वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-26, verse-14

अहं तु खलु ते वीर्यं प्रसुप्तं प्रतिबोधये ।
दीप्तैराहुतिभिः काले भस्मच्छन्नमिवानलम् ॥१४॥

14. ahaṃ tu khalu te vīryaṃ prasuptaṃ pratibodhaye ,
dīptairāhutibhiḥ kāle bhasmacchannamivānalam.

14. ahaṃ tu khalu te vīryaṃ prasuptaṃ pratibodhaye
dīptaiḥ āhutibhiḥ kāle bhasmacchannam iva analam

14. ahaṃ tu khalu te prasuptaṃ vīryaṃ dīptaiḥ āhutibhiḥ
kāle bhasmacchannam analam iva pratibodhaye

14. Indeed, I will awaken your dormant valor, just as one kindles a fire hidden by ash with bright oblations (āhutibhiḥ) at the proper time.

Words meanings summery:

• अहं (ahaṁ) - I (the speaker, Rāma) (I)

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly

• ते (te) - your, of you

• वीर्यं (vīryaṁ) - valor, strength, heroism

• प्रसुप्तं (prasuptaṁ) - dormant, sleeping, inactive

• प्रतिबोधये (pratibodhaye) - I awaken, I arouse

• दीप्तैः (dīptaiḥ) - with bright, with shining

• आहुतिभिः (āhutibhiḥ) - with oblations, with offerings

• काले (kāle) - at the time, in due time

• भस्मच्छन्नम् (bhasmacchannam) - covered by ash

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनलम् (analam) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

अहं (ahaṁ) - I (the speaker, Rāma) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

वीर्यं (vīryaṁ) - valor, strength, heroism

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, energy, heroism, virility

प्रसुप्तं (prasuptaṁ) - dormant, sleeping, inactive

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prasupta

prasupta - asleep, dormant, latent

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + root svap (to sleep)

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

प्रतिबोधये (pratibodhaye) - I awaken, I arouse

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratibodh

Causative from prati- + root budh

Prefix: prati

Root: budh (class 1)

दीप्तैः (dīptaiḥ) - with bright, with shining

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dīpta

dīpta - bright, shining, illuminated, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

आहुतिभिः (āhutibhiḥ) - with oblations, with offerings

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of āhuti

āhuti - oblation, offering, sacrifice (in fire ritual)

From ā- + root hu (to offer)

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

काले (kāle) - at the time, in due time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, proper time

भस्मच्छन्नम् (bhasmacchannam) - covered by ash

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhasmacchanna

bhasmacchanna - covered with ashes

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhasman+channa)

• bhasman – ash, cinders
  noun (neuter)
• channa – covered, concealed, hidden
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chad (to cover)
  Root: chad (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अनलम् (analam) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni (god of fire)

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