वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-68, verse-14

उपस्पृश्य यथान्यायं स स्वर्गी पुरुषर्षभ ।
आरोढुमुपचक्राम विमानवरमुत्तमम् ॥१४॥

14. upaspṛśya yathānyāyaṃ sa svargī puruṣarṣabha ,
āroḍhumupacakrāma vimānavaramuttamam.

14. upa spṛśya yathānyāyam saḥ svargī puruṣarṣabha
āroḍhum upacakrāma vimānavaram uttamam

14. puruṣarṣabha saḥ svargī yathānyāyam upa
spṛśya uttamam vimānavaram āroḍhum upacakrame

14. O best among men, having bathed according to proper custom, that celestial being began to ascend the excellent best celestial chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• उप (upa) - near, towards, minor

• स्पृश्य (spṛśya) - having performed ritual ablution (having touched, having bathed)

• यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to proper custom (according to justice/propriety, duly)

• सः (saḥ) - he

• स्वर्गी (svargī) - the celestial being

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men

• आरोढुम् (āroḍhum) - to ascend, to mount

• उपचक्राम (upacakrāma) - he began, undertook

• विमानवरम् (vimānavaram) - the excellent chariot, the best chariot

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the excellent (chariot) (highest, excellent, best)

Words meanings and morphology

उप (upa) - near, towards, minor

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the compound absolutive 'upaspṛśya'.

स्पृश्य (spṛśya) - having performed ritual ablution (having touched, having bathed)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form from root 'spṛś' + 'lyap'.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: 'upa-spṛśya' acts as a single absolutive.

यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to proper custom (according to justice/propriety, duly)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of 'yathā' and 'nyāya'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• nyāya – justice, rule, method, propriety
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ni' + root 'i' (to go) + 'a'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adverbial usage.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

स्वर्गी (svargī) - the celestial being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svargin

svargin - celestial, heavenly, one who goes to heaven, a denizen of heaven

From 'svarga' (heaven) + suffix 'inī'. Used substantively.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, best of men, foremost of men (epithet for a hero)

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'puruṣa' and 'ṛṣabha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, male, person, primeval being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, foremost
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Rama.

आरोढुम् (āroḍhum) - to ascend, to mount

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form from root 'ruh' (to climb) with prefix 'ā'. Internal sandhi leads to 'ḍh'.

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

उपचक्राम (upacakrāma) - he began, undertook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of upa-kram

perfect tense

Perfect tense, parasmepada, 3rd person singular. From root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

विमानवरम् (vimānavaram) - the excellent chariot, the best chariot

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vimānavara

vimānavara - best of chariots, excellent chariot

Compound of 'vimāna' and 'vara'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vimāna+vara)

• vimāna – celestial car, aerial chariot
  noun (neuter)
  From 'vi' + root 'mā' (to measure).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: mā (class 3)
• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'vṛ' (to choose).
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āroḍhum'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the excellent (chariot) (highest, excellent, best)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, supreme, best, excellent, chief

Superlative of 'ud' (up) or 'ut'.

Note: Qualifies 'vimānavaram'.