Lay sajeevan Lakhan jiyaye: meaning
Chaupai 11 of the Hanuman Chalisa
लाय सजीवन लखन जियाये
श्रीरघुबीर हरषि उर लाये
lāy sajīvan Lakhan jiyāye / Śrī Raghubīr haraṣi ur lāye
You brought the life-giving herb and revived Lakshman. Overjoyed, Ram pulled you to his chest.
Words
लाय lāybringing
सजीवन sajīvanlife-giving herbSanskrit sa (with) plus jīvana (life); the herb is usually called sañjīvanī.
लखन LakhanLakshmana
जियाये jiyāyebrought back to lifeFrom jīnā, to live, in a causative form.
श्रीरघुबीर Śrī RaghubīrRam, Raghu's heroŚrī is a title of respect; bīr is Sanskrit vīra, hero.
हरषि haraṣirejoicingFrom Sanskrit harṣa, joy.
उर urto his chestSanskrit uras, chest.
लाये lāyedrew
The herb from the Himalaya
Lakshman lies near death on the battlefield. Hanuman flies to the Himalaya for healing herbs and, when he cannot pick them out, carries back the mountain peak itself.
Source: Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda; Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas, Lanka Kand