वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-2

सो ऽहं तव भयं घोरं वधात्तस्य दुरात्मनः ।
रामस्याद्य प्रमार्जामि निर्वैरस्त्वं सुखीभव ॥२॥

2. so'haṃ tava bhayaṃ ghoraṃ vadhāttasya durātmanaḥ ,
rāmasyādya pramārjāmi nirvairastvaṃ sukhībhava.

2. saḥ aham tava bhayam ghoram vadhāt tasya durātmanaḥ
rāmasya adya pramārjāmi nirvairaḥ tvam sukhī bhava

2. aham adya tava ghoram bhayam tasya durātmanaḥ
rāmasya vadhāt pramārjāmi tvam nirvairaḥ sukhī bhava

2. I shall now wipe away your terrible fear concerning the killing of that wicked one by Rama. May you be free from enmity and become happy.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• वधात् (vadhāt) - from killing, from slaying

• तस्य (tasya) - of that

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked one, of the evil-minded one

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• प्रमार्जामि (pramārjāmi) - I wipe away, I remove, I efface

• निर्वैरः (nirvairaḥ) - free from enmity, without hostility

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyous

• भव (bhava) - be, become

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the speaker, often understood as 'I' in combination with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

भयम् (bhayam) - fear

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'pramārjāmi'.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, frightful

Note: Qualifies 'bhayam'.

वधात् (vadhāt) - from killing, from slaying

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, destruction

From root han 'to strike, kill'.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Indicates the cause or source of fear.

तस्य (tasya) - of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'durātmanaḥ'.

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked one, of the evil-minded one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - wicked person, evil-minded

'dur' (bad) + 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
  A prefix.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya'.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, particularly the hero of Ramayana)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Implies the action of Rama, 'killing by Rama'.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

प्रमार्जामि (pramārjāmi) - I wipe away, I remove, I efface

(verb)

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

Present Active

First person singular, present indicative, parasmaipada. Root mṛj, class 2.

Prefix: pra

Root: mṛj (class 2)

निर्वैरः (nirvairaḥ) - free from enmity, without hostility

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvaira

nirvaira - free from enmity

'nir' (without) + 'vaira' (enmity).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+vaira)

• nir – without, out
  indeclinable
  A prefix.
• vaira – enmity, hostility
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vī

Note: Predicative adjective for 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'bhava'.

सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, comfortable

Derived from 'sukha' (happiness) with the possessive suffix '-in'.

Note: Predicative adjective for 'tvam'.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Second person singular, imperative mood, parasmaipada. Root bhū, class 1.

Root: bhū (class 1)

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