वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-64, verse-10

परिश्रान्तस्य मे तात पक्षौ छित्त्वा निशाचरः ।
सीतामादाय वैदेहीं प्रयातो दक्षिणा मुखः ॥१०॥

10. pariśrāntasya me tāta pakṣau chittvā niśācaraḥ ,
sītāmādāya vaidehīṃ prayāto dakṣiṇā mukhaḥ.

10. pariśrāntasya me tāta pakṣau chittvā niśācaraḥ
sītām ādāya vaidehīm prayātaḥ dakṣiṇā mukhaḥ

10. tāta niśācaraḥ pariśrāntasya me pakṣau chittvā
vaidehīm sītām ādāya dakṣiṇā mukhaḥ prayātaḥ

10. My dear (son), that night-roaming demon, having severed my wings (while I was) exhausted, departed towards the south, carrying Sita, the princess of Videha.

Words meanings summery:

• परिश्रान्तस्य (pariśrāntasya) - of the exhausted one, of the very weary one

• मे (me) - my, of me

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, my dear (term of address for a father, son, or younger person)

• पक्षौ (pakṣau) - two wings

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the demon Ravana (night-wanderer, demon)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehi (princess of Videha, a name for Sita)

• प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed, gone forth

• दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - towards the south (southern, right; to the south)

• मुखः (mukhaḥ) - facing (south) (face, mouth, direction (facing))

Words meanings and morphology

परिश्रान्तस्य (pariśrāntasya) - of the exhausted one, of the very weary one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pariśrānta

pariśrānta - exhausted, very weary

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śram (to be weary) with the prefix pari- (completely, thoroughly).

Prefix: pari

Root: śram (class 4)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

तात (tāta) - O dear one, my dear (term of address for a father, son, or younger person)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one

पक्षौ (pakṣau) - two wings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side, party

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root chid (to cut) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: chid (class 7)

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - the demon Ravana (night-wanderer, demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon (rakṣas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root car (to move, wander).
  Root: car (class 1)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of the wife of Rama)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root dā (to give, with ā- meaning to take) with the suffix -ya (used with prefixes).

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehi (princess of Videha, a name for Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, Sita

Derived from Videha, the kingdom of Sita's father.

प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed, gone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root yā (to go) with the prefix pra- (forth). Functions as a finite verb here.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used here effectively as a finite verb 'he departed'.

दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - towards the south (southern, right; to the south)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful

Note: Used adverbially here.

मुखः (mukhaḥ) - facing (south) (face, mouth, direction (facing))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, opening, direction

Note: In combination with 'dakṣiṇā', indicates 'facing south'.

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