वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-100, verse-21

अवगाह्य जलं यो यः प्राणी ह्यासीत् प्रहृष्टवत् ।
मानुषं देहमुत्सृज्य विमानं सो ऽध्यरोहत ॥२१॥

21. avagāhya jalaṃ yo yaḥ prāṇī hyāsīt prahṛṣṭavat ,
mānuṣaṃ dehamutsṛjya vimānaṃ so'dhyarohata.

21. avagāhya jalam yaḥ yaḥ prāṇī hi āsīt prahṛṣṭavat
mānuṣam deham utsṛjya vimānam saḥ adhyarohata

21. yaḥ yaḥ prāṇī jalam avagāhya prahṛṣṭavat hi āsīt,
saḥ mānuṣam deham utsṛjya vimānam adhyarohata.

21. Whichever being, having joyfully immersed themselves in the water, abandoned their human body, that one ascended to a celestial chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• अवगाह्य (avagāhya) - having immersed, having plunged into

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, whichever, that which

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, whichever, that which

• प्राणी (prāṇī) - living being, animate creature

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• प्रहृष्टवत् (prahṛṣṭavat) - joyfully, with great joy, like a joyful one

• मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, belonging to humans

• देहम् (deham) - body

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, having left

• विमानम् (vimānam) - a divine celestial chariot (celestial chariot, aerial car, airplane)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• अध्यरोहत (adhyarohata) - ascended, mounted upon

Words meanings and morphology

अवगाह्य (avagāhya) - having immersed, having plunged into

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √gāh (to plunge) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: gāh (class 1)

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, whichever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: The repetition 'yaḥ yaḥ' implies 'whoever' or 'every single one'.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, whichever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: The repetition 'yaḥ yaḥ' implies 'whoever' or 'every single one'.

प्राणी (prāṇī) - living being, animate creature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇin

prāṇin - living, animate, a living being, creature

Derived from prāṇa (life breath)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here for emphasis.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root

Root: as (class 2)

प्रहृष्टवत् (prahṛṣṭavat) - joyfully, with great joy, like a joyful one

(indeclinable)

Derived from prahṛṣṭa (greatly rejoiced) with the suffix -vat (like/possessing)

Note: Functions adverbially.

मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, belonging to humans

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, relating to humans

Derived from man-uṣa (man)

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Root: dih (class 4)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √sṛj (to create, to abandon) with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

विमानम् (vimānam) - a divine celestial chariot (celestial chariot, aerial car, airplane)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vimāna

vimāna - celestial chariot, aerial car, palace, temple

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अध्यरोहत (adhyarohata) - ascended, mounted upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of adhiruh

Root

Prefix: adhi

Root: ruh (class 1)

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