वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-35, verse-28

तमनुप्लवते वायुः प्लवन्तं पुत्रमात्मनः ।
सूर्यदाहभयाद् रक्षंस्तुषारचयशीतलः ॥२८॥

28. tamanuplavate vāyuḥ plavantaṃ putramātmanaḥ ,
sūryadāhabhayād rakṣaṃstuṣāracayaśītalaḥ.

28. tam anuplavate vāyuḥ plavantam putram ātmanaḥ
sūryadāhabhayāt rakṣan tuṣāracayaśītalaḥ

28. vāyuḥ ātmanaḥ plavantam putram tam anuplavate
sūryadāhabhayāt rakṣan tuṣāracayaśītalaḥ

28. The wind god (Vāyu) follows his own son as he floats, protecting him from the sun's scorching heat, as Vāyu himself is cool, like a heap of frost.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अनुप्लवते (anuplavate) - follows floating, floats after

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the wind god (wind, air, god of wind)

• प्लवन्तम् (plavantam) - floating one, him who is floating

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own (son) (of oneself, his own)

• सूर्यदाहभयात् (sūryadāhabhayāt) - from the fear of the sun's scorching heat

• रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, guarding

• तुषारचयशीतलः (tuṣāracayaśītalaḥ) - being cool with an accumulation of frost (describing Vāyu) (cool like a heap of frost/dew)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अनुप्लवते (anuplavate) - follows floating, floats after

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anuplu

Prefix: anu

Root: plu (class 1)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the wind god (wind, air, god of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

प्लवन्तम् (plavantam) - floating one, him who is floating

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of plavat

plavat - floating, swimming

Present Active Participle (Parasmaipada)

Derived from root plu (to float) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: plu (class 1)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own (son) (of oneself, his own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, individual

सूर्यदाहभयात् (sūryadāhabhayāt) - from the fear of the sun's scorching heat

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sūryadāhabhaya

sūryadāhabhaya - fear of the sun's scorching heat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+dāha+bhaya)

• sūrya – sun, sun god
  noun (masculine)
• dāha – burning, scorching, heat
  noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)

रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, guarding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣat

rakṣat - protecting, guarding

Present Active Participle (Parasmaipada)

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

तुषारचयशीतलः (tuṣāracayaśītalaḥ) - being cool with an accumulation of frost (describing Vāyu) (cool like a heap of frost/dew)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣāracayaśītala

tuṣāracayaśītala - cool like a heap of frost/dew

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tuṣāra+caya+śītala)

• tuṣāra – frost, dew, ice
  noun (masculine)
• caya – heap, collection, accumulation
  noun (masculine)
• śītala – cool, cold
  adjective (masculine)