वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-98, verse-31

धर्मात्मा स शुभैः कृत्स्नैः क्रतुभिश्चाप्तदक्षिणैः ।
धूतपापो गतः स्वर्गं पिता नः पृथिवीपतिः ॥३१॥

31. dharmātmā sa śubhaiḥ kṛtsnaiḥ kratubhiścāptadakṣiṇaiḥ ,
dhūtapāpo gataḥ svargaṃ pitā naḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ.

31. dharmātmā saḥ śubhaiḥ kṛtsnaiḥ kratubhiḥ ca āptadakṣiṇaiḥ
dhūtapāpaḥ gataḥ svargam pitā naḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ

31. saḥ naḥ pitā pṛthivīpatiḥ dharmātmā dhūtapāpaḥ śubhaiḥ
kṛtsnaiḥ ca āptadakṣiṇaiḥ kratubhiḥ svargam gataḥ

31. Our father, the king (pṛthivīpati), who possessed a righteous soul (dharmātman) and was purified from sins, went to heaven by performing all auspicious sacrifices (kratu) with ample sacrificial fees.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by auspicious, by good

• कृत्स्नैः (kṛtsnaiḥ) - by all, by entire

• क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - by sacrifices (kratu)

• च (ca) - and

• आप्तदक्षिणैः (āptadakṣiṇaiḥ) - with full sacrificial fees, with ample gifts

• धूतपापः (dhūtapāpaḥ) - whose sins are shaken off, purified from sins

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, went

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven

• पिता (pitā) - father

• नः (naḥ) - our, us

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose self (ātman) is righteousness (dharma), righteous soul (dharmātman), virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law (dharma), intrinsic nature (dharma), constitution (dharma), righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self (ātman), soul (ātman), spirit (ātman), essence
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by auspicious, by good

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, bright

कृत्स्नैः (kṛtsnaiḥ) - by all, by entire

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - all, whole, entire, complete

क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - by sacrifices (kratu)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kratu

kratu - sacrifice (kratu), ritual, power, intellect

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आप्तदक्षिणैः (āptadakṣiṇaiḥ) - with full sacrificial fees, with ample gifts

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āptadakṣiṇa

āptadakṣiṇa - having received ample sacrificial fees, accompanied by full gifts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āpta+dakṣiṇā)

• āpta – obtained, gained, reached, trustworthy
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of āp
  Root: āp (class 5)
• dakṣiṇā – sacrificial fee, gift, donation, south
  noun (feminine)

धूतपापः (dhūtapāpaḥ) - whose sins are shaken off, purified from sins

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūtapāpa

dhūtapāpa - having shaken off sins, purified from evil (pāpa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhūta+pāpa)

• dhūta – shaken, cleansed, purified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of dhū
  Root: dhū (class 9)
• pāpa – sin, evil, wickedness
  noun (neuter)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, went

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, past

Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, abode of the gods

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

नः (naḥ) - our, us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king (pṛthivīpati)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

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