अथ नेष्यसि चेद्ब्रह्मंस्तद्धतोऽस्म्यहमेव ते । अन्यथा तु न पश्यामि शाश्वतं जयमात्मनः ॥ ३७ ॥
atha nēṣyasi cēdbrahmaṁstaddhatō’smyahamēva tē | anyathā tu na paśyāmi śāśvataṁ jayamātmanaḥ || 37 ||
Translation
"And if you do take him, O brahmin, then I am as good as slain by you. Otherwise I see no lasting victory for myself."
Word by word
- atha
- and
- nēṣyasi
- you take him
- cēt
- if
- brahmaṁs
- (brahman) O brahmin
- tat
- then
- hatō
- (hataḥ) slain
- asmi
- am
- aham
- I
- ēva
- as good as
- tē
- by you
- anyathā
- otherwise
- tu
- and
- na
- no
- paśyāmi
- I see
- śāśvataṁ
- lasting
- jayam
- victory
- ātmanaḥ
- for myself
Meaning
Both translations take it: if the sage takes Rāma by the power of his austerity, the king will die of it.