वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-56, verse-2

ते प्रायमुपविष्टास्तु दृष्ट्वा गृध्रं प्लवंगमाः ।
चक्रुर्बुद्धिं तदा रौद्रां सर्वान्नो भक्षयिष्यति ॥२॥

2. te prāyamupaviṣṭāstu dṛṣṭvā gṛdhraṃ plavaṃgamāḥ ,
cakrurbuddhiṃ tadā raudrāṃ sarvānno bhakṣayiṣyati.

2. te prāyam upaviṣṭāḥ tu dṛṣṭvā gṛdhram plavaṃgamāḥ
cakruḥ buddhim tadā raudrām sarvān naḥ bhakṣayiṣyati

2. tu te plavaṃgamāḥ prāyam upaviṣṭāḥ gṛdhram dṛṣṭvā
tadā raudrām buddhim cakruḥ sarvān naḥ bhakṣayiṣyati

2. But seeing the vulture, those monkeys, who were already seated for a fast unto death, then formed a dreadful thought: 'He will surely devour all of us!'

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (monkeys) (they, those)

• प्रायम् (prāyam) - for a fast unto death (a fast unto death, abstention from food to die)

• उपविष्टाः (upaviṣṭāḥ) - seated (for the fast) (seated, sitting down)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• गृध्रम् (gṛdhram) - the vulture (Sampāti) (vulture)

• प्लवंगमाः (plavaṁgamāḥ) - monkeys

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they formed (a resolve) (they made, they did, they formed)

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - a thought/resolve (intellect, understanding, thought, resolve)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• रौद्राम् (raudrām) - dreadful (thought) (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of us (all, everyone)

• नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, our)

• भक्षयिष्यति (bhakṣayiṣyati) - he will devour (he will devour, he will eat)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (monkeys) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the monkeys (plavaṃgamāḥ)

प्रायम् (prāyam) - for a fast unto death (a fast unto death, abstention from food to die)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāya

prāya - a fast unto death, abstention from food to die; also journey, end

from pra-i (to go towards)

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used here to denote the purpose of their sitting (upaviṣṭāḥ prāyam)

उपविष्टाः (upaviṣṭāḥ) - seated (for the fast) (seated, sitting down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sitting down, entered

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root viś with prefix upa- (to sit down)

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Modifies the monkeys (plavaṃgamāḥ)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive (gerund) form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गृध्रम् (gṛdhram) - the vulture (Sampāti) (vulture)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, greedy

प्लवंगमाः (plavaṁgamāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṃgama

plavaṁgama - monkey (lit. 'one who goes by leaping')

compound of plava (leap) and gama (going)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (plava+gama)

• plava – a leap, jump, swimming
  noun (masculine)
  from root plu (to float, swim, leap)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving; one who goes
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  agent noun from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they formed (a resolve) (they made, they did, they formed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

perfect active

perfect tense, 3rd plural, from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - a thought/resolve (intellect, understanding, thought, resolve)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, resolve, thought

from root budh (to know, understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

रौद्राम् (raudrām) - dreadful (thought) (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of raudra

raudra - terrible, dreadful, fierce, violent, belonging to Rudra

derived from Rudra (a fierce deity)

Note: Modifies buddhim

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of us (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form for asmān

भक्षयिष्यति (bhakṣayiṣyati) - he will devour (he will devour, he will eat)

(verb)

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

future active

future tense, 3rd singular, from root bhakṣ (denom. from bhakṣa 'food' or desiderative of bhaj 'to divide/eat')

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)