वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-41, verse-18

गङ्गायाः सलिलक्लिन्ने भस्मन्येषां महात्मनाम् ।
स्वर्गं गच्छेयुरत्यन्तं सर्वे मे प्रपितामहाः ॥१८॥

18. gaṅgāyāḥ salilaklinne bhasmanyeṣāṃ mahātmanām ,
svargaṃ gaccheyuratyantaṃ sarve me prapitāmahāḥ.

18. gaṅgāyāḥ salilaklinne bhasmani eṣām mahātmanām
svargam gaccheyuḥ atyantam sarve me prapitāmahāḥ

18. me sarve eṣām mahātmanām prapitāmahāḥ gaṅgāyāḥ
salilaklinne bhasmani atyantam svargam gaccheyuḥ

18. May all these great-souled great-grandfathers of mine ultimately reach heaven, their ashes being moistened by the water of the Gaṅgā.

Words meanings summery:

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā (of the Gaṅgā river)

• सलिलक्लिन्ने (salilaklinne) - moistened by water

• भस्मनि (bhasmani) - in the ashes

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls (of the great souls, of the noble ones)

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, celestial world)

• गच्छेयुः (gaccheyuḥ) - may they reach (may they go, may they reach)

• अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - ultimately, permanently (exceedingly, perpetually, ultimately, completely)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every, whole)

• मे (me) - my (my, of me)

• प्रपितामहाः (prapitāmahāḥ) - great-grandfathers

Words meanings and morphology

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā (of the Gaṅgā river)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the Ganges river

Note: Possessive of 'salila'.

सलिलक्लिन्ने (salilaklinne) - moistened by water

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of salilaklinna

salilaklinna - moistened with water

Instrumental Tatpuruṣa compound 'salila' (water) + 'klinna' (moistened)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+klinna)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• klinna – moistened, wet
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'klid' (to be wet), Ppp.
  Root: klid (class 4)

Note: Adjective for 'bhasmani'. Part of a locative absolute construction.

भस्मनि (bhasmani) - in the ashes

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhasman

bhasman - ashes

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, indicating the condition under which the action of 'gaccheyuḥ' occurs.

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the great-grandfathers.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls (of the great souls, of the noble ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime (mahātman)

Bahuvrīhi compound 'mahā' (great) + 'ātman' (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for 'prapitāmahāḥ'.

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, celestial world)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial world

Note: Object of motion for 'gaccheyuḥ'.

गच्छेयुः (gaccheyuḥ) - may they reach (may they go, may they reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (Liṅ) of gam

Optative Active

Root 'gam' (1st class), Optative (Liṅ) 3rd person plural active

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'prapitāmahāḥ'.

अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - ultimately, permanently (exceedingly, perpetually, ultimately, completely)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable (adverbial) form of adjective atyanta

Note: Adverb modifying 'gaccheyuḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'prapitāmahāḥ'.

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

From 'aham' (I)

Note: Possessive for 'prapitāmahāḥ'.

प्रपितामहाः (prapitāmahāḥ) - great-grandfathers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather

Compound 'pra' (before, great) + 'pitāmaha' (grandfather)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+pitāmaha)

• pra – before, forth, great, very
  prefix
• pitāmaha – grandfather (father's father)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'gaccheyuḥ'.

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