वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-111, verse-5

एते चाप्यभिषेकार्द्रा मुनयः फलशोधनाः ।
सहिता उपवर्तन्ते सलिलाप्लुतवल्कलाः ॥५॥

5. ete cāpyabhiṣekārdrā munayaḥ phalaśodhanāḥ ,
sahitā upavartante salilāplutavalkalāḥ.

5. ete ca api abhiṣeka-ārdrāḥ munayaḥ phala-śodhanāḥ
| sahitāḥ upa-vartante salila-āpluta-valkalāḥ

5. ca api ete munayaḥ abhiṣeka-ārdrāḥ phala-śodhanāḥ
salila-āpluta-valkalāḥ sahitāḥ upa-vartante

5. And these sages, wet from their ritual baths, purified by fruits, and with their bark garments drenched with water, are returning together.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अभिषेक-आर्द्राः (abhiṣeka-ārdrāḥ) - wet from ritual bathing

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

• फल-शोधनाः (phala-śodhanāḥ) - purified by fruits (or penances)

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, united, together

• उप-वर्तन्ते (upa-vartante) - are approaching, returning

• सलिल-आप्लुत-वल्कलाः (salila-āpluta-valkalāḥ) - whose bark garments are drenched with water

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to munayaḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अभिषेक-आर्द्राः (abhiṣeka-ārdrāḥ) - wet from ritual bathing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhiṣekārdra

abhiṣekārdra - wet from bathing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhiṣeka+ārdra)

• abhiṣeka – ritual bathing, anointing
  noun (masculine)
  From root sic 'to sprinkle' with prefix abhi-.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: sic (class 6)
• ārdra – wet, moist, tender
  adjective (masculine/neuter)

Note: Agrees with munayaḥ.

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy man

फल-शोधनाः (phala-śodhanāḥ) - purified by fruits (or penances)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of phalaśodhana

phalaśodhana - purifying by fruits/results

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+śodhana)

• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)
• śodhana – purifying, cleansing, purificatory
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  From root śudh 'to purify'.
  Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with munayaḥ.

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, united, together

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, united with, together

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā 'to place' with prefix sa- (sam-).

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with munayaḥ.

उप-वर्तन्ते (upa-vartante) - are approaching, returning

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt

Prefix: upa

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सलिल-आप्लुत-वल्कलाः (salila-āpluta-valkalāḥ) - whose bark garments are drenched with water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of salilāplutavalkala

salilāplutavalkala - having bark garments drenched with water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (salila+āpluta+valkala)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• āpluta – drenched, submerged, bathed
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root plu 'to float, bathe' with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: plu (class 1)
• valkala – bark garment, attire of bark
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Agrees with munayaḥ.