वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-57, verse-7

निर्दग्धपक्षः पतितो विन्ध्ये ऽहं वानरोत्तमाः ।
अहमस्मिन् वसन्भ्रातुः प्रवृत्तिं नोपलक्षये ॥७॥

7. nirdagdhapakṣaḥ patito vindhye'haṃ vānarottamāḥ ,
ahamasmin vasanbhrātuḥ pravṛttiṃ nopalakṣaye.

7. nirdagdḥapakṣaḥ patitaḥ vindhye aham vānarottamāḥ
aham asmin vasan bhrātuḥ pravṛttim na upalakṣaye

7. nirdagdḥapakṣaḥ patitaḥ vindhye aham vānarottamāḥ
aham asmin vasan bhrātuḥ pravṛttim na upalakṣaye

7. O best of monkeys, I, with my wings burnt, fell in the Vindhya mountains. While dwelling in this place, I have not been able to perceive any news of my brother.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्दग्द्ःअपक्षः (nirdagdḥapakṣaḥ) - with my wings burnt (with burnt wings, whose wings are burnt)

• पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen (fallen, descended)

• विन्ध्ये (vindhye) - in the Vindhya mountains

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Sampāti) (I)

• वानरोत्तमाः (vānarottamāḥ) - O best of monkeys

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Sampāti) (I)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (place, i.e., Vindhya mountains) (in this, in it)

• वसन् (vasan) - dwelling (dwelling, living, residing)

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of my brother (Jaṭāyu) (of the brother)

• प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - any news (news, information, activity, conduct, state)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उपलक्षये (upalakṣaye) - I perceive (I perceive, I observe, I notice)

Words meanings and morphology

निर्दग्द्ःअपक्षः (nirdagdḥapakṣaḥ) - with my wings burnt (with burnt wings, whose wings are burnt)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdagdḥapakṣa

nirdagdḥapakṣa - having burnt wings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirdagdha+pakṣa)

• nirdagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dah- (to burn) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: dah (class 1)
• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen (fallen, descended)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, alighted

Past Passive Participle

from root pat- (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham', taking an active sense for an intransitive verb.

विन्ध्ये (vindhye) - in the Vindhya mountains

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vindhya

vindhya - Vindhya mountains (a mountain range in central India)

Note: Location where Sampāti fell.

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Sampāti) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the first clause.

वानरोत्तमाः (vānarottamāḥ) - O best of monkeys

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vānarottama

vānarottama - best among monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+uttama)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the listener monkeys.

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Sampāti) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the second clause.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (place, i.e., Vindhya mountains) (in this, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vindhye'.

वसन् (vasan) - dwelling (dwelling, living, residing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing, living

Present Active Participle

from root vas- (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of my brother (Jaṭāyu) (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Possessive, relating to 'pravṛttim'.

प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - any news (news, information, activity, conduct, state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - news, information, activity, conduct, tendency, origin

from root vṛt- (to turn) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'upalakṣaye'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'upalakṣaye'.

उपलक्षये (upalakṣaye) - I perceive (I perceive, I observe, I notice)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upalakṣ

Present Indicative

First person singular, present tense, from root lakṣ- (to perceive) with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

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