

Root: rāj (class 1)

किम् (kim) - What use, what good (what, how, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, whether, how, why

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun or adverb.

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - with my vital breaths (referring to life itself) (by lives, with breaths, with vital airs)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, spirit, vital force (prāṇa)

From pra + an (to breathe).

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle (in battle, for battle)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle

From root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, task (action, deed, purpose, to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, business, purpose

Gerundive

From root kṛ (to do) + ya (suffix).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present (exists, is found)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Middle

From root vid (to be, exist), class 4.

Root: vid (class 4)

यत्र (yatra) - when (where, in which case, when)

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (person) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'idam'.

निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain (slain, killed, struck down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From ni + han (to strike, kill).

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Lakṣmaṇa.

शेते (śete) - lies (dead) (lies, rests, sleeps)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Present Middle

From root śī (to lie), class 2.

Root: śī (class 2)

रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - on the battlefield (on the head of battle, on the front of battle, on the battlefield)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇamūrdhan

raṇamūrdhan - battlefield, front of battle

Compound of raṇa (battle) and mūrdhan (head, front).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, combat, war
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• mūrdhan – head, top, front, summit
  noun (masculine)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother), one having auspicious marks

From lakṣman (mark, sign) + a (suffix).