वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-60, verse-3

अहं चैव जटायुश्च संघर्षाद्दर्पमोहितौ ।
आकाशं पतितौ वीरौ जिघासन्तौ पराक्रमम् ॥३॥

3. ahaṃ caiva jaṭāyuśca saṃgharṣāddarpamohitau ,
ākāśaṃ patitau vīrau jighāsantau parākramam.

3. aham ca eva jaṭāyuḥ ca saṃgharṣāt darpa-mohitau
ākāśam patitau vīrau jighāsantau parākramam

3. aham ca eva jaṭāyuḥ ca saṃgharṣāt darpa-mohitau
vīrau ākāśam parākramam jighāsantau patitau

3. I and Jaṭāyu, both heroes, fell from the sky, deluded by pride due to our rivalry, each wishing to overcome the other's prowess.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• जटायुः (jaṭāyuḥ) - Jaṭāyu (Jaṭāyu (proper noun))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संघर्षात् (saṁgharṣāt) - from rivalry (from friction, from rivalry, from conflict)

• दर्प-मोहितौ (darpa-mohitau) - deluded by pride (deluded by pride, infatuated by arrogance)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky (sky, space)

• पतितौ (patitau) - fell (both) (having fallen, fallen (dual))

• वीरौ (vīrau) - both heroic (two heroes, heroic (dual))

• जिघासन्तौ (jighāsantau) - wishing to overpower (wishing to kill, desiring to overpower/conquer)

• पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - prowess (of each other) (prowess, valor, might, exertion)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

जटायुः (jaṭāyuḥ) - Jaṭāyu (Jaṭāyu (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭāyu

jaṭāyu - Jatayu (a mythological vulture)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संघर्षात् (saṁgharṣāt) - from rivalry (from friction, from rivalry, from conflict)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃgharṣa

saṁgharṣa - friction, conflict, rivalry, struggle

From sam-ghṛṣ + a

Prefix: sam

Root: ghṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or reason.

दर्प-मोहितौ (darpa-mohitau) - deluded by pride (deluded by pride, infatuated by arrogance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of darpamohita

darpamohita - deluded by pride, infatuated by arrogance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (darpa+mohita)

• darpa – pride, arrogance, conceit
  noun (masculine)
• mohita – deluded, infatuated, bewildered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muh + kta
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Refers to both 'I' and 'Jaṭāyu'.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky (sky, space)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

Note: Indicates the object of falling or motion towards.

पतितौ (patitau) - fell (both) (having fallen, fallen (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of patita

patita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

From root pat + kta suffix

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'I' and 'Jaṭāyu'.

वीरौ (vīrau) - both heroic (two heroes, heroic (dual))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, strong

Note: Refers to 'I' and 'Jaṭāyu'.

जिघासन्तौ (jighāsantau) - wishing to overpower (wishing to kill, desiring to overpower/conquer)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jighāsat

jighāsat - desiring to kill, wishing to overpower

Desiderative Present Participle

From desiderative of √han + śatṛ suffix

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'I' and 'Jaṭāyu'.

पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - prowess (of each other) (prowess, valor, might, exertion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - prowess, valor, might, exertion

From parā-kram + a

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Object of the desiderative participle.

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