वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-50, verse-8

भगवन् किंप्रमाणेन मम वंशो भविष्यति ।
किमायुश्च हि मे रामः पुत्राश्चान्ये किमायुषः ॥८॥

8. bhagavan kiṃpramāṇena mama vaṃśo bhaviṣyati ,
kimāyuśca hi me rāmaḥ putrāścānye kimāyuṣaḥ.

8. bhagavan kimpramāṇena mama vaṃśaḥ bhaviṣyati
kim āyuḥ ca hi me rāmaḥ putrāḥ ca anye kimāyuṣaḥ

8. bhagavan mama vaṃśaḥ kimpramāṇena bhaviṣyati? hi
me rāmaḥ kim āyuḥ ca? anye putrāḥ ca kimāyuṣaḥ?

8. O revered one (bhagavan), of what measure will my lineage be? What will be the lifespan of my Rāma, and what will be the lifespans of my other sons?

Words meanings summery:

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O worshipful one, O Lord

• किम्प्रमाणेन (kimpramāṇena) - of what measure, of what extent, by what standard

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• वंशः (vaṁśaḥ) - lineage, family, race

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan, life, age

• च (ca) - and, also

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• मे (me) - my, of me

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper name)

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्ये (anye) - others, other

• किमायुषः (kimāyuṣaḥ) - having what lifespan, of what lifespan

Words meanings and morphology

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O worshipful one, O Lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, glorious, blessed

किम्प्रमाणेन (kimpramāṇena) - of what measure, of what extent, by what standard

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kimpramāṇa

kimpramāṇa - of what measure, of what extent

Compound type : karmadharaya (kim+pramāṇa)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun
• pramāṇa – measure, extent, authority
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vaṃśaḥ' (implicitly).

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

वंशः (vaṁśaḥ) - lineage, family, race

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṃśa

vaṁśa - lineage, family, race, bamboo

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used adjectivally to qualify 'āyuḥ'.

आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan, life, age

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - lifespan, life, age

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others, other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

किमायुषः (kimāyuṣaḥ) - having what lifespan, of what lifespan

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimāyus

kimāyus - having what lifespan, of what age

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+āyus)

• kim – what
  pronoun
• āyus – lifespan, age
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'putrāḥ'.