वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-95, verse-28

एतत्ते राजशार्दूल विमलं तोयमक्षयम् ।
पितृलोकगतस्याद्य मद्दत्तमुपतिष्ठतु ॥२८॥

28. etatte rājaśārdūla vimalaṃ toyamakṣayam ,
pitṛlokagatasyādya maddattamupatiṣṭhatu.

28. etat te rājaśārdūla vimalam toyam akṣayam
pitṛlokagatasya adya mad-dattam upatiṣṭhatu

28. rājaśārdūla te pitṛlokagatasya adya etat
vimalam akṣayam toyam mad-dattam upatiṣṭhatu

28. O best of kings, may this pure, imperishable water, offered by me, reach you today, who have gone to the realm of the ancestors.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (water) (this, this one)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, of you)

• राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O best of kings (O best of kings, O tiger among kings)

• विमलम् (vimalam) - pure (pure, spotless, clean, stainless)

• तोयम् (toyam) - water

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (imperishable, undiminishing, eternal)

• पितृलोकगतस्य (pitṛlokagatasya) - of you, who have gone to the world of ancestors (of one gone to the world of ancestors)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now, at this time)

• मद्-दत्तम् (mad-dattam) - offered by me (given by me)

• उपतिष्ठतु (upatiṣṭhatu) - may it reach (may it approach, may it reach, may it be present, may it serve)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (water) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of `upatiṣṭhatu`.

ते (te) - to you (to you, of you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Recipient of the offering.

राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O best of kings (O best of kings, O tiger among kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājaśārdūla

rājaśārdūla - king-tiger, best of kings, eminent king

Compound of `rājan` (king) and `śārdūla` (tiger), used as an honorific 'best among kings'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+śārdūla)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, an eminent person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Term of address.

विमलम् (vimalam) - pure (pure, spotless, clean, stainless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vimala

vimala - pure, spotless, clean, stainless, clear

Compound of `vi` (without) and `mala` (dirt, impurity).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+mala)

• vi – apart, asunder, away, without
  indeclinable
  Prepositional prefix.
• mala – dirt, impurity, defilement
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying `toyam`.

तोयम् (toyam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of toya

toya - water

Note: Subject of the wish (may it reach).

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (imperishable, undiminishing, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undiminishing, undecaying, eternal

Compound of `a-` (negation) and `kṣaya` (decay, destruction). From √kṣi (to waste away).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
  Negating particle.
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss, decrease
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṣi (to waste).
  Root: √kṣi (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `toyam`.

पितृलोकगतस्य (pitṛlokagatasya) - of you, who have gone to the world of ancestors (of one gone to the world of ancestors)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛlokagata

pitṛlokagata - gone to the world of ancestors, deceased

Past Passive Participle (within compound)

Compound of `pitṛloka` (world of ancestors) and `gata` (gone, past participle of √gam).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛloka+gata)

• pitṛloka – world of ancestors, realm of the forefathers
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `pitṛ` (ancestor) and `loka` (world).
• gata – gone, departed, reached
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam (to go), with -ta suffix.
  Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of 'te' (you).

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now, at this time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb.

Note: Adverb of time.

मद्-दत्तम् (mad-dattam) - offered by me (given by me)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mad-datta

mad-datta - given by me

Past Passive Participle (within compound)

Compound of `mad` (by me, instrumental of asmad) and `datta` (given, past participle of √dā).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+datta)

• asmad – I, me
  pronoun
  First person pronoun (instrumental form `mad`).
• datta – given, granted, offered
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dā (to give), with -ta suffix.
  Root: √dā (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying `toyam` or `etat`.

उपतिष्ठतु (upatiṣṭhatu) - may it reach (may it approach, may it reach, may it be present, may it serve)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of upa-√sthā

Imperative 3rd singular

Loṭ lakāra, Parasmaipada.

Prefix: upa

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the wish.