वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-64, verse-34

यत्तत् प्रेतस्य मर्त्यस्य कथयन्ति द्विजातयः ।
तत् स्वर्गगमनं तस्य क्षिप्रं रामो जजाप ह ॥३४॥

34. yattat pretasya martyasya kathayanti dvijātayaḥ ,
tat svargagamanaṃ tasya kṣipraṃ rāmo jajāpa ha.

34. yat tat pretasya martyasya kathayanti dvijātayaḥ
tat svargagamanam tasya kṣipram rāmaḥ jajāpa ha

34. yat tat dvijātayaḥ martyasya pretasya svargagamanam
kathayanti tat rāmaḥ tasya kṣipram jajāpa ha

34. Whatever the twice-born (dvijāti) declare to be the means for a departed mortal's journey to heaven, that very ritual for his swift ascent to heaven, Rama quickly chanted.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the ritual/mantra) (that, it)

• प्रेतस्य (pretasya) - of the departed (Jatayu) (of the departed, of the dead)

• मर्त्यस्य (martyasya) - of the mortal (being, referring to Jatayu) (of the mortal, of the human)

• कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they say (declare) (they tell, they say, they narrate)

• द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas) who perform rituals (the twice-born)

• तत् (tat) - that (ritual/mantra) (that)

• स्वर्गगमनम् (svargagamanam) - means of ascent to heaven (going to heaven, ascent to heaven)

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (Jatayu) (of him, for him)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama, the son of Dasaratha (Rama (a proper noun))

• जजाप (jajāpa) - he chanted (the appropriate mantra for the ritual) (he chanted, he muttered)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the ritual/mantra) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

प्रेतस्य (pretasya) - of the departed (Jatayu) (of the departed, of the dead)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of preta

preta - departed, dead, ghost

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-i (to go forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

मर्त्यस्य (martyasya) - of the mortal (being, referring to Jatayu) (of the mortal, of the human)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human being

Root: mṛ (class 6)

कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they say (declare) (they tell, they say, they narrate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kath

Present tense

Root kath in the 10th class (Pāṇinian kaṭhādi).

Root: kath (class 10)

द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas) who perform rituals (the twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born (referring to Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, or a bird, a tooth)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• jāti – birth, origin, species
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that (ritual/mantra) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

स्वर्गगमनम् (svargagamanam) - means of ascent to heaven (going to heaven, ascent to heaven)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svargagamana

svargagamana - going to heaven, ascent to heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+gamana)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• gamana – going, motion, journey
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal Noun
  Derived from root gam with suffix lyuṭ (ana).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as an object of kathayanti, referring to the goal or purpose of the ritual.

तस्य (tasya) - for him (Jatayu) (of him, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Used here in a dative sense, 'for him'.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Adverbial usage.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama, the son of Dasaratha (Rama (a proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, seventh incarnation of Vishnu)

Root: ram (class 1)

जजाप (jajāpa) - he chanted (the appropriate mantra for the ritual) (he chanted, he muttered)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form of jap.

Root: jap (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

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