वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-103, verse-16

रक्षता तु मया वृत्तमपवादं च सर्वशः ।
प्रख्यातस्यात्मवंशस्य न्यङ्गं च परिमार्जता ॥१६॥

16. rakṣatā tu mayā vṛttamapavādaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ,
prakhyātasyātmavaṃśasya nyaṅgaṃ ca parimārjatā.

16. rakṣatā tu mayā vṛttam apavādam ca sarvaśaḥ |
prakhyātasy ātmavaṃśasya nyaṅgam ca parimārjatā

16. mayā tu vṛttam ca apavādam sarvaśaḥ rakṣatā
prakhyātasy ātmavaṃśasya nyaṅgam ca parimārjatā

16. I acted, protecting my character and entirely removing any blame, while also wiping away the disgrace from my renowned ancestral lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्षता (rakṣatā) - by one protecting, by the protector

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, character, deed

• अपवादम् (apavādam) - blame, reproach, calumny, scandal

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely, entirely, in every respect

• प्रख्यातस्य् (prakhyātasy) - of the renowned, of the famous

• आत्मवंशस्य (ātmavaṁśasya) - of one's own lineage, of my lineage

• न्यङ्गम् (nyaṅgam) - blemish, disgrace, defect

• च (ca) - and

• परिमार्जता (parimārjatā) - by one wiping away, by the cleanser

Words meanings and morphology

रक्षता (rakṣatā) - by one protecting, by the protector

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rakṣat

rakṣat - protecting, guarding

Present Active Participle

Derived from √rakṣ (to protect, guard) with the present active participle suffix -at. Declines like a noun.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'mayā' (by me).

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, character, deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, character, action, event; past passive participle of √vṛt (to be, exist)

Past Passive Participle (secondary noun usage)

From √vṛt (to be, exist, occur) with kta suffix, meaning 'that which has been, occurred', hence 'event, conduct'.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'rakṣatā'.

अपवादम् (apavādam) - blame, reproach, calumny, scandal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apavāda

apavāda - blame, reproach, calumny, scandal, exception, contradiction

From apa-√vad (to speak ill of, contradict).

Prefix: apa

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'rakṣatā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely, entirely, in every respect

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' (all) with the suffix '-śaḥ' indicating manner or extent.

Note: Modifies 'apavādam rakṣatā' or 'rakṣatā'.

प्रख्यातस्य् (prakhyātasy) - of the renowned, of the famous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prakhyāta

prakhyāta - renowned, famous, well-known

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√khyā (to be famous, to proclaim) with kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmavaṃśasya'.

आत्मवंशस्य (ātmavaṁśasya) - of one's own lineage, of my lineage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātmavaṃśa

ātmavaṁśa - one's own lineage/family, ancestral lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+vaṃśa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit; oneself, own
  noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, family, race, bamboo
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualified by 'prakhyātasy'.

न्यङ्गम् (nyaṅgam) - blemish, disgrace, defect

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nyaṅga

nyaṅga - blemish, defect, disgrace, fault

Note: Object of 'parimārjatā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

परिमार्जता (parimārjatā) - by one wiping away, by the cleanser

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parimārjat

parimārjat - wiping away, cleaning, removing

Present Active Participle

Derived from pari-√mṛj (to wipe all around, clean, remove) with the present active participle suffix -at.

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'mayā' (by me).