वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-9, verse-19

विनश्येद्धि पुरी लङ्का शूराः सर्वे च राक्षसाः ।
रामस्य दयिता पत्नी न स्वयं यदि दीयते ॥१९॥

19. vinaśyeddhi purī laṅkā śūrāḥ sarve ca rākṣasāḥ ,
rāmasya dayitā patnī na svayaṃ yadi dīyate.

19. vinaśyet hi purī laṅkā śūrāḥ sarve ca rākṣasāḥ
rāmasya dayitā patnī na svayam yadi dīyate

19. yadi rāmasya dayitā patnī svayam na dīyate,
hi purī laṅkā ca sarve śūrāḥ rākṣasāḥ vinaśyet

19. Indeed, the city of Lanka and all the brave Rākṣasas will be destroyed if Rāma's beloved wife is not returned willingly.

Words meanings summery:

• विनश्येत् (vinaśyet) - will be destroyed (may be destroyed, will perish)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• पुरी (purī) - city (city, town)

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lanka (Lanka (name of the city/island))

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave (brave, heroic (plural))

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every (plural))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (Rākṣasas, demons (plural))

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• दयिता (dayitā) - beloved (beloved, dear, favorite)

• पत्नी (patnī) - wife (wife, mistress)

• न (na) - not (negation) (not, no, nor)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - willingly, by oneself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• दीयते (dīyate) - is returned (is given, is offered)

Words meanings and morphology

विनश्येत् (vinaśyet) - will be destroyed (may be destroyed, will perish)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vinaś

Optative active

3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential consequence.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुरी (purī) - city (city, town)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

Note: Subject, along with 'laṅkā' and 'rākṣasāḥ'.

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lanka (Lanka (name of the city/island))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka

Note: Subject, along with 'purī'.

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave (brave, heroic (plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valorous, hero

Note: Qualifying 'rākṣasāḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every (plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

Note: Qualifying 'rākṣasāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: Connects 'purī laṅkā' with 'rākṣasāḥ'.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (Rākṣasas, demons (plural))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa, demon

Offspring of Rakṣas, a class of beings.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a prince, an incarnation of Vishnu)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Possessive, "Rāma's".

दयिता (dayitā) - beloved (beloved, dear, favorite)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired

Past Passive Participle

From root 'day' (to pity, to love) with 'ita' suffix, used as adjective. Feminine form.

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Qualifying 'patnī'.

पत्नी (patnī) - wife (wife, mistress)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress (especially consecrated wife)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

न (na) - not (negation) (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'dīyate'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - willingly, by oneself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

reflexive adverb

Note: Modifies 'dīyate'.

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

conditional particle

Note: Introduces the conditional clause.

दीयते (dīyate) - is returned (is given, is offered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dā

Present Passive Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Main verb of the conditional clause.

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