वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-75, verse-2

अश्वमेधो महायज्ञः पावनः सर्वपाप्मनाम् ।
पावनस्तव दुर्धर्षो रोचतां क्रतुपुंगवः ॥२॥

2. aśvamedho mahāyajñaḥ pāvanaḥ sarvapāpmanām ,
pāvanastava durdharṣo rocatāṃ kratupuṃgavaḥ.

2. aśvamedhaḥ mahāyajñaḥ pāvanaḥ sarvapāpmanām
pāvanaḥ tava durdharṣaḥ rocatām kratupuṃgavaḥ

2. aśvamedhaḥ sarvapāpmanām pāvanaḥ mahāyajñaḥ
tava durdharṣaḥ pāvanaḥ kratupuṃgavaḥ rocatām

2. The Ashwamedha is a great (yajña), a purifier of all sins. May this formidable, supreme ritual (kratupuṃgava) be pleasing to you.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - Ashwamedha (Vedic ritual) (Ashwamedha (horse ritual))

• महायज्ञः (mahāyajñaḥ) - a great (yajña) (great Vedic ritual)

• पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - purifier (purifier, purifying)

• सर्वपाप्मनाम् (sarvapāpmanām) - of all sins

• पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - purifier (here, qualifying the ritual) (purifier, purifying)

• तव (tava) - your

• दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - formidable (invincible, formidable, unassailable)

• रोचताम् (rocatām) - may it be pleasing (may it please, may it be agreeable, may it shine)

• क्रतुपुंगवः (kratupuṁgavaḥ) - supreme ritual (best of rituals, foremost ritual)

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - Ashwamedha (Vedic ritual) (Ashwamedha (horse ritual))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse Vedic ritual

Compound of aśva (horse) and medha (Vedic ritual)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  from root medh (to purify)
  Root: medh (class 1)

महायज्ञः (mahāyajñaḥ) - a great (yajña) (great Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyajña

mahāyajña - great Vedic ritual

Compound of mahā (great) and yajña (Vedic ritual)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yajña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat, often functions as prefix for 'mahat' in compounds.
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  from root yaj (to worship) + ña suffix
  Root: yaj (class 1)

पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - purifier (purifier, purifying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sacred, purifier

from root pū (to purify) + ana suffix

Root: pū (class 1)

सर्वपाप्मनाम् (sarvapāpmanām) - of all sins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvapāpman

sarvapāpman - all sins

Compound of sarva (all) and pāpman (sin)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+pāpman)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• pāpman – sin, evil
  noun (masculine)
  from root pāp (to be wicked)
  Root: pāp (class 1)

Note: Refers to `pāvanaḥ`.

पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - purifier (here, qualifying the ritual) (purifier, purifying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sacred, purifier

from root pū (to purify) + ana suffix

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: This `pāvanaḥ` refers to `kratupuṃgavaḥ`.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - formidable (invincible, formidable, unassailable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - hard to overcome, invincible, formidable

Compound of dur (difficult) and dharṣa (daring, assault), from root dhṛṣ (to dare) with dur- prefix

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+dharṣa)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  prefix
• dharṣa – daring, assailing
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛṣ (to dare)
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `kratupuṃgavaḥ`.

रोचताम् (rocatām) - may it be pleasing (may it please, may it be agreeable, may it shine)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of rocatām

Imperative

Class 1 verb, Atmanepada

Root: ruc (class 1)

क्रतुपुंगवः (kratupuṁgavaḥ) - supreme ritual (best of rituals, foremost ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kratupuṃgava

kratupuṁgava - best of rituals, supreme ritual

Compound of kratu (ritual, resolve) and puṃgava (bull, best of its kind)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kratu+puṃgava)

• kratu – ritual, sacrifice, resolve, wisdom
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ (to do) + tu suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• puṃgava – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `rocatām`.