वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-2

भस्मन्यथाप्लुते राम गङ्गायाः सलिलेन वै ।
सर्व लोकप्रभुर्ब्रह्मा राजानमिदमब्रवीत् ॥२॥

2. bhasmanyathāplute rāma gaṅgāyāḥ salilena vai ,
sarva lokaprabhurbrahmā rājānamidamabravīt.

2. bhasmani yathā āplute rāma gaṅgāyāḥ salilena
vai sarvalokaprabhuḥ brahmā rājānam idam abravīt

2. rāma,
yathā bhasmani gaṅgāyāḥ salilena āplute vai,
sarvalokaprabhuḥ brahmā rājānam idam abravīt

2. O Rāma, when the ashes were thus immersed by the waters of Gaṅgā, Brahmā, the lord of all worlds, said this to the king.

Words meanings summery:

• भस्मनि (bhasmani) - in the ashes (in the ashes, upon the ashes)

• यथा (yathā) - when, just as (as, just as, when)

• आप्लुते (āplute) - immersed (referring to the ashes) (immersed, bathed, covered)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (Rāma (vocative))

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā

• सलिलेन (salilena) - by the waters (by water, with water)

• वै (vai) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, surely, verily)

• सर्वलोकप्रभुः (sarvalokaprabhuḥ) - the lord of all worlds (lord of all worlds)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the deity Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator deity))

• राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king (Bhagīratha) (to the king)

• इदम् (idam) - this (word/statement) (this)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

भस्मनि (bhasmani) - in the ashes (in the ashes, upon the ashes)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhasman

bhasman - ash, cinders

Note: Refers to the ashes of Sagara's sons.

यथा (yathā) - when, just as (as, just as, when)

(indeclinable)

आप्लुते (āplute) - immersed (referring to the ashes) (immersed, bathed, covered)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of āpluta

āpluta - bathed, immersed, covered, filled

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ā-' and root 'plu' (to float, swim, flood).

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (Rāma (vocative))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - name of a celebrated king of Ayodhyā, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges, a sacred river in India

Note: Qualifies 'salilena'.

सलिलेन (salilena) - by the waters (by water, with water)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

Note: Instrument of immersion.

वै (vai) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle, often untranslated in English.

सर्वलोकप्रभुः (sarvalokaprabhuḥ) - the lord of all worlds (lord of all worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokaprabhu

sarvalokaprabhu - lord of all worlds

Compound: 'sarva' (all) + 'loka' (world) + 'prabhu' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+prabhu)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• prabhu – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra-' (forth) and root 'bhū' (to be, become, rule).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brahmā'.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the deity Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator deity))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), the Supreme Being (brahman, neuter)

Masculine nominative singular for the deity.

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king (Bhagīratha) (to the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

इदम् (idam) - this (word/statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this (thing, speech)

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'idam'.

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect active indicative

Root 'brū', Class 2, imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

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