वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-64, verse-22

पश्य लक्ष्मण गृध्रो ऽयमुपकारी हतश्च मे ।
सीतामभ्यवपन्नो वै रावणेन बलीयसा ॥२२॥

22. paśya lakṣmaṇa gṛdhro'yamupakārī hataśca me ,
sītāmabhyavapanno vai rāvaṇena balīyasā.

22. paśya lakṣmaṇa gṛdhraḥ ayam upakārī hataḥ ca
me sītām abhyavapannaḥ vai rāvaṇena balīyasā

22. lakṣmaṇa paśya ayam upakārī gṛdhraḥ me hataḥ
ca vai balīyasā rāvaṇena sītām abhyavapannaḥ

22. Look, Lakshmana, this helpful vulture was killed for my sake. He indeed confronted the mighty Ravana concerning Sita.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

• गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - vulture

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

• उपकारी (upakārī) - helpful, benefactor

• हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

• च (ca) - and

• मे (me) - for my sake (for me, my, to me)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• अभ्यवपन्नः (abhyavapannaḥ) - intervened (in the matter of Sita) (attacked, intervened, fallen upon)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Ravana

• बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by the mighty, by the stronger

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, look

(verb)

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

Present Active Imperative

Root dṛś, 4th class verb (pāśya-). Imperative 2nd person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 4)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's brother), a mark, a sign

गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - vulture

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture

अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

उपकारी (upakārī) - helpful, benefactor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upakārin

upakārin - helpful, obliging, a benefactor

Agent Noun (suffix -in)

From upa + kṛ (to do, to help) with agent suffix -in.

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Acts as an adjective qualifying 'gṛdhraḥ'.

हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of han

han - to strike, to kill

Past Passive Participle

Root han with kta suffix. Declines like a noun.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Participle acting as an adjective for 'gṛdhraḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for my sake (for me, my, to me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used here in the sense of 'for my benefit' or 'for my protection'.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama), a furrow

Note: Object of intervention/confrontation.

अभ्यवपन्नः (abhyavapannaḥ) - intervened (in the matter of Sita) (attacked, intervened, fallen upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyavapad

abhyavapad - to fall upon, to attack, to approach

Past Passive Participle

From abhi + ava + pad (to go, to fall) with kta suffix. Declines like a noun.

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the vulture (gṛdhraḥ).

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Ravana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (demon king)

Note: Agent of the action against Sita, or the one being confronted by the vulture.

बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by the mighty, by the stronger

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balīyas

balīyas - stronger, very strong, mighty

Comparative adjective

From bala (strength) with -īyas comparative suffix.

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