वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-23, verse-20

अवकीर्णं विमार्जन्ती भर्तारं रणरेणुना ।
अस्रैर्नयनजैः शूरं सिषेचास्त्रसमाहतम् ॥२०॥

20. avakīrṇaṃ vimārjantī bhartāraṃ raṇareṇunā ,
asrairnayanajaiḥ śūraṃ siṣecāstrasamāhatam.

20. avakīrṇam vimārjantī bhartāram raṇareṇunā
asraiḥ nayanajaiḥ śūram siṣeca astrasamāhatam

20. vimārjantī raṇareṇunā avakīrṇam bhartāram
nayanajaiḥ asraiḥ śūram astrasamāhatam siṣeca

20. Wiping off the battle dust that covered her husband, the hero who was struck by weapons, she moistened him with tears born from her eyes.

Words meanings summery:

• अवकीर्णम् (avakīrṇam) - covered, scattered

• विमार्जन्ती (vimārjantī) - wiping off, cleaning

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, maintainer

• रणरेणुना (raṇareṇunā) - with battle dust

• अस्रैः (asraiḥ) - with tears

• नयनजैः (nayanajaiḥ) - with eye-born (tears)

• शूरम् (śūram) - the hero

• सिषेच (siṣeca) - she sprinkled, she moistened

• अस्त्रसमाहतम् (astrasamāhatam) - struck by weapons, severely wounded by weapons

Words meanings and morphology

अवकीर्णम् (avakīrṇam) - covered, scattered

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avakīrṇa

avakīrṇa - covered, scattered, spread over

Past Passive Participle

From √kṛ (class 6 P) 'to scatter' with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'bhartāram'.

विमार्जन्ती (vimārjantī) - wiping off, cleaning

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vimārjantī

vimārjantī - wiping off, cleansing (feminine agent)

Present Active Participle

From √mṛj (class 2 P) 'to wipe, cleanse' with prefix vi- and the feminine suffix -antī.

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (Tārā).

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, maintainer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, supporter

Agent noun from √bhṛ 'to bear, support, maintain'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vimārjantī'.

रणरेणुना (raṇareṇunā) - with battle dust

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of raṇareṇu

raṇareṇu - battle dust

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+reṇu)

• raṇa – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)
• reṇu – dust, sand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of covering, or what is being wiped off.

अस्रैः (asraiḥ) - with tears

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of asra

asra - tear, blood

Note: Instrument of 'siṣeca'.

नयनजैः (nayanajaiḥ) - with eye-born (tears)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nayanaja

nayanaja - eye-born

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nayana+ja)

• nayana – eye
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From √jan 'to be born'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'asraiḥ'.

शूरम् (śūram) - the hero

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave

Note: Object of 'siṣeca', refers to the husband.

सिषेच (siṣeca) - she sprinkled, she moistened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √sic

Perfect Active

From √sic (class 6 P) 'to sprinkle', perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: The implied subject is Tārā.

अस्त्रसमाहतम् (astrasamāhatam) - struck by weapons, severely wounded by weapons

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of astrasamāhata

astrasamāhata - struck by weapons, severely wounded by weapons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+samāhata)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• samāhata – struck, smitten, wounded
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √han (class 2 P) 'to strike, kill' with prefixes sam- and ā-.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'bhartāram' and 'śūram'.