वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-14

ततस्तु विगते बाष्पे सूतं स्पृष्टोदकं शुचिम् ।
रामस्तु मधुरं वाक्यं पुनः पुनरुवाच तम् ॥१४॥

14. tatastu vigate bāṣpe sūtaṃ spṛṣṭodakaṃ śucim ,
rāmastu madhuraṃ vākyaṃ punaḥ punaruvāca tam.

14. tataḥ tu vigate bāṣpe sūtam spṛṣṭodakam śucim
rāmaḥ tu madhuram vākyam punaḥ punaḥ uvāca tam

14. tataḥ tu bāṣpe vigate rāmaḥ tu spṛṣṭodakam śucim
sūtam madhuram vākyam punaḥ punaḥ tam uvāca

14. Then, when his tears had subsided, Rāma addressed the charioteer, who had become ritually pure by touching water, with sweet words, speaking to him repeatedly.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

• तु (tu) - indeed, however

• विगते (vigate) - having departed, subsided

• बाष्पे (bāṣpe) - in tears, (when) tears (had subsided)

• सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer

• स्पृष्टोदकम् (spṛṣṭodakam) - one who has touched water (for purification)

• शुचिम् (śucim) - pure, clean

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• तु (tu) - indeed, however

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• तम् (tam) - him

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, however

(indeclinable)

विगते (vigate) - having departed, subsided

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vigata

vigata - gone away, departed, subsided, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root `gam` (to go) with prefix `vi` and past passive participle suffix `-ta`.

Prefix: vi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with `bāṣpe`.

बाष्पे (bāṣpe) - in tears, (when) tears (had subsided)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bāṣpa

bāṣpa - tears, vapor, steam

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with `vigate`.

सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, a mixed caste (son of Kshatriya by Brahmani)

स्पृष्टोदकम् (spṛṣṭodakam) - one who has touched water (for purification)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of spṛṣṭodaka

spṛṣṭodaka - one who has touched water, ritually purified by water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (spṛṣṭa+udaka)

• spṛṣṭa – touched
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root `spṛś` (to touch) with past passive participle suffix `-ta`.
  Root: spṛś (class 6)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

शुचिम् (śucim) - pure, clean

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, holy, virtuous

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, charming

तु (tu) - indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, melodious

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

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