वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-51, verse-12

अस्माद्धंसा जलक्लिन्नाः पक्षैः सलिलरेणुभिः ।
कुरराः सारसाश्चैव निष्पतन्ति पतत्रिणः ।
साध्वत्र प्रविशामेति मया तूक्ताः प्लवंगमाः ॥१२॥

12. asmāddhaṃsā jalaklinnāḥ pakṣaiḥ salilareṇubhiḥ ,
kurarāḥ sārasāścaiva niṣpatanti patatriṇaḥ ,
sādhvatra praviśāmeti mayā tūktāḥ plavaṃgamāḥ.

12. asmāt haṃsāḥ jalaklinnāḥ pakṣaiḥ
salilareṇubhiḥ kurarāḥ sārasāḥ ca eva
niṣpatanti patatriṇaḥ sādhu atra
praviśāma iti mayā tu uktāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ

12. asmāt pakṣaiḥ salilareṇubhiḥ jalaklinnāḥ
haṃsāḥ kurarāḥ sārasāḥ ca eva
patatriṇaḥ niṣpatanti mayā tu sādhu
atra praviśāma iti plavaṅgamāḥ uktāḥ

12. From this [cave], swans, their wings wet with water spray, ospreys, cranes, and indeed other birds, fly out. "It is good; let us enter here," I said to the monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this (cave) (from this)

• हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans, geese

• जलक्लिन्नाः (jalaklinnāḥ) - wet with water

• पक्षैः (pakṣaiḥ) - by wings

• सलिलरेणुभिः (salilareṇubhiḥ) - with water-dust, with water spray

• कुरराः (kurarāḥ) - ospreys

• सारसाः (sārasāḥ) - cranes

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• निष्पतन्ति (niṣpatanti) - they fly out, they fall out

• पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - birds, winged creatures

• साधु (sādhu) - good, well, excellent

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• प्रविशाम (praviśāma) - let us enter

• इति (iti) - thus, so, that

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - said, spoken, told

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this (cave) (from this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans, geese

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose, a mythical bird, a spiritual teacher

जलक्लिन्नाः (jalaklinnāḥ) - wet with water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalaklinna

jalaklinna - wet with water, soaked in water

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jala+klinna)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• klinna – wet, moist, soaked
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'klid' (to be wet, moist)
  Root: klid (class 4)

पक्षैः (pakṣaiḥ) - by wings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, feather, side, party

सलिलरेणुभिः (salilareṇubhiḥ) - with water-dust, with water spray

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of salilareṇu

salilareṇu - water-dust, fine spray of water

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (salila+reṇu)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• reṇu – dust, pollen, spray
  noun (masculine)

कुरराः (kurarāḥ) - ospreys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurara

kurara - osprey, fish-eagle

सारसाः (sārasāḥ) - cranes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sārasa

sārasa - crane, Indian crane (Grus antigone)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

निष्पतन्ति (niṣpatanti) - they fly out, they fall out

(verb)

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

Prefix: niṣ

Root: pat (class 1)

पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - birds, winged creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patatrin

patatrin - bird, winged (creature)

From 'patatra' (wing) + 'in' suffix

साधु (sādhu) - good, well, excellent

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

प्रविशाम (praviśāma) - let us enter

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of praviś

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

इति (iti) - thus, so, that

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - said, spoken, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (lit. 'moving by leaps')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (plava+gama)

• plava – a jump, leap, float
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root 'plu' (to float, swim, leap)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving, a goer
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

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