वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-131

अयं वातात्मजः श्रीमान्प्लवते सागरोपरि ।
हनूमान्नाम तस्य त्वं मुहूर्तं विघ्नमाचर ॥१३१॥

131. ayaṃ vātātmajaḥ śrīmānplavate sāgaropari ,
hanūmānnāma tasya tvaṃ muhūrtaṃ vighnamācara.

131. ayam vātātmajaḥ śrīmān plavate sāgaropari
hanūmān nāma tasya tvam muhūrtam vighnam ācara

131. ayam śrīmān vātātmajaḥ hanūmān nāma sāgaropari
plavate tvam tasya muhūrtam vighnam ācara

131. This glorious son of Vāyu, named Hanumān, is flying over the ocean. For a moment, you should create an obstruction for him.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (referring to Hanuman) (this, he)

• वातात्मजः (vātātmajaḥ) - son of Vāyu (referring to Hanuman) (son of Vāyu (wind-god))

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious (describing Hanuman) (glorious, fortunate, rich, illustrious)

• प्लवते (plavate) - is flying (over the ocean) (floats, swims, flies, leaps)

• सागरोपरि (sāgaropari) - over the ocean (above the ocean)

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman (Hanuman (proper noun))

• नाम (nāma) - named (indicating a proper name) (by name, indeed, name)

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (dative sense, as in 'create an obstacle for him') (his, of him, for him)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to Surasā) (you)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (indicating duration) (moment, instant, a short time)

• विघ्नम् (vighnam) - an obstruction (impediment, obstruction, obstacle)

• आचर (ācara) - create, cause (do, perform, cause, act)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this one (referring to Hanuman) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वातात्मजः (vātātmajaḥ) - son of Vāyu (referring to Hanuman) (son of Vāyu (wind-god))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vātātmaja

vātātmaja - son of Vāyu

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+ātmaja)

• vāta – wind, air, wind-god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• ātmaja – self-born, son
  noun (masculine)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious (describing Hanuman) (glorious, fortunate, rich, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate

possessive suffix -mat

प्लवते (plavate) - is flying (over the ocean) (floats, swims, flies, leaps)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of plu

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form

सागरोपरि (sāgaropari) - over the ocean (above the ocean)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sāgara+upari)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• upari – above, on, over
  indeclinable

Note: Compound used as an adverbial phrase

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman (Hanuman (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (name of a monkey general)

नाम (nāma) - named (indicating a proper name) (by name, indeed, name)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

तस्य (tasya) - for him (dative sense, as in 'create an obstacle for him') (his, of him, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive can often express purpose or for whom something is done.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to Surasā) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (indicating duration) (moment, instant, a short time)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time, an hour (48 minutes)

Note: Accusative of duration

विघ्नम् (vighnam) - an obstruction (impediment, obstruction, obstacle)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vighna

vighna - obstacle, impediment, obstruction

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'ācara'

आचर (ācara) - create, cause (do, perform, cause, act)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ācar

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)