वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-70, verse-21

क्रौञ्चीनामिव नारीणां निनादस्तत्र शुश्रुवे ।
आर्तानां करुणं काले क्रोशन्तीनां सहस्रशः ॥२१॥

21. krauñcīnāmiva nārīṇāṃ ninādastatra śuśruve ,
ārtānāṃ karuṇaṃ kāle krośantīnāṃ sahasraśaḥ.

21. krauñcīnām iva nārīṇāṃ ninādaḥ tatra śuśruve
ārtānāṃ karuṇaṃ kāle krośantīnāṃ sahasraśaḥ

21. tatra ārtānāṃ sahasraśaḥ krośantīnāṃ nārīṇāṃ
krauñcīnām iva karuṇaṃ ninādaḥ kāle śuśruve

21. There, a mournful cry of thousands of distressed women, wailing piteously like female curlews (krauñcī), was heard at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रौञ्चीनाम् (krauñcīnām) - of female curlews/cranes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women

• निनादः (ninādaḥ) - sound, cry, noise, roar

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

• आर्तानाम् (ārtānām) - of the distressed, suffering, afflicted

• करुणम् (karuṇam) - piteously, mournfully, sadly

• काले (kāle) - at that time (of the events) (at the time, in due time)

• क्रोशन्तीनाम् (krośantīnām) - of those crying out, wailing

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

क्रौञ्चीनाम् (krauñcīnām) - of female curlews/cranes

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of krauñcī

krauñcī - a female curlew or crane; a kind of bird known for its mournful cry

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

निनादः (ninādaḥ) - sound, cry, noise, roar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nināda

nināda - sound, noise, cry, roar, echo

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

आर्तानाम् (ārtānām) - of the distressed, suffering, afflicted

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ārta

ārta - distressed, afflicted, suffering, pained

Past Passive Participle

From root ṛ (to go, to move) with prefix ā or from ṛ (to hurt, injure)

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛ (class 3)

करुणम् (karuṇam) - piteously, mournfully, sadly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially.

काले (kāle) - at that time (of the events) (at the time, in due time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

क्रोशन्तीनाम् (krośantīnām) - of those crying out, wailing

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kruśat

kruśat - crying, shouting, wailing

Present Active Participle

From root kruś (to cry, shout)

Root: kruś (class 1)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -śas