वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-78, verse-44

शान्तरक्श्मिरिवादित्यो निर्वाण इव पावकः ।
स बभूव महातेजा व्यपास्त गतजीवितः ॥४४॥

44. śāntarakśmirivādityo nirvāṇa iva pāvakaḥ ,
sa babhūva mahātejā vyapāsta gatajīvitaḥ.

44. śāntarakṣmiḥ iva ādityaḥ nirvāṇaḥ iva pāvakaḥ
saḥ babhūva mahātejāḥ vyapāsta gatajīvitaḥ

44. saḥ mahātejāḥ śāntarakṣmiḥ ādityaḥ iva nirvāṇaḥ
pāvakaḥ iva gatajīvitaḥ vyapāsta babhūva

44. Like the sun whose rays have become tranquil, or like a fire that has been extinguished, he, who possessed great splendor, became lifeless, his vitality gone.

Words meanings summery:

• शान्तरक्ष्मिः (śāntarakṣmiḥ) - having tranquil rays, with calm brilliance

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun, son of Aditi

• निर्वाणः (nirvāṇaḥ) - extinguished (like a fire) (extinguished, calm)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, with great splendor

• व्यपास्त (vyapāsta) - departed (in the sense of gone away) (thrown off, cast away, departed)

• गतजीवितः (gatajīvitaḥ) - lifeless, whose life has departed

Words meanings and morphology

शान्तरक्ष्मिः (śāntarakṣmiḥ) - having tranquil rays, with calm brilliance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntarakṣmi

śāntarakṣmi - having tranquil rays, with calm brilliance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+rakṣmi)

• śānta – tranquil, calm, peaceful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śam (to be calm)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• rakṣmi – ray, beam, rein
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun, son of Aditi

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, son of Aditi

निर्वाणः (nirvāṇaḥ) - extinguished (like a fire) (extinguished, calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - extinguished, blown out, calm, liberation (mokṣa)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vā (to blow) with prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier

Derived from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, with great splendor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, greatly effulgent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tejas)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem form of mahat, used as first part of compound
• tejas – splendor, effulgence, energy, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 7)

व्यपास्त (vyapāsta) - departed (in the sense of gone away) (thrown off, cast away, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyapāsta

vyapāsta - thrown away, cast off, departed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root as (to throw) with prefixes vi-apa

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: as (class 2)

गतजीवितः (gatajīvitaḥ) - lifeless, whose life has departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatajīvita

gatajīvita - lifeless, whose life has departed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+jīvita)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jīvita – life, livelihood
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jīv (class 1)