वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-57, verse-25

आद्यः पन्थाः कुलिङ्गानां ये चान्ये धान्यजीविनः ।
द्वितीयो बलिभोजानां ये च वृक्षफलाशिनः ॥२५॥

25. ādyaḥ panthāḥ kuliṅgānāṃ ye cānye dhānyajīvinaḥ ,
dvitīyo balibhojānāṃ ye ca vṛkṣaphalāśinaḥ.

25. ādyaḥ panthāḥ kuliṅgānāṃ ye ca anye dhānyajīvinaḥ
dvitīyaḥ balibhojānāṃ ye ca vṛkṣaphalāśinaḥ

25. ādyaḥ panthāḥ kuliṅgānāṃ ye ca anye dhānyajīvinaḥ
dvitīyaḥ balibhojānāṃ ye ca vṛkṣaphalāśinaḥ

25. The first path is for sparrows and other grain-eating birds. The second is for crows (balibhoja) and those birds that subsist on tree fruits.

Words meanings summery:

• आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - the first (path) (first, primary, initial)

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, aerial route (path, way, road, route)

• कुलिङ्गानां (kuliṅgānāṁ) - of sparrows (of sparrows, of small birds)

• ये (ye) - those (birds) who (who, which, those who)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्ये (anye) - other (birds) (other, different)

• धान्यजीविनः (dhānyajīvinaḥ) - birds that live on grain (living on grain, grain-eaters)

• द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - the second (path) (second)

• बलिभोजानां (balibhojānāṁ) - of crows (of crows ('eaters of offerings'))

• ये (ye) - those (birds) who (who, which, those who)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वृक्षफलाशिनः (vṛkṣaphalāśinaḥ) - birds that eat tree fruits (fruit-eaters, eating tree fruits)

Words meanings and morphology

आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - the first (path) (first, primary, initial)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādya

ādya - first, initial, primary

from ādi (beginning) + yat suffix

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, aerial route (path, way, road, route)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road

कुलिङ्गानां (kuliṅgānāṁ) - of sparrows (of sparrows, of small birds)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuliṅga

kuliṅga - sparrow, a small bird

ये (ye) - those (birds) who (who, which, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to birds

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - other (birds) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Agrees with an implied masculine plural noun (birds)

धान्यजीविनः (dhānyajīvinaḥ) - birds that live on grain (living on grain, grain-eaters)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhānyajīvin

dhānyajīvin - living on grain, subsisting on grain

Compound: dhānya (grain) + jīvin (living)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhānya+jīvin)

• dhānya – grain, corn
  noun (neuter)
• jīvin – living, alive; one who lives
  adjective (masculine)
  from jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ye anye' (those others)

द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - the second (path) (second)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second

from dvi (two)

Note: Agrees with 'panthāḥ' (implied)

बलिभोजानां (balibhojānāṁ) - of crows (of crows ('eaters of offerings'))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balibhoja

balibhoja - crow (lit. 'eater of offerings')

Compound: bali (offering) + bhoja (eater)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bali+bhoja)

• bali – offering, tribute, tax
  noun (masculine)
• bhoja – eating, feeding; an eater
  adjective (masculine)
  from bhuj (to eat)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

ये (ye) - those (birds) who (who, which, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to birds

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वृक्षफलाशिनः (vṛkṣaphalāśinaḥ) - birds that eat tree fruits (fruit-eaters, eating tree fruits)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣaphalāśin

vṛkṣaphalāśin - eating tree fruits

Compound: vṛkṣa (tree) + phala (fruit) + āśin (eater)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+phala+āśin)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
• āśin – eating, eating from
  adjective (masculine)
  from aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'ye' (those who)

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