वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-14

प्लावयस्व त्वमात्मानं नरोत्तम सदोचिते ।
सलिले पुरुषव्याघ्र शुचिः पुण्यफलो भव ॥१४॥

14. plāvayasva tvamātmānaṃ narottama sadocite ,
salile puruṣavyāghra śuciḥ puṇyaphalo bhava.

14. plāvayasva tvam ātmānaṃ narottama sadocite
salile puruṣavyāghra śuciḥ puṇyaphalaḥ bhava

14. narottama puruṣavyāghra tvam ātmānaṃ sadocite
salile plāvayasva śuciḥ puṇyaphalaḥ bhava

14. O best among men, O tiger among men, immerse your self (ātman) in this ever-suitable water. Be pure and attain the fruits of virtue.

Words meanings summery:

• प्लावयस्व (plāvayasva) - immerse yourself (in water) (immerse yourself, cause to swim)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• आत्मानं (ātmānaṁ) - your (own) self (self, soul, spirit)

• नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best among men (vocative) (best among men, excellent man)

• सदोचिते (sadocite) - in the always suitable (water) (always suitable, ever proper)

• सलिले (salile) - in the water

• पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men (vocative) (tiger among men, excellent man, brave man)

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, holy

• पुण्यफलः (puṇyaphalaḥ) - endowed with the fruits of virtue (having the fruit of merit, meritorious)

• भव (bhava) - be, become

Words meanings and morphology

प्लावयस्व (plāvayasva) - immerse yourself (in water) (immerse yourself, cause to swim)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of plāvay

Causative of plu

Causative stem from root plu (to float, swim)

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Reflexive action.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject.

आत्मानं (ātmānaṁ) - your (own) self (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath

Note: Object of plāvayasva.

नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best among men (vocative) (best among men, excellent man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Address.

सदोचिते (sadocite) - in the always suitable (water) (always suitable, ever proper)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sadocita

sadocita - always suitable, ever proper

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sadā+ucita)

• sadā – always, ever
  indeclinable
• ucita – suitable, proper, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from verb root vac/uc
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with salile.

सलिले (salile) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

Note: Location of immersion.

पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men (vocative) (tiger among men, excellent man, brave man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man, brave man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address.

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, holy, bright

Note: Predicate adjective with bhava.

पुण्यफलः (puṇyaphalaḥ) - endowed with the fruits of virtue (having the fruit of merit, meritorious)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyaphala

puṇyaphala - fruit of merit, result of virtue

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+phala)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed, holy
  adjective (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate noun/adjective with bhava.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Command.

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