रामायणम्
Shloka 4.29Unverified draft

स्वयं विराधेन हि मृत्युरात्मनः प्रसह्य रामेण वधार्थमीप्सितः । निवेदितः काननचारिणा स्वयं न मे वधः शस्त्रकृतो भवेदिति ।।3.4.29।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
svayaṃस्वयंhimselfadverb
virādhenaविराधेनby Virādhainstrumental
hiहिindeedparticle
mṛtyurātmanaḥमृत्युरात्मनःhis own deathnominative object
prasahyaप्रसह्यby compulsiongerund/adverb
rāmeṇaरामेणby Rāmainstrumental
vadhārthamīpsitaḥवधार्थमीप्सितःdesired for the purpose of killingaccusative + nominative adjective
niveditaḥनिवेदितःdeclarednominative adjective
kānanacāriṇā svayaṃकाननचारिणा स्वयंby the forest-wanderer, himselfinstrumental + adverb
na me vadhaḥ śastrakṛto bhaveditiन मे वधः शस्त्रकृतो भवेदिति"my death should not be caused by a weapon," thusquotation

Reference: 3.4.29 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa