वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-57, verse-9

जटायुषो यदि भ्राता श्रुतं ते गदितं मया ।
आख्याहि यदि जानासि निलयं तस्य रक्षसः ॥९॥

9. jaṭāyuṣo yadi bhrātā śrutaṃ te gaditaṃ mayā ,
ākhyāhi yadi jānāsi nilayaṃ tasya rakṣasaḥ.

9. jaṭāyuṣaḥ yadi bhrātā śrutam te gaditam mayā
ākhyāhi yadi jānāsi nilayam tasya rakṣasaḥ

9. yadi jaṭāyuṣaḥ bhrātā te mayā gaditam śrutam
yadi tasya rakṣasaḥ nilayam jānāsi ākhyāhi

9. If you, the brother of Jaṭāyu, have heard what was spoken by me, then tell us if you know the dwelling place of that demon.

Words meanings summery:

• जटायुषः (jaṭāyuṣaḥ) - of Jaṭāyu (whose brother is Sampāti) (of Jaṭāyu)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother (Sampāti, referring to himself as Jaṭāyu's brother) (brother)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened

• ते (te) - by you (Sampāti) (by you)

• गदितम् (gaditam) - what was spoken (by Aṅgada) (spoken, said)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Aṅgada) (by me)

• आख्याहि (ākhyāhi) - tell, relate, narrate

• यदि (yadi) - if

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• निलयम् (nilayam) - the dwelling place (of Rāvaṇa) (dwelling, abode, home)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Rāvaṇa) (of him, of that)

• रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon (Rāvaṇa) (of the demon, of the Rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

जटायुषः (jaṭāyuṣaḥ) - of Jaṭāyu (whose brother is Sampāti) (of Jaṭāyu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jaṭāyu

jaṭāyu - name of a mythical vulture, brother of Sampāti, who tried to prevent Rāvaṇa from abducting Sītā

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother (Sampāti, referring to himself as Jaṭāyu's brother) (brother)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (as in Śruti)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

ते (te) - by you (Sampāti) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of the instrumental 'tvayā' for 'by you' (with passive verb).

गदितम् (gaditam) - what was spoken (by Aṅgada) (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gadita

gadita - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gad (to speak, to say)

Root: gad (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me (Aṅgada) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me (pronoun)

आख्याहि (ākhyāhi) - tell, relate, narrate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ā-khyā

Imperative mood

2nd person singular, imperative active. Root 'khyā' (to relate) with prefix 'ā' (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present tense

2nd person singular, present active

Root: jñā (class 9)

निलयम् (nilayam) - the dwelling place (of Rāvaṇa) (dwelling, abode, home)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nilaya

nilaya - dwelling place, abode, home, nest

Derived from ni-lī (to hide, to settle).

Prefix: ni

Root: lī (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Rāvaṇa) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon (Rāvaṇa) (of the demon, of the Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, Rākṣasa

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