वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-24, verse-22

तत्र मे निहतो भर्ता गरीयाञ्जीवितादपि ।
स त्वया दयितस्तत्र भ्रात्रा शत्रुसमेन वै ॥२२॥

22. tatra me nihato bhartā garīyāñjīvitādapi ,
sa tvayā dayitastatra bhrātrā śatrusamena vai.

22. tatra me nihataḥ bhartā garīyān jīvitāt api
saḥ tvayā dayitaḥ tatra bhrātrā śatrusamena vai

22. tatra me bhartā garīyān jīvitāt api nihataḥ
saḥ tvayā bhrātrā śatrusamena vai dayitaḥ tatra

22. There, my husband, dearer to me even than life itself, was slain. He, who was beloved (to me), was killed there by you, a brother who is truly like an enemy.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that battle (there, in that place)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

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

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, supporter, lord)

• गरीयान् (garīyān) - dearer (more important) (dearer, heavier, more important, more venerable)

• जीवितात् (jīvitāt) - than life (from life, than life)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, moreover)

• सः (saḥ) - he (my husband) (he, that)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (referring to Rāvaṇa) (by you)

• दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved (to me) (beloved, dear, fond of)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in that situation, or in that battle) (there, in that place)

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by a brother (referring to Rāvaṇa) (by a brother)

• शत्रुसमेन (śatrusamena) - who is like an enemy (like an enemy, equal to an enemy)

• वै (vai) - truly (indeed, verily, certainly)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that battle (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

formed from 'tad' (that) + 'tral' suffix (locative sense)

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, supporter, lord)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, lord, master

Agent noun from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support, maintain)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

गरीयान् (garīyān) - dearer (more important) (dearer, heavier, more important, more venerable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garīyas

garīyas - heavier, more weighty, more important, more venerable, dearer

Comparative adjective

Comparative form of 'guru' (heavy, important, venerable)

जीवितात् (jīvitāt) - than life (from life, than life)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence, livelihood

Past Passive Participle used as noun

From root 'jīv' (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Used for comparison with 'garīyān'

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (my husband) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (referring to Rāvaṇa) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved (to me) (beloved, dear, fond of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired

Past Passive Participle

From root 'day' (to pity, be compassionate, love)

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Here, it means 'beloved' or 'dear to someone'

तत्र (tatra) - there (in that situation, or in that battle) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

formed from 'tad' (that) + 'tral' suffix (locative sense)

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by a brother (referring to Rāvaṇa) (by a brother)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

शत्रुसमेन (śatrusamena) - who is like an enemy (like an enemy, equal to an enemy)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śatrusama

śatrusama - equal to an enemy, like an enemy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+sama)

• śatru – enemy, rival
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śat
• sama – equal, similar, like, same
  adjective (masculine)

वै (vai) - truly (indeed, verily, certainly)

(indeclinable)