वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-69, verse-8

नोद्विजन्ते नरान्दृष्ट्वा वधस्याकोविदाः शुभाः ।
घृतपिण्डोपमान् स्थूलांस्तान्द्विजान्भक्षयिष्यथः ॥८॥

8. nodvijante narāndṛṣṭvā vadhasyākovidāḥ śubhāḥ ,
ghṛtapiṇḍopamān sthūlāṃstāndvijānbhakṣayiṣyathaḥ.

8. na udvijante narān dṛṣṭvā vadhasya akovidāḥ śubhāḥ
ghṛtapiṇḍopamān sthūlān tān dvijān bhakṣayiṣyathaḥ

8. śubhāḥ akovidāḥ vadhasya narān dṛṣṭvā na udvijante
tān sthūlān ghṛtapiṇḍopamān dvijān bhakṣayiṣyathaḥ

8. These beautiful birds, unaware of killing, are not alarmed by seeing humans. You two will eat those plump birds (dvija), which resemble lumps of ghee.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उद्विजन्ते (udvijante) - they (the birds) are frightened (they are frightened, they are disturbed)

• नरान् (narān) - humans (men, humans)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• वधस्य (vadhasya) - of killing (of killing, of slaughter)

• अकोविदाः (akovidāḥ) - unacquainted with (ignorant of, unacquainted with, unskilled)

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - beautiful (referring to the birds) (beautiful, auspicious, pure)

• घृतपिण्डोपमान् (ghṛtapiṇḍopamān) - resembling lumps of clarified butter (ghee) (resembling lumps of ghee)

• स्थूलान् (sthūlān) - fat, plump (fat, plump, large)

• तान् (tān) - those (birds) (those)

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - birds (twice-born, brahmins, birds, teeth, snakes)

• भक्षयिष्यथः (bhakṣayiṣyathaḥ) - you (Rama and Lakshmana) will eat (you two will eat)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उद्विजन्ते (udvijante) - they (the birds) are frightened (they are frightened, they are disturbed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of udvij

Prefix: ud

Root: vij (class 6)

नरान् (narān) - humans (men, humans)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human, person

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā (having seen)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive form from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Gerund (absolutive)

वधस्य (vadhasya) - of killing (of killing, of slaughter)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, striking

From √vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Governed by akovidāḥ

अकोविदाः (akovidāḥ) - unacquainted with (ignorant of, unacquainted with, unskilled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akovida

akovida - ignorant of, unacquainted with, unskilled

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'a' (not) + 'kovida' (skilled, conversant)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kovida)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kovida – skilled, conversant, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to the birds (agreeing with śubhāḥ)

शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - beautiful (referring to the birds) (beautiful, auspicious, pure)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śubha

śubha - beautiful, auspicious, pure, shining

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (birds)

घृतपिण्डोपमान् (ghṛtapiṇḍopamān) - resembling lumps of clarified butter (ghee) (resembling lumps of ghee)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ghṛtapiṇḍopama

ghṛtapiṇḍopama - resembling lumps of ghee

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ghṛta+piṇḍa+upama)

• ghṛta – ghee, clarified butter
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ghṛ (to sprinkle, shine)
  Root: ghṛ (class 3)
• piṇḍa – lump, ball, mass
  noun (masculine)
• upama – resembling, like
  adjective

Note: Agrees with dvijān

स्थूलान् (sthūlān) - fat, plump (fat, plump, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sthūla

sthūla - fat, plump, thick, large, gross

Note: Agrees with dvijān

तान् (tān) - those (birds) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to dvijān

द्विजान् (dvijān) - birds (twice-born, brahmins, birds, teeth, snakes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural 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
  agent noun/suffix
  From √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of bhakṣayiṣyathaḥ

भक्षयिष्यथः (bhakṣayiṣyathaḥ) - you (Rama and Lakshmana) will eat (you two will eat)

(verb)

2nd person , dual, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of bhakṣay

causative/denominative

From √bhakṣ (to eat), frequentative/causative

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana (implied by dual form)