वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-35

जज्ञे ऽथ तासां संनादः क्रौञ्चीनामिव निःस्वनः ।
मानवेन्द्रस्य भार्याणामेवं वदति राघवे ॥३५॥

35. jajñe'tha tāsāṃ saṃnādaḥ krauñcīnāmiva niḥsvanaḥ ,
mānavendrasya bhāryāṇāmevaṃ vadati rāghave.

35. jajñe atha tāsām saṃnādaḥ krauñcīnām iva niḥsvanaḥ
mānavendrasya bhāryāṇām evam vadati rāghave

35. atha rāghave evam vadati tāsām mānavendrasya
bhāryāṇām krauñcīnām iva niḥsvanaḥ saṃnādaḥ jajñe

35. Then, as Rāghava was speaking these words, a great clamor, like the cries of female curlews, arose from the wives of the lord of men.

Words meanings summery:

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - arose, was born, happened

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (wives) (of those, of them)

• संनादः (saṁnādaḥ) - a great sound, clamor, roar

• क्रौञ्चीनाम् (krauñcīnām) - of female curlews, cranes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निःस्वनः (niḥsvanaḥ) - sound, cry, noise

• मानवेन्द्रस्य (mānavendrasya) - of king Dasaratha (of the lord of men, of the king)

• भार्याणाम् (bhāryāṇām) - of wives

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• वदति (vadati) - speaking, while speaking

• राघवे (rāghave) - when Rāghava (was speaking) (in/on/at Rāghava)

Words meanings and morphology

जज्ञे (jajñe) - arose, was born, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of jan

Perfect, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Reduplicated Perfect form of √jan (4th class)

Root: jan (class 4)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (wives) (of those, of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

संनादः (saṁnādaḥ) - a great sound, clamor, roar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnāda

saṁnāda - a great sound, loud noise, clamor

From sam-√nad (to sound)

Prefix: sam

Root: nad (class 1)

क्रौञ्चीनाम् (krauñcīnām) - of female curlews, cranes

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of krauñcī

krauñcī - a female curlew, a crane

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निःस्वनः (niḥsvanaḥ) - sound, cry, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsvana

niḥsvana - sound, noise, cry, resonance

From nir-√svan (to sound)

Prefix: nis

Root: svan (class 1)

मानवेन्द्रस्य (mānavendrasya) - of king Dasaratha (of the lord of men, of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mānavendra

mānavendra - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānava+indra)

• mānava – human, man, descendant of Manu
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra
  noun (masculine)

भार्याणाम् (bhāryāṇām) - of wives

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

From √bhṛ (to bear) + ṇyat (gerundive suffix) in feminine form

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

वदति (vadati) - speaking, while speaking

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

From root √vad (to speak) + śatṛ suffix

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

राघवे (rāghave) - when Rāghava (was speaking) (in/on/at Rāghava)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

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