वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-49, verse-20

समित्रबन्धुः सामात्यः सबलः सपरिच्छदः ।
विषपानं पिबस्येतत् पिपासित इवोदकम् ॥२०॥

20. samitrabandhuḥ sāmātyaḥ sabalaḥ saparicchadaḥ ,
viṣapānaṃ pibasyetat pipāsita ivodakam.

20. samitrabandhuḥ sāmātyaḥ sabalaḥ saparicchadaḥ
viṣapānam pibasi etat pipāsitaḥ iva udakam

20. (tvam) samitrabandhuḥ sāmātyaḥ sabalaḥ saparicchadaḥ etat viṣapānam pibasi,
pipāsitaḥ udakam iva.

20. With your friends and relatives, with your ministers, your forces, and your retinue, you are drinking this poison as if it were water to a thirsty person.

Words meanings summery:

• समित्रबन्धुः (samitrabandhuḥ) - with friends and relatives, accompanied by friends and relatives

• सामात्यः (sāmātyaḥ) - with ministers, accompanied by ministers

• सबलः (sabalaḥ) - with forces, with an army

• सपरिच्छदः (saparicchadaḥ) - with retinue, with attendants, with belongings

• विषपानम् (viṣapānam) - a drink of poison

• पिबसि (pibasi) - you drink

• एतत् (etat) - this (poison-drink) (this)

• पिपासितः (pipāsitaḥ) - thirsty, one who is thirsty

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• उदकम् (udakam) - water

Words meanings and morphology

समित्रबन्धुः (samitrabandhuḥ) - with friends and relatives, accompanied by friends and relatives

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samitrabandhu

samitrabandhu - accompanied by friends and relatives

Compound formed with 'sa-' prefix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+mitra+bandhu)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment or possession.
• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)
• bandhu – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)

सामात्यः (sāmātyaḥ) - with ministers, accompanied by ministers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāmātya

sāmātya - accompanied by ministers

Compound formed with 'sa-' prefix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+āmātya)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment or possession.
• āmātya – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)

सबलः (sabalaḥ) - with forces, with an army

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabala

sabala - accompanied by forces/army

Compound formed with 'sa-' prefix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bala)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment or possession.
• bala – strength, force, army
  noun (neuter)

सपरिच्छदः (saparicchadaḥ) - with retinue, with attendants, with belongings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saparicchada

saparicchada - accompanied by retinue/attendants

Compound formed with 'sa-' prefix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+paricchada)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment or possession.
• paricchada – attendants, retinue, belongings, equipage
  noun (masculine)

विषपानम् (viṣapānam) - a drink of poison

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣapāna

viṣapāna - drinking poison, a drink of poison

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣa+pāna)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• pāna – drinking, drink, beverage
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root pā 'to drink'.
  Root: pā (class 1)

पिबसि (pibasi) - you drink

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pib

Present stem

From root pā (1st class, parasmāipada, pibati).

Root: pā (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (poison-drink) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agreement with viṣapānam.

पिपासितः (pipāsitaḥ) - thirsty, one who is thirsty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pipāsita

pipāsita - thirsty, desirous of drinking

Past Passive Participle

From desiderative stem of pā 'to drink'.

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

उदकम् (udakam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

Root: und (class 7)

Note: Object of implied drinking in the simile.