वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-55, verse-1

उपविष्टास्तु ते सर्वे यस्मिन्प्रायं गिरिस्थले ।
हरयो गृध्रराजश्च तं देशमुपचक्रमे ॥१॥

1. upaviṣṭāstu te sarve yasminprāyaṃ giristhale ,
harayo gṛdhrarājaśca taṃ deśamupacakrame.

1. upaviṣṭāḥ tu te sarve yasmin prāyam giristhale
harayaḥ gṛdhrarājaḥ ca tam deśam upacakrame

1. ca gṛdhrarājaḥ tam deśam upacakrame yasmin
giristhale te sarve harayaḥ prāyam upaviṣṭāḥ tu

1. And the king of vultures approached that spot on the mountain plateau where all those monkeys were seated, engaged in a fast unto death.

Words meanings summery:

• उपविष्टाः (upaviṣṭāḥ) - seated, sat down

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ते (te) - referring to the monkeys (those, they)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, where

• प्रायम् (prāyam) - referring to the practice of 'prāyopaveśana' (fasting unto death) (a fast unto death, an undertaking)

• गिरिस्थले (giristhale) - on the mountain plateau, on the mountain spot

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

• गृध्रराजः (gṛdhrarājaḥ) - referring to Sampāti, Jatayu's brother (king of vultures)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - referring to the place (that, him, it)

• देशम् (deśam) - place, region, country

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - approached, undertook

Words meanings and morphology

उपविष्टाः (upaviṣṭāḥ) - seated, sat down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down

Past Passive Participle

from root viś (6P) 'to enter' with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - referring to the monkeys (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, where

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

प्रायम् (prāyam) - referring to the practice of 'prāyopaveśana' (fasting unto death) (a fast unto death, an undertaking)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāya

prāya - fasting unto death, general rule, customary; a course, undertaking

गिरिस्थले (giristhale) - on the mountain plateau, on the mountain spot

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of giristhala

giristhala - mountain plateau, mountain spot

Tatpuruṣa compound: giri (mountain) + sthala (place)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+sthala)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• sthala – place, ground, spot
  noun (neuter)

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, tawny, lion

गृध्रराजः (gṛdhrarājaḥ) - referring to Sampāti, Jatayu's brother (king of vultures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhrarāja

gṛdhrarāja - king of vultures

Tatpuruṣa compound: gṛdhra (vulture) + rāja (king)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛdhra+rāja)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - referring to the place (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

देशम् (deśam) - place, region, country

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - approached, undertook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of upa-kram

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)