वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-11

तं शोणितपरीताङ्गं वेष्टमानं महीतले ।
भार्या तु निहतं दृष्ट्वा रुराव करुणां गिरम् ॥११॥

11. taṃ śoṇitaparītāṅgaṃ veṣṭamānaṃ mahītale ,
bhāryā tu nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā rurāva karuṇāṃ giram.

11. tam śoṇitaparītāṅgam veṣṭamānam mahītale
bhāryā tu nihatam dṛṣṭvā rurāva karuṇām giram

11. tu bhāryā tam śoṇitaparītāṅgam mahītale
veṣṭamānam nihatam dṛṣṭvā karuṇām giram rurāva

11. But his wife, seeing him with his blood-covered body, writhing on the ground, uttered a pitiful cry.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (the male Krauñca bird) (him, that)

• शोणितपरीताङ्गम् (śoṇitaparītāṅgam) - having limbs covered with blood

• वेष्टमानम् (veṣṭamānam) - writhing, rolling, struggling

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, struck down, slain

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• रुराव (rurāva) - cried out, roared, lamented

• करुणाम् (karuṇām) - pitiful, compassionate, sorrowful

• गिरम् (giram) - a cry (voice, sound, speech)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (the male Krauñca bird) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शोणितपरीताङ्गम् (śoṇitaparītāṅgam) - having limbs covered with blood

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śoṇitaparītāṅga

śoṇitaparītāṅga - whose body is covered in blood

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoṇita+parīta+aṅga)

• śoṇita – blood; red
  noun (neuter)
• parīta – covered, surrounded, pervaded
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pari-√i
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

वेष्टमानम् (veṣṭamānam) - writhing, rolling, struggling

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of veṣṭamāna

veṣṭamāna - rolling, writhing, struggling

Present Middle Participle

from root veṣṭ (to roll, to wrap)

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground
  noun (neuter)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife (one to be supported)

feminine form from future passive participle of √bhṛ

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, struck down, slain

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

from ni-√han (to kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रुराव (rurāva) - cried out, roared, lamented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ru

Root: ru (class 2)

करुणाम् (karuṇām) - pitiful, compassionate, sorrowful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of karuṇā

karuṇā - compassion, pity, tenderness

गिरम् (giram) - a cry (voice, sound, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gir

gir - voice, speech, sound

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