वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-45

बाष्पसंरुद्धकण्ठस्तु वाली सार्तरवः शनैः ।
उवाच रामं संप्रेक्ष्य पङ्कलग्न इव द्विपः ॥४५॥

45. bāṣpasaṃruddhakaṇṭhastu vālī sārtaravaḥ śanaiḥ ,
uvāca rāmaṃ saṃprekṣya paṅkalagna iva dvipaḥ.

45. bāṣpasaṃruddhakāṇṭhaḥ tu vālī sārtaravaḥ śanaiḥ
| uvāca rāmam samprekṣya paṅkalagnaḥ iva dvipaḥ

45. tu vālī bāṣpasaṃruddhakāṇṭhaḥ sārtaravaḥ śanaiḥ rāmam samprekṣya,
paṅkalagnaḥ dvipaḥ iva,
uvāca

45. But Valin, his throat choked by tears, and uttering a cry of distress, slowly spoke to Rama after looking at him, like an elephant stuck in mud.

Words meanings summery:

• बाष्पसंरुद्धकाण्ठः (bāṣpasaṁruddhakāṇṭhaḥ) - with his throat choked by tears

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed)

• वाली (vālī) - Valin

• सार्तरवः (sārtaravaḥ) - uttering a cry of distress (with a cry of pain, accompanied by a distressed sound)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gently

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - after looking at him (having looked at, having gazed upon)

• पङ्कलग्नः (paṅkalagnaḥ) - stuck in mud

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - an elephant

Words meanings and morphology

बाष्पसंरुद्धकाण्ठः (bāṣpasaṁruddhakāṇṭhaḥ) - with his throat choked by tears

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāṣpasaṃruddhakāṇṭha

bāṣpasaṁruddhakāṇṭha - one whose throat is choked by tears

Compound of bāṣpa, saṃruddha, and kaṇṭha

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (bāṣpa+saṃruddha+kaṇṭha)

• bāṣpa – tears
  noun (masculine)
• saṃruddha – choked, obstructed, restrained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rudh with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rudh (class 7)
• kaṇṭha – throat, neck
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वाली (vālī) - Valin

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Valin (name of a monkey king)

सार्तरवः (sārtaravaḥ) - uttering a cry of distress (with a cry of pain, accompanied by a distressed sound)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārtarava

sārtarava - accompanied by a distressed cry

Compound of sa (with) and ārtarava (distressed sound)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+ārtarava)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  prefix for Bahuvrihi compounds
• ārtarava – distressed sound, cry of pain
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ārta (distressed) and rava (sound)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gently

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ), irregular stem

Root: vac (class 2)

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism)

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - after looking at him (having looked at, having gazed upon)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root īkṣ with prefixes sam-pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

पङ्कलग्नः (paṅkalagnaḥ) - stuck in mud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṅkalagna

paṅkalagna - stuck in mud, mired

Compound of paṅka and lagna

Compound type : Tatpurusha (paṅka+lagna)

• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• lagna – stuck, attached, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root lag
  Root: lag (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - an elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker', referring to its trunk and mouth)