वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-64, verse-16

पुत्रो विश्रवसः साक्षाद्भ्राता वैश्रवणस्य च ।
इत्युक्त्वा दुर्लभान्प्राणान्मुमोच पतगेश्वरः ॥१६॥

16. putro viśravasaḥ sākṣādbhrātā vaiśravaṇasya ca ,
ityuktvā durlabhānprāṇānmumoca patageśvaraḥ.

16. putraḥ viśravasaḥ sākṣāt bhrātā vaiśravaṇasya ca
iti uktvā durlabhān prāṇān mumoca patageśvaraḥ

16. patageśvaraḥ sākṣāt viśravasaḥ putraḥ ca
vaiśravaṇasya bhrātā iti uktvā durlabhān prāṇān mumoca

16. "He is directly the son of Viśravas and the brother of Vaiśravaṇa." Having spoken thus, the lord of birds (Jaṭāyu) released his life breaths, which are difficult to attain.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• विश्रवसः (viśravasaḥ) - of Viśravas

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, indeed

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• दुर्लभान् (durlabhān) - difficult to obtain, hard to achieve

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life breaths, vital airs, life

• मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he gave up, he abandoned

• पतगेश्वरः (patageśvaraḥ) - Jaṭāyu (the vulture king) (lord of birds, king of birds)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

विश्रवसः (viśravasaḥ) - of Viśravas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viśravas

viśravas - Viśravas (name of a Rishi, father of Kubera and Ravana)

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, indeed

(indeclinable)

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - Vaiśravaṇa (another name for Kubera, god of wealth, son of Viśravas)

Patronymic from `viśravas`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `vac` (to speak) with suffix `tvā`.

Root: vac (class 2)

दुर्लभान् (durlabhān) - difficult to obtain, hard to achieve

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, hard to achieve

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+labha)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• labha – obtaining, gaining, to be obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Verbal Adjective
  Derived from root `labh` (to obtain) with suffix `ac`.
  Root: labh (class 1)

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life breaths, vital airs, life

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he gave up, he abandoned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of muc

Perfect Tense

3rd person, singular, active voice, perfect tense.

Root: muc (class 6)

पतगेश्वरः (patageśvaraḥ) - Jaṭāyu (the vulture king) (lord of birds, king of birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patageśvara

patageśvara - lord of birds, king of birds

Compound type : tatpurusha (pataga+īśvara)

• pataga – bird, one that goes by flying
  noun (masculine)
  From `pat` (to fly) + `ga` (going).
  Root: pat (class 1)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

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