वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-66, verse-25

क्व स पाणिः सुखस्पर्शस्तातस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
येन मां रजसा ध्वस्तमभीक्ष्णं परिमार्जति ॥२५॥

25. kva sa pāṇiḥ sukhasparśastātasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ,
yena māṃ rajasā dhvastamabhīkṣṇaṃ parimārjati.

25. kva sa pāṇiḥ sukha-sparśaḥ tātasya akliṣṭa-karmaṇaḥ
yena mām rajasā dhvastam abhīkṣṇam parimārjati

25. kva sa sukha-sparśaḥ akliṣṭa-karmaṇaḥ tātasya pāṇiḥ?
yena mām rajasā dhvastam abhīkṣṇam parimārjati

25. Where is that hand, soft to the touch, of my father, whose actions were effortless? With which he would constantly wipe away the dust from me.

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where?, whither?

• स (sa) - that (masculine nominative singular)

• पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) - hand

• सुख-स्पर्शः (sukha-sparśaḥ) - pleasant to touch, soft to the touch

• तातस्य (tātasya) - of the father, of the dear one

• अक्लिष्ट-कर्मणः (akliṣṭa-karmaṇaḥ) - of one whose deeds are untiring/effortless

• येन (yena) - by which, with which

• माम् (mām) - me

• रजसा (rajasā) - by dust, with dust

• ध्वस्तम् (dhvastam) - covered with dust (covered, ruined, destroyed, covered with dust)

• अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly, repeatedly, frequently

• परिमार्जति (parimārjati) - wipes clean, wipes off, rubs, cleanses

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where?, whither?

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pāṇiḥ'

पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) - hand

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

सुख-स्पर्शः (sukha-sparśaḥ) - pleasant to touch, soft to the touch

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukha-sparśa

sukha-sparśa - pleasant to touch, soft

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+sparśa)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• sparśa – touch, contact, sensation of touch
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇiḥ'

तातस्य (tātasya) - of the father, of the dear one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)

अक्लिष्ट-कर्मणः (akliṣṭa-karmaṇaḥ) - of one whose deeds are untiring/effortless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akliṣṭa-karman

akliṣṭa-karman - whose actions are pure/effortless/untiring

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akliṣṭa+karman)

• akliṣṭa – unfatigued, untroubled, pure, effortless
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  From a- (not) + kliṣṭa (PPP of kliś 'to suffer')
  Root: kliś (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'tātasya'

येन (yena) - by which, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'pāṇiḥ' (hand)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

रजसा (rajasā) - by dust, with dust

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, dirt, gloom, element of passion (rajas)

ध्वस्तम् (dhvastam) - covered with dust (covered, ruined, destroyed, covered with dust)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvasta

dhvasta - covered, ruined, destroyed, fallen

Past Passive Participle

from root dhvaṃs (to fall, to be destroyed)

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mām' (me)

अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly, repeatedly, frequently

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

परिमार्जति (parimārjati) - wipes clean, wipes off, rubs, cleanses

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of parimārj

Present Indicative

3rd person singular Present, parasmaipada, with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛj (class 2)