वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-86, verse-4

यदि शुद्धसमाचारा यदि वा वीतकल्मषा ।
करोत्विहात्मनः शुद्धिमनुमान्य महामुनिम् ॥४॥

4. yadi śuddhasamācārā yadi vā vītakalmaṣā ,
karotvihātmanaḥ śuddhimanumānya mahāmunim.

4. yadi śuddhasamācārā yadi vā vītakalmaṣā
karotu iha ātmanaḥ śuddhim anumānya mahāmunim

4. yadi śuddhasamācārā yadi vā vītakalmaṣā,
iha mahāmunim anumānya ātmanaḥ śuddhim karotu

4. If she is of pure conduct, or if she is indeed free from sin, let her perform her own purification here, having obtained the permission of the great sage (muni).

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• शुद्धसमाचारा (śuddhasamācārā) - of pure conduct, having pure behavior

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• वा (vā) - or, either

• वीतकल्मषा (vītakalmaṣā) - free from sin, having removed impurity

• करोतु (karotu) - let her do, may she perform

• इह (iha) - here, in this place, in this matter

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - her own (of oneself, own)

• शुद्धिम् (śuddhim) - purification, purity, cleansing

• अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having obtained permission (from the sage) (having obtained permission, having honored, having respected)

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - the great sage Vālmīki (the great sage)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

Conjunction introducing a conditional clause

Note: Introduces the first condition.

शुद्धसमाचारा (śuddhasamācārā) - of pure conduct, having pure behavior

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddhasamācāra

śuddhasamācāra - of pure conduct, having pure behavior

Refers to a woman whose conduct is pure

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śuddha+samācāra)

• śuddha – pure, clean, holy
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śudh' (to purify)
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• samācāra – conduct, behavior, custom
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-' + 'ā-' + 'car' (to move, behave)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for Sītā.

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

Conjunction introducing a conditional clause

Note: Introduces the second condition.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

वीतकल्मषा (vītakalmaṣā) - free from sin, having removed impurity

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vītakalmaṣa

vītakalmaṣa - free from sin, having removed impurity

Refers to a woman who is free from sin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+kalmaṣa)

• vīta – gone, removed, disappeared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'vi-'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• kalmaṣa – sin, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for Sītā.

करोतु (karotu) - let her do, may she perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Active

Third person singular imperative form of the root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The implied subject is Sītā.

इह (iha) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - her own (of oneself, own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Possessive, meaning "her own".

शुद्धिम् (śuddhim) - purification, purity, cleansing

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śuddhi

śuddhi - purity, purification, cleansing

From root 'śudh' (to purify) + suffix '-ti'

Root: śudh (class 4)

अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having obtained permission (from the sage) (having obtained permission, having honored, having respected)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from prefix 'anu-' + root 'mā' (to measure, compare, also 'to be revered') + suffix '-ya'

Prefix: anu

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: The implied agent is Sītā.

महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - the great sage Vālmīki (the great sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  A common prefix for 'great', from 'mahat'
• muni – sage, ascetic, holy person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'anumānya'.