वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-37, verse-11

हत्वेव ब्राह्मणं कामात् स्पृष्ट्वाग्निमिव पाणिना ।
अन्वतप्यत धर्मात्मा पुत्रं संचिन्त्य तापसं ॥११॥

11. hatveva brāhmaṇaṃ kāmāt spṛṣṭvāgnimiva pāṇinā ,
anvatapyata dharmātmā putraṃ saṃcintya tāpasaṃ.

11. hatvā iva brāhmaṇam kāmāt spṛṣṭvā agnim iva pāṇinā
anvatapyata dharmātmā putram saṃcintya tāpasam

11. dharmātmā tāpasam putram saṃcintya brāhmaṇam kāmāt
hatvā iva pāṇinā agnim iva spṛṣṭvā anvatapyata

11. The virtuous king (dharmātmā), reflecting on his ascetic son, repented as if he had killed a Brahmin (brāhmaṇam) out of desire or touched fire with his hand.

Words meanings summery:

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin (a Brahmin, relating to Brahma)

• कामात् (kāmāt) - out of desire (from desire, out of lust, impetuously)

• स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with his hand (with the hand)

• अन्वतप्यत (anvatapyata) - repented (repented, regretted, grieved)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the virtuous king (whose inner nature (ātman) is righteousness (dharma)) (virtuous, righteous, one whose natural law (dharma) is in his inner self (ātman))

• पुत्रम् (putram) - his son (son)

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - reflecting on (having thought about, having reflected upon)

• तापसम् (tāpasam) - ascetic (ascetic, austere, related to austerities)

Words meanings and morphology

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'han' (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'hatvā' and 'spṛṣṭvā' to form similes.

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin (a Brahmin, relating to Brahma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

कामात् (kāmāt) - out of desire (from desire, out of lust, impetuously)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, lust, pleasure

Note: Expressing the cause of the hypothetical action.

स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'spṛś' (to touch)

Root: spṛś (class 6)

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Object of 'spṛṣṭvā'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'agnim'.

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with his hand (with the hand)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

Note: Instrument of touching.

अन्वतप्यत (anvatapyata) - repented (repented, regretted, grieved)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of anvtap

Imperfect, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Prefix: anu

Root: tap (class 1)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the virtuous king (whose inner nature (ātman) is righteousness (dharma)) (virtuous, righteous, one whose natural law (dharma) is in his inner self (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose nature (dharma) is righteousness, virtuous, righteous soul

Bahuvrīhi compound: dharma (righteousness) + ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'anvatapyata'.

पुत्रम् (putram) - his son (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of 'saṃcintya'.

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - reflecting on (having thought about, having reflected upon)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'cit' (to perceive, think) with prefix 'sam' and causal suffix 'apya'

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 10)

तापसम् (tāpasam) - ascetic (ascetic, austere, related to austerities)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, practicing austerities (tapas)

Derived from 'tapas'

Note: Adjective modifying 'putram'.