वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-76, verse-9

स बाष्पकलया वाचा कलहंसस्वरो युवा ।
विललाप सभामध्ये जगर्हे च पुरोहितम् ॥९॥

9. sa bāṣpakalayā vācā kalahaṃsasvaro yuvā ,
vilalāpa sabhāmadhye jagarhe ca purohitam.

9. saḥ bāṣpakalayā vācā kalahaṃsasvaraḥ yuvā
vilalāpa sabhāmadhye jagarhe ca purohitam

9. saḥ yuvā bāṣpakalayā vācā kalahaṃsasvaraḥ
sabhāmadhye vilalāpa ca purohitam jagarhe

9. The young man (Bharata), with a voice choked by tears and sounding like a swan's cry, lamented in the midst of the assembly and reproached the royal priest.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Bharata) (he, that)

• बाष्पकलया (bāṣpakalayā) - with a voice rendered indistinct or faint by tears (by a voice indistinct with tears)

• वाचा (vācā) - with his voice (by voice, with speech)

• कलहंसस्वरः (kalahaṁsasvaraḥ) - his voice, which resembled the melodious sound of a swan (having a voice like a swan)

• युवा (yuvā) - the young Prince Bharata (young man, youth)

• विललाप (vilalāpa) - he cried out in sorrow (lamented, wailed)

• सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - before the assembled court (in the middle of the assembly)

• जगर्हे (jagarhe) - he criticized and blamed (reproached, blamed, censured)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - the royal priest (Vasishtha) (priest, royal chaplain)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Bharata) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

बाष्पकलया (bāṣpakalayā) - with a voice rendered indistinct or faint by tears (by a voice indistinct with tears)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bāṣpakalā

bāṣpakalā - voice indistinct with tears, faint voice due to tears

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṣpa+kalā)

• bāṣpa – tear, vapor, steam
  noun (masculine)
• kalā – a small part, indistinct sound, low note
  noun (feminine)

वाचा (vācā) - with his voice (by voice, with speech)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word, language

Root: vac (class 2)

कलहंसस्वरः (kalahaṁsasvaraḥ) - his voice, which resembled the melodious sound of a swan (having a voice like a swan)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalahaṃsasvara

kalahaṁsasvara - voice like a swan, having the cry of a swan

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalahaṃsa+svara)

• kalahaṃsa – a kind of swan, a gander (with melodious voice)
  noun (masculine)
• svara – sound, voice, tone
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛ (class 1)

युवा (yuvā) - the young Prince Bharata (young man, youth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvan

yuvan - young, youthful, a young man, a youth

विललाप (vilalāpa) - he cried out in sorrow (lamented, wailed)

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - before the assembled court (in the middle of the assembly)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sabhāmadhya

sabhāmadhya - middle of an assembly, in the assembly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sabhā+madhya)

• sabhā – assembly, council, court, meeting hall
  noun (feminine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)

जगर्हे (jagarhe) - he criticized and blamed (reproached, blamed, censured)

(verb)

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

Root: garh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पुरोहितम् (purohitam) - the royal priest (Vasishtha) (priest, royal chaplain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - appointed, placed in front, a priest, a royal chaplain

Root: dhā (class 3)

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