वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-107, verse-16

तारितो ऽहं त्वया पुत्र सुपुत्रेण महात्मना ।
अष्टावक्रेण धर्मात्मा तारितो ब्राह्मणो यथा ॥१६॥

16. tārito'haṃ tvayā putra suputreṇa mahātmanā ,
aṣṭāvakreṇa dharmātmā tārito brāhmaṇo yathā.

16. tāritaḥ aham tvayā putra suputreṇa mahātmanā
aṣṭāvakreṇa dharmātmā tāritaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ yathā

16. putra,
aham tvayā suputreṇa mahātmanā tāritaḥ; yathā aṣṭāvakreṇa dharmātmā brāhmaṇaḥ tāritaḥ (iti).

16. My son, I have been saved by you, my excellent son, by a great soul (mahātman), just as the virtuous (dharmātmā) Brahmin was saved by Aṣṭāvakra.

Words meanings summery:

• तारितः (tāritaḥ) - saved, delivered, rescued

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पुत्र (putra) - son

• सुपुत्रेण (suputreṇa) - by the good son, by the excellent son

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul

• अष्टावक्रेण (aṣṭāvakreṇa) - by Aṣṭāvakra

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous, of a virtuous nature (dharma)

• तारितः (tāritaḥ) - saved, delivered, rescued

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

तारितः (tāritaḥ) - saved, delivered, rescued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārita

tārita - saved, caused to cross, delivered, rescued

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

Derived from causative of root tṛ (to cross) + suffix -kta

Root: tṛ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Refers to Daśaratha.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you, yourself

Note: Refers to Rāma.

पुत्र (putra) - son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

सुपुत्रेण (suputreṇa) - by the good son, by the excellent son

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of suputra

suputra - good son, excellent son

Tatpuruṣa compound: su (good) + putra (son)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+putra)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious, a great person (mahātman)

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

अष्टावक्रेण (aṣṭāvakreṇa) - by Aṣṭāvakra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṣṭāvakra

aṣṭāvakra - Aṣṭāvakra (name of a sage, literally 'eight-crooked')

Bahuvrīhi compound: aṣṭā (eight) + vakra (bent, crooked)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭā+vakra)

• aṣṭā – eight
  numeral
• vakra – bent, crooked
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the sage Aṣṭāvakra.

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous, of a virtuous nature (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose nature (dharma) is virtue, righteous-souled

Bahuvrīhi compound: dharma (righteousness, natural law) + ātman (soul, nature)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the Brahmin of the Aṣṭāvakra story.

तारितः (tāritaḥ) - saved, delivered, rescued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārita

tārita - saved, caused to cross, delivered, rescued

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

Derived from causative of root tṛ (to cross) + suffix -kta

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Repetition for emphasis or parallel structure.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Derived from brahman (sacred utterance, ultimate reality) + suffix -aṇ

Note: Refers to the Brahmin in the Aṣṭāvakra story (King Janaka's priest, Vandin).

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)