वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-47, verse-28

विलप्योपरतं रामं गतार्चिषमिवानलम् ।
समुद्रमिव निर्वेगमाश्वासयत लक्ष्मणः ॥२८॥

28. vilapyoparataṃ rāmaṃ gatārciṣamivānalam ,
samudramiva nirvegamāśvāsayata lakṣmaṇaḥ.

28. vilapya uparatam rāmam gata-arciṣam iva analam
samudram iva nirvegam āśvāsayat lakṣmaṇaḥ

28. lakṣmaṇaḥ vilapya uparatam gatārciṣam analam
iva nirvegam samudram iva rāmam āśvāsayat

28. Lakshmana consoled Rama, who had ceased his lamentation, resembling an extinguished fire or a calm, waveless ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• विलप्य (vilapya) - having lamented, having wept

• उपरतम् (uparatam) - stopped lamenting (ceased, stopped, desisted)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• गतार्चिषम् (gatārciṣam) - whose flames have departed, extinguished

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनलम् (analam) - fire

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean, sea

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निर्वेगम् (nirvegam) - waveless, calm, without force or impulse

• आश्वासयत् (āśvāsayat) - consoled, comforted

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

Words meanings and morphology

विलप्य (vilapya) - having lamented, having wept

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `lap` with prefix `vi-` and suffix `-ya`.

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

उपरतम् (uparatam) - stopped lamenting (ceased, stopped, desisted)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uparata

uparata - ceased, stopped, desisted, inactive, dead

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `ram` with prefix `upa-` and suffix `-ta`.

Prefix: upa

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "rāmam".

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Ramayana), pleasing, beautiful

Note: Object of `āśvāsayat`.

गतार्चिषम् (gatārciṣam) - whose flames have departed, extinguished

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gatārciṣ

gatārciṣ - whose flames have departed, extinguished

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (gata+arciṣ)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `gam`.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• arciṣ – flame, ray
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies "rāmam".

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अनलम् (analam) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni (god of fire), one of the vital airs (prāṇa)

Note: Object of comparison.

समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea, large body of water

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निर्वेगम् (nirvegam) - waveless, calm, without force or impulse

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirvega

nirvega - waveless, calm, tranquil, without impulse or force, passionless

Derived with negative prefix `nis-`.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nis+vega)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vega – wave, speed, force, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Qualifies "samudram".

आश्वासयत् (āśvāsayat) - consoled, comforted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of āśvāsaya

Causative stem from root `śvas`

Causative of `ā-śvas` (to breathe in, regain breath), meaning "to make breathe again", hence "to console".

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother), auspicious mark

Note: Subject of the sentence.