वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-36, verse-4

स्पृष्टमात्रस्ततः सो ऽथ सलीलं पद्मजन्मना ।
जलसिक्तं यथा सस्यं पुनर्जीवितमाप्तवान् ॥४॥

4. spṛṣṭamātrastataḥ so'tha salīlaṃ padmajanmanā ,
jalasiktaṃ yathā sasyaṃ punarjīvitamāptavān.

4. spṛṣṭamātraḥ tataḥ saḥ atha salīlam padmajanmanā
jalasiktam yathā sasyam punarjīvitam āptavān

4. tataḥ padmajanmanā salīlam spṛṣṭamātraḥ saḥ
yathā jalasiktam sasyam punarjīvitam āptavān

4. Then, as soon as he was touched playfully by the lotus-born (Brahma), he regained his life, just like a plant that has been watered.

Words meanings summery:

• स्पृष्टमात्रः (spṛṣṭamātraḥ) - merely touched, just touched

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• सलीलम् (salīlam) - playfully, gracefully, with ease

• पद्मजन्मना (padmajanmanā) - by the god Brahma (by the lotus-born, by Brahma)

• जलसिक्तम् (jalasiktam) - watered with water, irrigated

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• सस्यम् (sasyam) - crop, grain, plant

• पुनर्जीवितम् (punarjīvitam) - restored life (life again, revived state)

• आप्तवान् (āptavān) - attained, received, got

Words meanings and morphology

स्पृष्टमात्रः (spṛṣṭamātraḥ) - merely touched, just touched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spṛṣṭamātra

spṛṣṭamātra - merely touched, as soon as touched

Compound formed from a past passive participle and a suffix meaning 'only' or 'as soon as'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (spṛṣṭa+mātra)

• spṛṣṭa – touched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from the root spṛś (to touch).
  Root: spṛś (class 6)
• mātra – only, merely, as soon as
  indeclinable

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

सलीलम् (salīlam) - playfully, gracefully, with ease

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+līla)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'having'.
• līla – play, sport, ease, grace
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used adverbially.

पद्मजन्मना (padmajanmanā) - by the god Brahma (by the lotus-born, by Brahma)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of padmajanman

padmajanman - lotus-born (an epithet of Brahma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+janman)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root jan- (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

जलसिक्तम् (jalasiktam) - watered with water, irrigated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jalasikta

jalasikta - watered with water, irrigated

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+sikta)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• sikta – sprinkled, watered, moistened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from the root sic (to sprinkle).
  Root: sic (class 7)

Note: Used in a simile, referring to 'sasyam'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

सस्यम् (sasyam) - crop, grain, plant

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sasya

sasya - crop, grain, plant, fruit

पुनर्जीवितम् (punarjīvitam) - restored life (life again, revived state)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of punarjīvita

punarjīvita - revived, living again, restored to life

Past Passive Participle (nominalized)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (punar+jīvita)

• punar – again, anew, back
  indeclinable
  Adverbial prefix.
• jīvita – life, living, revived
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from the root jīv (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)

आप्तवान् (āptavān) - attained, received, got

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āptavat

āptavat - one who has attained/received

Past Active Participle

Formed from the root āp (to obtain, attain) with the suffix -vat.

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as a finite verb in this context.