वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-1, verse-25

एष वै तत्र वैदेह्या विहगः प्रतिहारकः ।
पक्षी मां तु विशालाक्ष्याः समीपमुपनेष्यति ॥२५॥

25. eṣa vai tatra vaidehyā vihagaḥ pratihārakaḥ ,
pakṣī māṃ tu viśālākṣyāḥ samīpamupaneṣyati.

25. eṣaḥ vai tatra vaidehyāḥ vihaṅgaḥ pratihārakaḥ
pakṣī mām tu viśālākṣyāḥ samīpam upaneṣyati

25. eṣaḥ vihaṅgaḥ vai tatra vaidehyāḥ pratihārakaḥ
pakṣī tu mām viśālākṣyāḥ samīpam upaneṣyati

25. This very bird is indeed Vaidehi's (Sita's) gatekeeper there. This bird will surely lead me to the presence of the wide-eyed (Sita).

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine singular)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - of Vaidehi, of Sita (daughter of Videha king)

• विहङ्गः (vihaṅgaḥ) - bird, 'sky-goer'

• प्रतिहारकः (pratihārakaḥ) - gatekeeper, usher, messenger

• पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird, winged creature

• माम् (mām) - me (accusative singular)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• विशालाक्ष्याः (viśālākṣyāḥ) - of Sita, the wide-eyed (of the wide-eyed one)

• समीपम् (samīpam) - near, proximity, vicinity

• उपनेष्यति (upaneṣyati) - will lead near, will bring, will conduct

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - of Vaidehi, of Sita (daughter of Videha king)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehi, Sita (daughter of the king of Videha)

Feminine derivative from Videha, a kingdom.

विहङ्गः (vihaṅgaḥ) - bird, 'sky-goer'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihaṅga

vihaṅga - bird, 'sky-goer'

From vi (sky/air) + haṅga (goer, from root gam/han with irregular formation).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vi+gam)

• vi – sky, bird
  noun (masculine)
• haṅga – going, moving
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with irregular suffix. Variant of 'ga'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

प्रतिहारकः (pratihārakaḥ) - gatekeeper, usher, messenger

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratihāraka

pratihāraka - gatekeeper, usher, messenger, doorkeeper

Agent noun from root hṛ (to carry) with prefix prati- and suffix -aka.

Prefix: prati

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird, winged creature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature, fowler

From pakṣa (wing) + -in suffix.

माम् (mām) - me (accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

विशालाक्ष्याः (viśālākṣyāḥ) - of Sita, the wide-eyed (of the wide-eyed one)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of viśālākṣī

viśālākṣī - wide-eyed, large-eyed (feminine)

Feminine form of viśālākṣa. From viśāla (wide) + akṣī (eye, from akṣan).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśāla+akṣin)

• viśāla – wide, extensive, large, broad
  adjective
• akṣin – eye
  noun (neuter)

समीपम् (samīpam) - near, proximity, vicinity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, proximity, vicinity, neighbourhood

From sa (with) + īpa (reach).

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating direction 'to the vicinity'.

उपनेष्यति (upaneṣyati) - will lead near, will bring, will conduct

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of upanī

Derived from the root nī (to lead) with the prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)