वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-65, verse-5

शीतीकृत्य तु गात्राणि क्लान्तानाश्वास्य वाजिनः ।
तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च प्रायादादाय चोदकम् ॥५॥

5. śītīkṛtya tu gātrāṇi klāntānāśvāsya vājinaḥ ,
tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca prāyādādāya codakam.

5. śītīkṛtya tu gātrāṇi klāntān āśvāsya vājinaḥ
tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca prāyāt ādāya ca udakam

5. tu saḥ gātrāṇi śītīkṛtya klāntān vājinaḥ āśvāsya
tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca udakam ca ādāya prāyāt

5. Having cooled their bodies and comforted the weary horses, he bathed and drank there. Then, taking water, he proceeded.

Words meanings summery:

• शीतीकृत्य (śītīkṛtya) - having cooled

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the sequence of actions) (but, indeed, moreover)

• गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - (their) bodies (limbs, body parts, bodies)

• क्लान्तान् (klāntān) - the weary (horses) (weary, tired, exhausted)

• आश्वास्य (āśvāsya) - having comforted (having comforted, having encouraged)

• वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - the horses (horses, spirited ones)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (at the river bank) (there, in that place)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रायात् (prāyāt) - he proceeded (he went forth, proceeded)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken (having taken, having received)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उदकम् (udakam) - water

Words meanings and morphology

शीतीकृत्य (śītīkṛtya) - having cooled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From 'śīta' (cold) + 'kṛ' (to make) forming a compound verb, then absolutive suffix 'lyaP'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as an adverbial participle.

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the sequence of actions) (but, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing contrast or continuation.

गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - (their) bodies (limbs, body parts, bodies)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member, part

क्लान्तान् (klāntān) - the weary (horses) (weary, tired, exhausted)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of klānta

klānta - weary, tired, exhausted, fatigued

Past Passive Participle

From root 'klam' (to be weary).

Root: klam (class 1)

आश्वास्य (āśvāsya) - having comforted (having comforted, having encouraged)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From verb root 'śvas' (to breathe) with prefix 'ā' and causal sense; absolutive suffix 'lyaP'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - the horses (horses, spirited ones)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, spirited, swift, strong

From 'vāja' (strength, speed) + 'in' suffix.

Note: Can also be nominative plural, but here accusative as object of 'āśvāsya'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (at the river bank) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place, from 'tad' + 'tra'.

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'snā' (to bathe) + suffix 'tvā'.

Root: snā (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'pā' (to drink) + suffix 'tvā'.

Root: pā (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

प्रायात् (prāyāt) - he proceeded (he went forth, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect / aorist (laṅ / luṅ) of prāyā

Imperfect / Aorist

3rd person singular imperfect/aorist of 'pra-yā' (to go forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken (having taken, having received)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'dā' (to give) with prefix 'ā' (towards oneself, hence to take), and suffix 'lyaP'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

उदकम् (udakam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

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