वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-64, verse-17

ब्रूहि ब्रूहीति रामस्य ब्रुवाणस्य कृताञ्जलेः ।
त्यक्त्वा शरीरं गृध्रस्य जग्मुः प्राणा विहायसं ॥१७॥

17. brūhi brūhīti rāmasya bruvāṇasya kṛtāñjaleḥ ,
tyaktvā śarīraṃ gṛdhrasya jagmuḥ prāṇā vihāyasaṃ.

17. brūhi brūhi iti rāmasya bruvāṇasya kṛtāñjaleḥ
tyaktvā śarīram gṛdhrasya jagmuḥ prāṇāḥ vihāyasam

17. rāmasya kṛtāñjaleḥ brūhi brūhi iti bruvāṇasya
gṛdhrasya śarīram tyaktvā prāṇāḥ vihāyasam jagmuḥ

17. As Rama, with folded hands, was repeatedly urging him, 'Speak! Speak!', the vulture's life breaths departed into the sky, abandoning its body.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak! tell!

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak! tell!

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• ब्रुवाणस्य (bruvāṇasya) - of him speaking

• कृताञ्जलेः (kṛtāñjaleḥ) - of him with folded hands, of him having made an añjali (reverent gesture)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• गृध्रस्य (gṛdhrasya) - of the vulture

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they departed

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - life breaths, vital airs, life

• विहायसम् (vihāyasam) - into the sky, to the atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak! tell!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative Mood

2nd person, singular, active voice, imperative mood.

Root: brū (class 2)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak! tell!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative Mood

2nd person, singular, active voice, imperative mood.

Root: brū (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

ब्रुवाणस्य (bruvāṇasya) - of him speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root `brū` (to speak) with suffix `śānac` (middle voice).

Root: brū (class 2)

कृताञ्जलेः (kṛtāñjaleḥ) - of him with folded hands, of him having made an añjali (reverent gesture)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - with folded hands, having made the añjali gesture

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `kṛ` (to do, make) with suffix `kta`.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands (a gesture of reverence), hollow of the hands
  noun (masculine)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `tyaj` (to abandon, leave) with suffix `tvā`.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

गृध्रस्य (gṛdhrasya) - of the vulture

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect Tense

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

Root: gam (class 1)

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - life breaths, vital airs, life

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

विहायसम् (vihāyasam) - into the sky, to the atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vihāyas

vihāyas - sky, atmosphere, firmament

Note: Used adverbially to indicate direction.

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