वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-33, verse-32

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एकपादेन धर्मात्मा भक्षयित्वा तदामिषम् ।
निषादविषयं हत्वा शाखया पतगोत्तमः ।
प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे मोक्षयित्वा महामुनीन् ॥३२॥

32. ekapādena dharmātmā bhakṣayitvā tadāmiṣam ,
niṣādaviṣayaṃ hatvā śākhayā patagottamaḥ ,
praharṣamatulaṃ lebhe mokṣayitvā mahāmunīn.

32. ekapādena dharmātmā bhakṣayitvā
tat āmiṣam niṣādaviṣayam hatvā
śākhayā patagottamaḥ praharṣam
atulam lebhe mokṣayitvā mahāmunīn

32. dharmātmā patagottamaḥ ekapādena tat āmiṣam bhakṣayitvā,
śākhayā niṣādaviṣayam hatvā,
mahāmunīn mokṣayitvā,
atulam praharṣam lebhe

32. The best of birds, Garuḍa, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) was righteousness, having consumed that flesh with one foot, and having caused destruction in the Niṣāda region by dropping the branch there, attained incomparable great joy (praharṣa) after liberating the great sages.

Words meanings summery:

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एकपादेन (ekapādena) - with one foot, on one leg

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous Garuḍa (whose soul is righteousness, righteous-souled, virtuous)

भक्षयित्वा (bhakṣayitvā) - having consumed (having eaten, having devoured)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the elephant-tortoise which is his prey) (that)

आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - the flesh/prey (of the elephant and tortoise) (flesh, prey, meat)

निषादविषयम् (niṣādaviṣayam) - the forest region inhabited by the Niṣādas (tribal people) (the region/territory of the Niṣādas)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having struck down, having caused destruction (by dropping the branch) (having killed, having struck, having destroyed)

शाखया (śākhayā) - by the branch, with the branch

पतगोत्तमः (patagottamaḥ) - Garuḍa, who is the best of birds (the best of birds)

प्रहर्षम् (praharṣam) - great joy, delight

अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable, unequalled

लेभे (lebhe) - he obtained, he gained

मोक्षयित्वा (mokṣayitvā) - having freed (having liberated, having caused to be free)

महामुनीन् (mahāmunīn) - the great sages (Vaikhānasa etc. from verse 1) (great sages)

Words meanings and morphology

एकपादेन (ekapādena) - with one foot, on one leg

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekapāda

ekapāda - one-footed, having one leg

eka (one) + pāda (foot, leg)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+pāda)

eka – one, single, unique
numeral (masculine)
pāda – foot, leg, quarter, ray
noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Garuḍa acting with one foot.

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous Garuḍa (whose soul is righteousness, righteous-souled, virtuous)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - whose soul or intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness, virtuous, pious

compound dharma (constitution/natural law) + ātman (soul/self)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

dharma – intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
noun (masculine)
derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to Garuḍa.

भक्षयित्वा (bhakṣayitvā) - having consumed (having eaten, having devoured)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

formed from the causative stem bhakṣaya + tvā (absolutive suffix)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the elephant-tortoise which is his prey) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - the flesh/prey (of the elephant and tortoise) (flesh, prey, meat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - flesh, meat, prey, sensual object

निषादविषयम् (niṣādaviṣayam) - the forest region inhabited by the Niṣādas (tribal people) (the region/territory of the Niṣādas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niṣādaviṣaya

niṣādaviṣaya - region of the Niṣādas (a tribal/hunter caste)

compound niṣāda (name of a tribal caste) + viṣaya (region, domain)

Compound type : tatpurusha (niṣāda+viṣaya)

niṣāda – a member of a low or tribal caste, a hunter, fisherman
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ni
Root: sad (class 1)
viṣaya – region, domain, sphere, object of sense
noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having struck down, having caused destruction (by dropping the branch) (having killed, having struck, having destroyed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

root han + tvā (absolutive suffix)

Root: han (class 2)

शाखया (śākhayā) - by the branch, with the branch

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śākhā

śākhā - branch, bough, arm

पतगोत्तमः (patagottamaḥ) - Garuḍa, who is the best of birds (the best of birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patagottama

patagottama - best among birds, chief of birds

compound pataga (bird) + uttama (best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pataga+uttama)

pataga – bird, one who flies
noun (masculine)
pata (flying) + ga (going)
Root: pat (class 1)
uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
adjective (masculine)
superlative degree of ud (up)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to Garuḍa.

प्रहर्षम् (praharṣam) - great joy, delight

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praharṣa

praharṣa - great joy, delight, ecstasy

pra- (prefix) + harṣa (joy)

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable, unequalled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atula

atula - unequalled, incomparable, matchless