वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-64, verse-32

रामो ऽथ सहसौमित्रिर्वनं यात्वा स वीर्यवान् ।
स्थूलान् हत्वा महारोहीननु तस्तार तं द्विजम् ॥३२॥

32. rāmo'tha sahasaumitrirvanaṃ yātvā sa vīryavān ,
sthūlān hatvā mahārohīnanu tastāra taṃ dvijam.

32. rāmaḥ atha saha saumitriḥ vanam yātvā sa vīryavān
sthūlān hatvā mahārohin anu tastāra tam dvijam

32. atha saḥ vīryavān rāmaḥ saumitriḥ saha vanam yātvā
sthūlān mahārohin hatvā tam dvijam anu tastāra

32. Then the valorous Rama, with Saumitri, went to the forest, and having killed large deer, he laid them out for that twice-born (dvija) one (Jatayu).

Words meanings summery:

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now, moreover

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakshmana (son of Sumitra, Lakshmana)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• यात्वा (yātvā) - having gone, having departed

• स (sa) - referring to Rama (he, that)

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful, heroic, mighty

• स्थूलान् (sthūlān) - large, fat, bulky

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

• महारोहिन् (mahārohin) - large deer

• अनु (anu) - after, along, according to, for (in this context)

• तस्तार (tastāra) - laid out (the deer for the rituals/offerings) (spread out, covered, laid out, performed)

• तम् (tam) - referring to Jatayu (that, him)

• द्विजम् (dvijam) - (Jatayu) the bird, considered as a Brahmin due to his good deeds and Rama's ritual. (twice-born, bird, Brahmin, tooth)

Words meanings and morphology

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, hero of Ramayana)

अथ (atha) - then, next, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakshmana (son of Sumitra, Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

Patronymic derived from 'Sumitrā'.

Note: Often used for Lakshmana.

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Root: van (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular form, indicating destination.

यात्वा (yātvā) - having gone, having departed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'yā' (to go) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: yā (class 2)

स (sa) - referring to Rama (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful, heroic, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - valorous, powerful, heroic, mighty, endowed with strength

Derived from 'vīrya' (valor) with possessive suffix '-vat'.

Note: Adjective qualifying Rama.

स्थूलान् (sthūlān) - large, fat, bulky

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sthūla

sthūla - large, fat, bulky, thick, gross

Note: Adjective qualifying 'mahārohin'.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: han (class 2)

महारोहिन् (mahārohin) - large deer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahārohin

mahārohin - large deer, a kind of antelope

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'rohin' (deer/roe-deer).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rohin)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Combining form of 'mahat'
• rohin – deer, roe-deer
  noun (masculine)

अनु (anu) - after, along, according to, for (in this context)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here, it acts as a preposition governing 'tam dvijam' or adverbially with 'tastāra'.

तस्तार (tastāra) - laid out (the deer for the rituals/offerings) (spread out, covered, laid out, performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of tṛ

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Used with 'anu' to imply setting out offerings or performing final rites.

तम् (tam) - referring to Jatayu (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

द्विजम् (dvijam) - (Jatayu) the bird, considered as a Brahmin due to his good deeds and Rama's ritual. (twice-born, bird, Brahmin, tooth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth, snake

Compound of 'dvi' (two) and 'ja' (born).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ja from root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Here, referring to Jatayu as a bird, but also implying his spiritual status for whom the rites are performed as for a Brahmin.

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