वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-58, verse-8

तं मामेवंगतं पुत्रः सुपार्श्वो नाम नामतः ।
आहारेण यथाकालं बिभर्ति पततां वरः ॥८॥

8. taṃ māmevaṃgataṃ putraḥ supārśvo nāma nāmataḥ ,
āhāreṇa yathākālaṃ bibharti patatāṃ varaḥ.

8. tam mām evaṃgatam putraḥ supārśvaḥ nāma nāmataḥ
āhāreṇa yathākālam bibharti patatām varaḥ

8. putraḥ supārśvaḥ nāma nāmataḥ patatām varaḥ
tam mām evaṃgatam āhāreṇa yathākālam bibharti

8. My son, Suparśva by name, the best among winged creatures, sustains me, who am in this condition, with food at the appropriate time.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - me (referring to "mām", for emphasis or distance) (him, that)

• माम् (mām) - me (the speaker) (me)

• एवंगतम् (evaṁgatam) - in this (fallen, old, weakened) condition (come to such a state, in such a condition)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - my son (son)

• सुपार्श्वः (supārśvaḥ) - Suparśva (name of the son) (Suparśva (proper name))

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

• नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name (emphasizing the name) (by name, from a name)

• आहारेण (āhāreṇa) - with food (with food, by means of food)

• यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the appropriate time (at the proper time, as occasion demands, regularly)

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - sustains (maintains, supports, carries)

• पतताम् (patatām) - among winged creatures (of those who fly, of birds)

• वरः (varaḥ) - best (among winged creatures) (best, excellent, boon)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - me (referring to "mām", for emphasis or distance) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

माम् (mām) - me (the speaker) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Object of 'bibharti'.

एवंगतम् (evaṁgatam) - in this (fallen, old, weakened) condition (come to such a state, in such a condition)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of evaṃgata

evaṁgata - being in such a state, having reached such a condition

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'evam' (thus) + 'gata' (gone, reached).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+gata)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - my son (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of 'bibharti'.

सुपार्श्वः (supārśvaḥ) - Suparśva (name of the son) (Suparśva (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of supārśva

supārśva - having beautiful sides, a proper name

Compound 'su' (good, beautiful) + 'pārśva' (side).

नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name)

(indeclinable)

Can be used adverbially.

नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name (emphasizing the name) (by name, from a name)

(indeclinable)

From nāman + -tas suffix (from, by means of).

Note: Redundant with 'nāma' for emphasis.

आहारेण (āhāreṇa) - with food (with food, by means of food)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, sustenance, taking, eating

From ā + √hṛ (to seize, take).

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Means by which maintenance occurs.

यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the appropriate time (at the proper time, as occasion demands, regularly)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound 'yathā' (as) + 'kālam' (time).

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - sustains (maintains, supports, carries)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bibhṛ

Present, Active

3rd person singular present active. Reduplicated root.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

पतताम् (patatām) - among winged creatures (of those who fly, of birds)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patat

patat - flying, falling, bird, winged creature

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fly, fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - best (among winged creatures) (best, excellent, boon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, chosen, boon

From √vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

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