वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-22, verse-14

उद्धूतश्च विना वातं रेणुर्जलधरारुणः ।
वीचीकूचीति वाश्यन्तो बभूवुस्तत्र सारिकाः ॥१४॥

14. uddhūtaśca vinā vātaṃ reṇurjaladharāruṇaḥ ,
vīcīkūcīti vāśyanto babhūvustatra sārikāḥ.

14. uddhūtaḥ ca vinā vātam reṇuḥ jaladharāruṇaḥ
vīcīkūcī iti vāśyantaḥ babhūvuḥ tatra sārikāḥ

14. reṇuḥ jaladharāruṇaḥ uddhūtaḥ ca vinā vātam
tatra sārikāḥ vīcīkūcī iti vāśyantaḥ babhūvuḥ

14. And reddish dust, like a cloud, was stirred up even without wind. There, mynah birds were crying out 'vīcī kūcī'.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्धूतः (uddhūtaḥ) - stirred up, agitated, raised

• च (ca) - and, also

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• वातम् (vātam) - wind

• रेणुः (reṇuḥ) - dust

• जलधरारुणः (jaladharāruṇaḥ) - reddish like a cloud, reddened by a cloud

• वीचीकूची (vīcīkūcī) - sound of "vīcī kūcī"

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech/thought/sound

• वाश्यन्तः (vāśyantaḥ) - crying, screaming, making noise

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• सारिकाः (sārikāḥ) - mynah birds

Words meanings and morphology

उद्धूतः (uddhūtaḥ) - stirred up, agitated, raised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uddhūta

uddhūta - stirred up, raised, agitated, shaken

Past Passive Participle

From root DHŪ (to shake, agitate) with prefix UD-.

Prefix: ud

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with an implied "was".

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Preposition/postposition governing instrumental, accusative or ablative case.

वातम् (vātam) - wind

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, air, atmosphere

From root VĀ (to blow).

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Governed by 'vinā'.

रेणुः (reṇuḥ) - dust

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of reṇu

reṇu - dust, sand, pollen, atom

Root: reṇ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

जलधरारुणः (jaladharāruṇaḥ) - reddish like a cloud, reddened by a cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaladharāruṇa

jaladharāruṇa - cloud-reddened, reddish like a cloud

A compound describing the color.

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (jaladhara+aruṇa)

• jaladhara – cloud (literally 'water-bearer')
  noun (masculine)
  From 'jala' (water) and 'dhara' (bearing).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• aruṇa – red, reddish, tawny; dawn
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'reṇuḥ'.

वीचीकूची (vīcīkūcī) - sound of "vīcī kūcī"

(indeclinable)

Reduplicated onomatopoeic sound, often used for bird calls.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech/thought/sound

(indeclinable)

Particle marking quotation or the end of a thought/statement.

Root: i

वाश्यन्तः (vāśyantaḥ) - crying, screaming, making noise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāśyat

vāśyat - crying, screaming, roaring, sounding

Present Active Participle

From root VĀŚ (to roar, cry out, sound) + Śatṛ suffix.

Root: vāś (class 1)

Note: Although 'sārikāḥ' is feminine plural, the participle 'vāśyantaḥ' (masculine plural) is used here, possibly due to poetic license or treating the birds as a general group.

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural

Reduplicated perfect form of root BHŪ.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'sārikāḥ'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'tad' with suffix '-tra'.

सारिकाः (sārikāḥ) - mynah birds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sārikā

sārikā - mynah bird, a species of talking bird

Feminine noun.

Note: Subject of the second clause.