वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-18, verse-7

कस्य पत्ररथाः कायान्मांसमुत्कृत्य संगताः ।
प्रहृष्टा भक्षयिष्यन्ति निहतस्य मया रणे ॥७॥

7. kasya patrarathāḥ kāyānmāṃsamutkṛtya saṃgatāḥ ,
prahṛṣṭā bhakṣayiṣyanti nihatasya mayā raṇe.

7. kasya patrarathāḥ kāyān māṃsam utkṛtya saṃgatāḥ
prahṛṣṭāḥ bhakṣayiṣyanti nihatasya mayā raṇe

7. mayā raṇe nihatasya kasya kāyāt māṃsam utkṛtya
saṃgatāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ patrarathāḥ bhakṣayiṣyanti

7. Whose bodies, once slain by me in battle, will the delighted birds gather around to tear off and devour their flesh?

Words meanings summery:

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

• पत्ररथाः (patrarathāḥ) - birds (literally 'wing-charioted')

• कायान् (kāyān) - from the bodies

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh

• उत्कृत्य (utkṛtya) - having torn off, having cut out

• संगताः (saṁgatāḥ) - gathered, united

• प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted, overjoyed

• भक्षयिष्यन्ति (bhakṣayiṣyanti) - will devour, will eat

• निहतस्य (nihatasya) - of him who is slain, of the killed one

• मया (mayā) - by me

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

Words meanings and morphology

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

पत्ररथाः (patrarathāḥ) - birds (literally 'wing-charioted')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patraratha

patraratha - bird, one whose chariot is a wing

Compound type : bahuvrihi (patra+ratha)

• patra – wing, leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

कायान् (kāyān) - from the bodies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāya

kāya - body

Note: The accusative plural is used here with the sense of 'from' due to the verb 'tear off'.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

उत्कृत्य (utkṛtya) - having torn off, having cut out

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from verb root kṛ (to cut) with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

संगताः (saṁgatāḥ) - gathered, united

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃgata

saṁgata - assembled, met, joined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root gam (to go) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'patrarathāḥ'.

प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted, overjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - highly pleased, joyful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root hṛṣ (to be excited/delighted) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'patrarathāḥ'.

भक्षयिष्यन्ति (bhakṣayiṣyanti) - will devour, will eat

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhakṣ

Future tense

Causative of root bhaj (to divide) or independent root bhakṣ

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

निहतस्य (nihatasya) - of him who is slain, of the killed one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root han (to strike/kill) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kasya'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war

Root: raṇ (class 1)