वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-63, verse-26

निकृत्तपक्षं रुधिरावसिक्तं तं गृध्रराजं परिरभ्य रामः ।
क्व मैथिलि प्राणसमा ममेति विमुच्य वाचं निपपात भूमौ ॥२६॥

26. nikṛttapakṣaṃ rudhirāvasiktaṃ taṃ gṛdhrarājaṃ parirabhya rāmaḥ ,
kva maithili prāṇasamā mameti vimucya vācaṃ nipapāta bhūmau.

26. nikṛttapakṣam rudhirāvasiktam
tam gṛdhrarājam parirabhya rāmaḥ
kva maithili prāṇasamā mama iti
vimucya vācam nipapāta bhūmau

26. rāmaḥ nikṛttapakṣam rudhirāvasiktam tam gṛdhrarājam parirabhya 'kva mama prāṇasamā maithili' iti vācam vimucya bhūmau nipapāta.

26. Embracing that king of vultures, whose wings were severed and who was drenched in blood, Rama, uttering the words, 'Where is Maithili, my very life?', fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• निकृत्तपक्षम् (nikṛttapakṣam) - whose wings are cut, with severed wings

• रुधिरावसिक्तम् (rudhirāvasiktam) - drenched in blood, sprinkled with blood

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• गृध्रराजम् (gṛdhrarājam) - king of vultures

• परिरभ्य (parirabhya) - having embraced

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• क्व (kva) - where?

• मैथिलि (maithili) - O Maithili! (vocative) (Maithili (Sita, daughter of the king of Mithila))

• प्राणसमा (prāṇasamā) - equal to life, dear as life

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• विमुच्य (vimucya) - having uttered, having released

• वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech

• निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

निकृत्तपक्षम् (nikṛttapakṣam) - whose wings are cut, with severed wings

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nikṛttapakṣa

nikṛttapakṣa - whose wings are cut, with severed wings

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nikṛtta+pakṣa)

• nikṛtta – cut off, severed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb ni-kṛt 'to cut off' + kta suffix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'gṛdhrarājam'.

रुधिरावसिक्तम् (rudhirāvasiktam) - drenched in blood, sprinkled with blood

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rudhirāvasikta

rudhirāvasikta - drenched in blood, sprinkled with blood

Compound type : tatpurusha (rudhira+avasikta)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• avasikta – sprinkled, drenched, bathed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb ava-sic 'to sprinkle down, drench' + kta suffix.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Adjective modifying 'gṛdhrarājam'.

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Jatayu.

गृध्रराजम् (gṛdhrarājam) - king of vultures

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛdhrarāja

gṛdhrarāja - king of vultures

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛdhra+rāja)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

परिरभ्य (parirabhya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From verb pari-rabh 'to embrace' + lyap suffix (after upasarga).

Prefix: pari

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund).

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

मैथिलि (maithili) - O Maithili! (vocative) (Maithili (Sita, daughter of the king of Mithila))

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - woman from Mithila, Sita

Feminine patronymic from Mithila.

प्राणसमा (prāṇasamā) - equal to life, dear as life

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāṇasama

prāṇasama - equal to life, dear as life

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+sama)

• prāṇa – life, life-breath, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, same
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Adjective referring to Maithili.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

Note: Quotation marker.

विमुच्य (vimucya) - having uttered, having released

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From verb vi-muc 'to release, utter' + lyap suffix (after upasarga).

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Absolutive (gerund).

वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice

निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Reduplicated perfect with prefix ni-.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, soil

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