वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-57, verse-26

भासास्तृतीयं गच्छन्ति क्रौञ्चाश्च कुररैः सह ।
श्येनाश्चतुर्थं गच्छन्ति गृध्रा गच्छन्ति पञ्चमम् ॥२६॥

26. bhāsāstṛtīyaṃ gacchanti krauñcāśca kuraraiḥ saha ,
śyenāścaturthaṃ gacchanti gṛdhrā gacchanti pañcamam.

26. bhāsāḥ tṛtīyaṃ gacchanti krauñcāḥ ca kuraraiḥ saha
śyenāḥ caturthaṃ gacchanti gṛdhrāḥ gacchanti pañcamam

26. bhāsāḥ krauñcāḥ ca kuraraiḥ saha tṛtīyaṃ gacchanti
śyenāḥ caturthaṃ gacchanti gṛdhrāḥ pañcamam gacchanti

26. Vultures (bhāsa) take the third path, and curlews along with ospreys. Hawks take the fourth, and general vultures (gṛdhra) take the fifth.

Words meanings summery:

• भासाः (bhāsāḥ) - a type of vulture or large eagle (vultures, eagles (a specific type of large bird of prey))

• तृतीयं (tṛtīyaṁ) - the third (path/route) (third)

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they traverse (the path) (they go, they walk, they proceed)

• क्रौञ्चाः (krauñcāḥ) - curlews (a type of water bird) (curlews, herons, cranes)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कुररैः (kuraraiḥ) - with ospreys (with ospreys, with fish eagles)

• सह (saha) - together with (kuraraiḥ) (with, together with)

• श्येनाः (śyenāḥ) - hawks (a type of bird of prey) (hawks, eagles, falcons)

• चतुर्थं (caturthaṁ) - the fourth (path/route) (fourth)

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they traverse (the path) (they go, they walk, they proceed)

• गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures (vultures (general term))

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they traverse (the path) (they go, they walk, they proceed)

• पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - the fifth (path/route) (fifth)

Words meanings and morphology

भासाः (bhāsāḥ) - a type of vulture or large eagle (vultures, eagles (a specific type of large bird of prey))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāsa

bhāsa - vulture, eagle, a large bird of prey

तृतीयं (tṛtīyaṁ) - the third (path/route) (third)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third

from tri (three)

Note: accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'panthāḥ' (path) implied, used adverbially

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they traverse (the path) (they go, they walk, they proceed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

क्रौञ्चाः (krauñcāḥ) - curlews (a type of water bird) (curlews, herons, cranes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krauñca

krauñca - curlew, heron, crane

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कुररैः (kuraraiḥ) - with ospreys (with ospreys, with fish eagles)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kurara

kurara - osprey, fish eagle

सह (saha) - together with (kuraraiḥ) (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

श्येनाः (śyenāḥ) - hawks (a type of bird of prey) (hawks, eagles, falcons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śyena

śyena - hawk, eagle, falcon

चतुर्थं (caturthaṁ) - the fourth (path/route) (fourth)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

from catur (four)

Note: accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'panthāḥ' (path) implied, used adverbially

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they traverse (the path) (they go, they walk, they proceed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures (vultures (general term))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture

from root gṛdh (to desire, be greedy)

Root: gṛdh (class 4)

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they traverse (the path) (they go, they walk, they proceed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - the fifth (path/route) (fifth)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pañcama

pañcama - fifth

from pañcan (five)

Note: accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'panthāḥ' (path) implied, used adverbially

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