वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-45, verse-25

ममापि दयितो रामो जीवितेनापि लक्ष्मण ।
न चाहमेवं शोचामि मैवं त्वं बालिशो भव ॥२५॥

25. mamāpi dayito rāmo jīvitenāpi lakṣmaṇa ,
na cāhamevaṃ śocāmi maivaṃ tvaṃ bāliśo bhava.

25. mama api dayitaḥ rāmaḥ jīvitena api lakṣmaṇa na
ca aham evam śocāmi mā evam tvam bāliśaḥ bhava

25. lakṣmaṇa rāmaḥ mama api jīvitena api dayitaḥ ca
aham evam na śocāmi tvam evam mā bāliśaḥ bhava

25. Indeed, Rāma is beloved to me, even more than my own life, Lakṣmaṇa. Yet, I do not grieve in this way; therefore, you also should not be foolish.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अपि (api) - indeed, certainly (also, even, indeed)

• दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved (beloved, dear, liked)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma, son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

• जीवितेन (jīvitena) - more than life (instrumental of comparison) (by life, with life)

• अपि (api) - even (indicating 'more than') (also, even, indeed)

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma's younger brother (vocative case) (Lakṣmaṇa)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - yet, and (introducing a contrast) (and, also)

• अहम् (aham) - I (referring to Kauśalyā) (I)

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (referring to grieving) (thus, in this manner)

• शोचामि (śocāmi) - I lament (present action) (I grieve, I lament)

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle) (do not, lest)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in such a foolish way (thus, in this manner)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to Lakṣmaṇa) (you)

• बालिशः (bāliśaḥ) - foolish (foolish, childish, ignorant)

• भव (bhava) - be (imperative command) (be, become)

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

अपि (api) - indeed, certainly (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved (beloved, dear, liked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, husband

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `day` (to pity, to love, to cherish)

Root: day (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma, son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name), pleasant, charming

जीवितेन (jīvitena) - more than life (instrumental of comparison) (by life, with life)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `jīv` (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (indicating 'more than') (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma's younger brother (vocative case) (Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (proper name), auspicious mark

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - yet, and (introducing a contrast) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (referring to Kauśalyā) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

एवम् (evam) - in this way (referring to grieving) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

शोचामि (śocāmi) - I lament (present action) (I grieve, I lament)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śoc

Present active indicative

First conjugation, parasmaipada

Root: śuc (class 1)

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle) (do not, lest)

(indeclinable)

Used with augment imperative (luṅ) or injunctive (leṭ) for prohibition, but here with imperative (loṭ).

एवम् (evam) - thus, in such a foolish way (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to Lakṣmaṇa) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

बालिशः (bāliśaḥ) - foolish (foolish, childish, ignorant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāliśa

bāliśa - childish, foolish, ignorant, young

From `bāla` (child) + `iśa` (suffix)

भव (bhava) - be (imperative command) (be, become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Present active imperative

First conjugation, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)