वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-46, verse-4

वातस्कन्धा इमे सप्त चरन्तु दिवि पुत्रकाः ।
मारुता इति विख्याता दिव्यरूपा ममात्मजाः ॥४॥

4. vātaskandhā ime sapta carantu divi putrakāḥ ,
mārutā iti vikhyātā divyarūpā mamātmajāḥ.

4. vātaskandhāḥ ime sapta carantu divi putrakāḥ
mārutāḥ iti vikhyātāḥ divyarūpāḥ mama ātmajāḥ

4. ime sapta putrakāḥ vātaskandhāḥ divi carantu.
mama divyarūpāḥ ātmajāḥ mārutāḥ iti vikhyātāḥ.

4. May these seven sons, as hosts of winds, roam in heaven. My offspring (ātmaja), of divine form, are renowned as Maruts (maruta).

Words meanings summery:

• वातस्कन्धाः (vātaskandhāḥ) - hosts of winds, divisions of wind

• इमे (ime) - refers to Diti's children (these)

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• चरन्तु (carantu) - may they roam, move about

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

• पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - dear sons, little sons

• मारुताः (mārutāḥ) - Maruts (storm deities)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• विख्याताः (vikhyātāḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

• दिव्यरूपाः (divyarūpāḥ) - of divine form, having a divine appearance

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - offspring, sons (ātman)

Words meanings and morphology

वातस्कन्धाः (vātaskandhāḥ) - hosts of winds, divisions of wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vātaskandha

vātaskandha - host/division of wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+skandha)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• skandha – host, division, trunk, shoulder
  noun (masculine)

इमे (ime) - refers to Diti's children (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

चरन्तु (carantu) - may they roam, move about

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of car

Imperative Active

Root: car (class 1)

दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - dear sons, little sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putraka

putraka - dear son, little son (diminutive of putra)

मारुताः (mārutāḥ) - Maruts (storm deities)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māruta

māruta - Marut (storm deity), relating to the wind

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

विख्याताः (vikhyātāḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - renowned, famous, well-known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

दिव्यरूपाः (divyarūpāḥ) - of divine form, having a divine appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divyarūpa

divyarūpa - of divine form, beautiful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (divya+rūpa)

• divya – divine, heavenly
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I

आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - offspring, sons (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - offspring, son, born of oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)