वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-56, verse-9

रामस्य च पितुर्मित्रं जटायुर्नाम गृध्रराट् ।
ददर्श सीतां वैदेहीं ह्रियमाणां विहायसा ॥९॥

9. rāmasya ca piturmitraṃ jaṭāyurnāma gṛdhrarāṭ ,
dadarśa sītāṃ vaidehīṃ hriyamāṇāṃ vihāyasā.

9. rāmasya ca pituḥ mitram jaṭāyuḥ nāma gṛdhrarāṭ
dadarśa sītām vaidehīm hriyamāṇām vihāyasā

9. rāmasya pituḥ ca mitram jaṭāyuḥ nāma gṛdhrarāṭ
sītām vaidehīm hriyamāṇām vihāyasā dadarśa

9. And a friend of Rama's father, named Jatayu, the king of vultures, saw Sita, Vaidehi, being carried away through the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• च (ca) - and

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, ally

• जटायुः (jaṭāyuḥ) - Jatayu (name of a vulture)

• नाम (nāma) - named (named, by name, indeed)

• गृध्रराट् (gṛdhrarāṭ) - king of vultures

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehi (Sita)

• ह्रियमाणाम् (hriyamāṇām) - being carried away, being abducted

• विहायसा (vihāyasā) - through the sky, by means of the sky, by air

Words meanings and morphology

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (the seventh avatar of Vishnu, son of Dasharatha); pleasing, charming

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Refers to Dasharatha, Rama's father.

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, ally

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, ally, companion

Note: Subject (Jatayu is the friend)

जटायुः (jaṭāyuḥ) - Jatayu (name of a vulture)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭāyu

jaṭāyu - Jatayu (a mythical vulture, friend of Dasharatha)

नाम (nāma) - named (named, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

गृध्रराट् (gṛdhrarāṭ) - king of vultures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhrarāj

gṛdhrarāj - king of vultures

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛdhra+rāj)

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

Note: Apposition to Jatayu

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Active

From root dṛś (to see), reduplicated perfect form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is Jatayu

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka)

Note: Object of dadarśa

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Vaidehi (Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehi (Sita, daughter of the king of Videha); a woman from Videha

Note: Apposition to sītām

ह्रियमाणाम् (hriyamāṇām) - being carried away, being abducted

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried, being seized, being abducted

Present Passive Participle

From root hṛ (to seize, carry off) with passive stem hriya- + śānac suffix

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes Sita

विहायसा (vihāyasā) - through the sky, by means of the sky, by air

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vihāyas

vihāyas - sky, atmosphere; movement through the air

Note: Indicates means or route of carrying away.