वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-50, verse-18

एवं गते न संतापं गन्तुमर्हसि राघव ।
सीतार्थे राघवार्थे वा दृढो भव नरोत्तम ॥१८॥

18. evaṃ gate na saṃtāpaṃ gantumarhasi rāghava ,
sītārthe rāghavārthe vā dṛḍho bhava narottama.

18. evam gate na saṃtāpam gantum arhasi rāghava
sīta-arthe rāghava-arthe vā dṛḍhaḥ bhava nara-uttama

18. When things have thus occurred, O Rāghava, you should not fall into distress. Be resolute, O best of men, whether for Sītā's sake or for your own sake.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• गते (gate) - having gone, having happened, when it has come to pass

• न (na) - not, no

• संतापम् (saṁtāpam) - distress, sorrow, affliction

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to experience, to obtain

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you deserve

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma)

• सीत-अर्थे (sīta-arthe) - for the sake of Sītā

• राघव-अर्थे (rāghava-arthe) - for the sake of Rāghava (yourself)

• वा (vā) - or

• दृढः (dṛḍhaḥ) - firm, strong, resolute

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• नर-उत्तम (nara-uttama) - O best of men

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of manner.

गते (gate) - having gone, having happened, when it has come to pass

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, happened, past

past passive participle

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, implying "when this has happened."

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

संतापम् (saṁtāpam) - distress, sorrow, affliction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃtāpa

saṁtāpa - distress, sorrow, affliction, pain

from root tap (to heat, torment) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of 'gantum'.

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to experience, to obtain

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of gam

infinitive

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used with 'arhasi'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present tense

Root: arh (class 1)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rāma

patronymic from Raghu

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

सीत-अर्थे (sīta-arthe) - for the sake of Sītā

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sītārtha

sītārtha - for the sake of Sītā

Compound of Sītā (name of Rāma's wife) and artha (sake, purpose).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sītā+artha)

• sītā – Sītā (name of Rāma's wife)
  proper noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative used to express purpose "for the sake of".

राघव-अर्थे (rāghava-arthe) - for the sake of Rāghava (yourself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāghavārtha

rāghavārtha - for the sake of Rāghava (Rāma)

Compound of Rāghava (Rāma) and artha (sake, purpose).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāghava+artha)

• rāghava – Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative used to express purpose "for the sake of".

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

दृढः (dṛḍhaḥ) - firm, strong, resolute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, resolute, hard

past passive participle

from root dṛh (to make firm)

Root: dṛh (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective with 'bhava'.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

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

imperative mood

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Null subject "you".

नर-उत्तम (nara-uttama) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best of men, excellent man

Compound of nara (man) and uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Rāma.