वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-99, verse-2

अग्निहोत्रं व्रजत्वग्रे सर्पिर्ज्वलितपावकम् ।
वाजपेयातपत्रं च शोभयानं महापथम् ॥२॥

2. agnihotraṃ vrajatvagre sarpirjvalitapāvakam ,
vājapeyātapatraṃ ca śobhayānaṃ mahāpatham.

2. agnihotram vrajatu agre sarpiḥ jvalita pāvakam
vājapeya ātapatram ca śobhayānam mahāpatham

2. agnihotram sarpiḥ jvalita pāvakam agre vrajatu
ca vājapeya ātapatram mahāpatham śobhayānam

2. Let the agnihotra (Vedic fire ritual) proceed at the forefront, with its ghee-fed, blazing fire; and let the parasol of the vājapeya (Vedic ritual) adorn the great path.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - fire offering, a specific Vedic ritual

• व्रजतु (vrajatu) - let it go, let it proceed

• अग्रे (agre) - in front, at the beginning, first

• सर्पिः (sarpiḥ) - ghee, clarified butter

• ज्वलित (jvalita) - burning, blazing, inflamed

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifier

• वाजपेय (vājapeya) - a type of Vedic ritual, drink of strength

• आतपत्रम् (ātapatram) - parasol, umbrella

• च (ca) - and, also

• शोभयानम् (śobhayānam) - adorning, beautifying, gracing

• महापथम् (mahāpatham) - great path, highway

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - fire offering, a specific Vedic ritual

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - a Vedic fire ritual, an offering to Agni (fire deity)

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire, the fire deity
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – an offering, a ritual, an oblation
  noun (neuter)

व्रजतु (vrajatu) - let it go, let it proceed

(verb)

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

Root: vraj (class 1)

अग्रे (agre) - in front, at the beginning, first

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative case of agra, used adverbially.

सर्पिः (sarpiḥ) - ghee, clarified butter

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarpiḥ

sarpiḥ - ghee, clarified butter, any melted fat

ज्वलित (jvalita) - burning, blazing, inflamed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jvalita

jvalita - burning, blazing, inflamed, illuminated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jval (to burn, blaze) with suffix -ita

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pāvakam'.

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifier

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, pure, holy

Root: pū (class 1)

वाजपेय (vājapeya) - a type of Vedic ritual, drink of strength

(noun)

masculine, singular of vājapeya

vājapeya - a specific elaborate Vedic ritual, a 'drink of strength' or 'food and drink ritual'

Note: Used here as the first part of a possessive compound 'vājapeya-ātapatra'.

आतपत्रम् (ātapatram) - parasol, umbrella

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātapatra

ātapatra - sunshade, parasol, umbrella

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शोभयानम् (śobhayānam) - adorning, beautifying, gracing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śobhayāna

śobhayāna - adorning, beautifying, causing to shine, gracing

Present Middle Participle (causative)

Derived from the causative stem of root śubh (to shine, be beautiful)

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ātapatram'.

महापथम् (mahāpatham) - great path, highway

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāpatha

mahāpatha - great path, main road, highway

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+patha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

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