वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-53, verse-7

शबला सा रुदन्ती च क्रोशन्ती चेदमब्रवीत् ।
वसिष्ठस्याग्रतः स्थित्वा मेघदुन्दुभिराविणी ॥७॥

7. śabalā sā rudantī ca krośantī cedamabravīt ,
vasiṣṭhasyāgrataḥ sthitvā meghadundubhirāviṇī.

7. śabalā sā rudantī ca krośantī ca idam abravīt
vasiṣṭhasya agrataḥ sthitvā meghadundubhirāviṇī

7. sā śabalā rudantī ca krośantī ca meghadundubhirāviṇī
vasiṣṭhasya agrataḥ sthitvā idam abravīt

7. And weeping and lamenting, Sabala, standing before Vasiṣṭha with a voice like a thundercloud or a drum, said this.

Words meanings summery:

• शबला (śabalā) - Sabala (name of the cow)

• सा (sā) - she, that (one)

• रुदन्ती (rudantī) - weeping, crying

• च (ca) - and

• क्रोशन्ती (krośantī) - crying out, lamenting, wailing

• च (ca) - and

• इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, before

• स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood, having remained

• मेघदुन्दुभिराविणी (meghadundubhirāviṇī) - having a voice like a thundercloud or drum

Words meanings and morphology

शबला (śabalā) - Sabala (name of the cow)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śabalā

śabalā - Sabala (a name), variegated, brindled, spotted

सा (sā) - she, that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

रुदन्ती (rudantī) - weeping, crying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'rud' (to weep, cry) with suffix -at

Root: rud (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

क्रोशन्ती (krośantī) - crying out, lamenting, wailing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of krośant

krośant - crying out, shouting, lamenting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'kruś' (to cry out, shout) with suffix -at

Root: kruś (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here, the following

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, before

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'agra' (front, tip) with ablative suffix -tas

स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood, having remained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix -tvā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मेघदुन्दुभिराविणी (meghadundubhirāviṇī) - having a voice like a thundercloud or drum

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of meghadundubhirāviṇī

meghadundubhirāviṇī - having a sound like a thunder-drum

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (megha+dundubhi+rāviṇī)

• megha – cloud, thundercloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• dundubhi – drum, war-drum
  noun (masculine)
• rāviṇī – sounding, roaring, uttering cries
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root 'ru' (to sound) or 'rāv' (to roar) with suffix -inī (feminine form)
  Root: ru (class 2)