वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-66, verse-22

भविष्यति हि मे रूपं प्लवमानस्य सागरम् ।
विष्णोः प्रक्रममाणस्य तदा त्रीन् विक्रमानिव ॥२२॥

22. bhaviṣyati hi me rūpaṃ plavamānasya sāgaram ,
viṣṇoḥ prakramamāṇasya tadā trīn vikramāniva.

22. bhaviṣyati hi me rūpam plavamānasya sāgaram
viṣṇoḥ prakramamāṇasya tadā trīn vikramān iva

22. hi me rūpam sāgaram plavamānasya tadā trīn
vikramān prakramamāṇasya viṣṇoḥ iva bhaviṣyati

22. Indeed, my form, as I fly over the ocean, will be like that of Viṣṇu when he took his three great strides.

Words meanings summery:

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will become

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance

• प्लवमानस्य (plavamānasya) - of me, as I fly (of one flying, of one leaping, of one swimming)

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

• प्रक्रममाणस्य (prakramamāṇasya) - of Viṣṇu, as he took his steps (of one stepping forth, of one advancing)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• विक्रमान् (vikramān) - strides, particularly the three steps of Viṣṇu (strides, steps, valorous deeds)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Derived from root 'bhū' (class 1, 'to be'). Future tense form, parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

1st person pronoun, enclitic form.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

प्लवमानस्य (plavamānasya) - of me, as I fly (of one flying, of one leaping, of one swimming)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of plavamāna

plavamāna - flying, leaping, swimming, floating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'plu' (class 1, 'to float, swim, leap') with the middle voice (śānac) ending -māna, used actively.

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Genitive case often used with participles to indicate the agent of the action.

सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Derived from 'sagara' (a king) or 'sagara' (with poison), often refers to the ocean.

Note: Object of the action of 'plavamānasya' (flying over).

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

प्रक्रममाणस्य (prakramamāṇasya) - of Viṣṇu, as he took his steps (of one stepping forth, of one advancing)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prakramamāṇa

prakramamāṇa - stepping forth, advancing, undertaking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'pra-' and the middle voice (śānac) ending -māna, used actively.

Prefix: pra

Root: kram (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time derived from the pronoun 'tad'.

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'vikramān'.

विक्रमान् (vikramān) - strides, particularly the three steps of Viṣṇu (strides, steps, valorous deeds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vikrama

vikrama - stride, step, power, valor, heroic act

From root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prakramamāṇasya' (implied).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.