वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-16, verse-6

ऊर्मि मालिनमक्षोभ्यं क्षुभ्यन्तमिव सागरम् ।
उपप्लुतमिवादित्यमुक्तानृतमृषिं यथा ॥६॥

6. ūrmi mālinamakṣobhyaṃ kṣubhyantamiva sāgaram ,
upaplutamivādityamuktānṛtamṛṣiṃ yathā.

6. ūrmi mālinam akṣobhyam kṣubhyantam iva sāgaram
upaplutam iva ādityam uktānṛtam ṛṣim yathā

6. saḥ ūrmi mālinam akṣobhyam sāgaram iva kṣubhyantam,
ādityam iva upaplutam,
uktānṛtam ṛṣim ca yathā

6. He was like an ocean, though usually unagitated (akṣobhya), now appearing disturbed, with its garland of waves; like the sun (āditya) during an eclipse; or like a sage (ṛṣi) to whom a falsehood (anṛta) has been spoken.

Words meanings summery:

• ऊर्मि मालिनम् (ūrmi mālinam) - adorned with waves (referring to the ocean) (adorned with waves, having a garland of waves)

• अक्षोभ्यम् (akṣobhyam) - unshakable (referring to the ocean) (unshakable, unagitated, immovable)

• क्षुभ्यन्तम् (kṣubhyantam) - appearing agitated (referring to the ocean) (being agitated, trembling, disturbed)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean (ocean, sea)

• उपप्लुतम् (upaplutam) - eclipsed (eclipsed, covered, afflicted)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - sun (sun, son of Aditi)

• उक्तानृतम् (uktānṛtam) - a lie that has been spoken (a spoken falsehood, a told lie)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - a sage (ṛṣi) (sage, seer, inspired poet)

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

Words meanings and morphology

ऊर्मि मालिनम् (ūrmi mālinam) - adorned with waves (referring to the ocean) (adorned with waves, having a garland of waves)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ūrmi-mālin

ūrmi-mālin - having a garland of waves, adorned with waves

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrmi+mālin)

• ūrmi – wave
  noun (masculine)
• mālin – having a garland, adorned
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from mālā (garland) with suffix -in

Note: Qualifies 'sāgaram'.

अक्षोभ्यम् (akṣobhyam) - unshakable (referring to the ocean) (unshakable, unagitated, immovable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣobhya

akṣobhya - unagitated, unshakable, immovable

Gerundive

Formed from 'a' (negative prefix) + root kṣubh (to agitate, disturb) + suffix -ya (kṛtya/gerundive, implying 'to be agitated'). Thus, 'not to be agitated'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣobhya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣobhya – to be agitated, capable of being agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Root kṣubh + -ya
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sāgaram'.

क्षुभ्यन्तम् (kṣubhyantam) - appearing agitated (referring to the ocean) (being agitated, trembling, disturbed)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣubhyat

kṣubhyat - agitating, being agitated, trembling

Present Active Participle

Root kṣubh (class 4) + śatṛ suffix. kṣubh + ya + at.

Root: kṣubh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'sāgaram'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Object of comparison.

उपप्लुतम् (upaplutam) - eclipsed (eclipsed, covered, afflicted)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upapluta

upapluta - eclipsed, covered, afflicted, submerged

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix upa + root plu (to float, to go) + kta suffix. Here, implying 'overwhelmed' or 'eclipsed'.

Prefix: upa

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ādityam'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - sun (sun, son of Aditi)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a son of Aditi

Note: Object of comparison.

उक्तानृतम् (uktānṛtam) - a lie that has been spoken (a spoken falsehood, a told lie)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uktānṛta

uktānṛta - a spoken falsehood, a told lie

Karmadhāraya compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ukta+anṛta)

• ukta – spoken, said, told
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vac (to speak) + kta suffix.
  Root: vac (class 2)
• anṛta – untrue, falsehood, a lie
  noun (neuter)
  Formed from 'a' (negative prefix) + ṛta (truth, order).
  Prefix: a

Note: Object of implied 'spoken to' the sage.

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - a sage (ṛṣi) (sage, seer, inspired poet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of comparison (like a sage).

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

(indeclinable)