वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-48, verse-2

ततः पर्वतकूटाभस्तीक्ष्णतुण्डः खगोत्तमः ।
वनस्पतिगतः श्रीमान् व्याजहार शुभां गिरम् ॥२॥

2. tataḥ parvatakūṭābhastīkṣṇatuṇḍaḥ khagottamaḥ ,
vanaspatigataḥ śrīmān vyājahāra śubhāṃ giram.

2. tataḥ parvata-kūṭābhaḥ tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍaḥ khagottamaḥ
vanaspati-gataḥ śrīmān vyājāhāra śubhām giram

2. tataḥ parvata-kūṭābhaḥ tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍaḥ khagottamaḥ
śrīmān vanaspati-gataḥ śubhām giram vyājāhāra

2. Then, that excellent bird, Jaṭāyu, resembling a mountain peak, with a sharp beak, and adorned with glory, while perched on a tree, uttered auspicious words.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, after that, therefore

• पर्वत-कूटाभः (parvata-kūṭābhaḥ) - describing Jaṭāyu's massive size (resembling a mountain peak, mountain-peak-like)

• तीक्ष्ण-तुण्डः (tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍaḥ) - describing Jaṭāyu's physical characteristic (sharp-beaked)

• खगोत्तमः (khagottamaḥ) - an epithet for Jaṭāyu (best of birds, excellent bird)

• वनस्पति-गतः (vanaspati-gataḥ) - describing Jaṭāyu's position at the time of speaking (perched on a tree, situated on a tree)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - an epithet for Jaṭāyu (glorious, fortunate, beautiful, distinguished)

• व्याजाहार (vyājāhāra) - he spoke, he uttered, he said

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate

• गिरम् (giram) - word, speech, voice

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, after that, therefore

(indeclinable)

Adverb indicating sequence.

पर्वत-कूटाभः (parvata-kūṭābhaḥ) - describing Jaṭāyu's massive size (resembling a mountain peak, mountain-peak-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata-kūṭābha

parvata-kūṭābha - resembling a mountain peak

Compound word.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (parvata+kūṭa+ābha)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, top
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resembling, like, similar to, lustre
  adjective
  From root 'ā-bhā' (to shine forth) or suffix '-ābha' (similar to).
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Jaṭāyu.

तीक्ष्ण-तुण्डः (tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍaḥ) - describing Jaṭāyu's physical characteristic (sharp-beaked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍa

tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍa - having a sharp beak

Compound word.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+tuṇḍa)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent
  adjective
• tuṇḍa – beak, snout, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Jaṭāyu.

खगोत्तमः (khagottamaḥ) - an epithet for Jaṭāyu (best of birds, excellent bird)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khagottama

khagottama - best of birds, chief of birds, an excellent bird

Compound word.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (khaga+uttama)

• khaga – bird, one who goes in the sky
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'kha' (sky) and 'ga' (going).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective
  Superlative form.

Note: Refers to Jaṭāyu.

वनस्पति-गतः (vanaspati-gataḥ) - describing Jaṭāyu's position at the time of speaking (perched on a tree, situated on a tree)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanaspati-gata

vanaspati-gata - situated on a tree, tree-mounted

Compound word.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vanaspati+gata)

• vanaspati – tree, forest-lord
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, situated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-ta'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Jaṭāyu.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - an epithet for Jaṭāyu (glorious, fortunate, beautiful, distinguished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, prosperous, beautiful, venerable, distinguished

Possessive adjective derived from 'śrī' (glory, prosperity) with suffix '-mat'.

Note: Refers to Jaṭāyu.

व्याजाहार (vyājāhāra) - he spoke, he uttered, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of hṛ

Perfect tense

Third person singular, perfect tense, active voice. Root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, good, pure

Feminine form of 'śubha'.

Root: śubh (class 1)

गिरम् (giram) - word, speech, voice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gir

gir - word, speech, voice, utterance

Feminine noun.

Root: gṛ (class 6)