वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-47, verse-8

न खल्वद्यैव सौमित्रे जीवितं जाह्नवीजले ।
त्यजेयं राजवंशस्तु भर्तुर्मे परिहास्यते ॥८॥

8. na khalvadyaiva saumitre jīvitaṃ jāhnavījale ,
tyajeyaṃ rājavaṃśastu bharturme parihāsyate.

8. na khalu adya eva saumitre jīvitam jāhnavījale
tyajeyam rājavaṃśaḥ tu bhartuḥ me parihāsyate

8. saumitre khalu adya eva jāhnavījale jīvitam na
tyajeyam tu me bhartuḥ rājavaṃśaḥ parihāsyate

8. Indeed, O son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa), I would certainly not abandon my life in the Gaṅgā's waters today. However, if I were to do so, my husband's royal lineage would be ridiculed.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly

• अद्य (adya) - today

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O Lakṣmaṇa (O son of Sumitrā)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life

• जाह्नवीजले (jāhnavījale) - in the waters of the Gaṅgā

• त्यजेयम् (tyajeyam) - I would abandon/forsake

• राजवंशः (rājavaṁśaḥ) - royal lineage, king's dynasty

• तु (tu) - but, however

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

• मे (me) - my, of me

• परिहास्यते (parihāsyate) - will be ridiculed/mocked

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O Lakṣmaṇa (O son of Sumitrā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence

जाह्नवीजले (jāhnavījale) - in the waters of the Gaṅgā

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jāhnavījale

jāhnavījale - in the water of the Gaṅgā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāhnavī+jala)

• jāhnavī – the river Gaṅgā (daughter of Jahnu)
  proper noun (feminine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

त्यजेयम् (tyajeyam) - I would abandon/forsake

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

राजवंशः (rājavaṁśaḥ) - royal lineage, king's dynasty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājavaṃśa

rājavaṁśa - royal dynasty, king's family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+vaṃśa)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, family, race, bamboo
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

परिहास्यते (parihāsyate) - will be ridiculed/mocked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, future (ḷr̥ṭ) of parihas

Prefix: pari

Root: has (class 1)

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