वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-61, verse-11

एष्यन्त्यन्वेषकास्तस्या रामदूताः प्लवंगमाः ।
आख्येया राममहिषी त्वया तेभ्यो विहंगम ॥११॥

11. eṣyantyanveṣakāstasyā rāmadūtāḥ plavaṃgamāḥ ,
ākhyeyā rāmamahiṣī tvayā tebhyo vihaṃgama.

11. eṣyanti anveṣakāḥ tasyāḥ rāmadūtāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ
ākhyeyā rāmamahiṣī tvayā tebhyaḥ vihaṅgama

11. vihaṅgama,
tasyāḥ anveṣakāḥ rāmadūtāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ eṣyanti.
tvayā tebhyaḥ rāmamahiṣī ākhyeyā

11. O bird, her searchers—Rama's monkey messengers—will come. You must tell them about Rama's queen.

Words meanings summery:

• एष्यन्ति (eṣyanti) - will go, will come

• अन्वेषकाः (anveṣakāḥ) - searchers, seekers, investigators

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Sita (of her, her)

• रामदूताः (rāmadūtāḥ) - Rama's messengers

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys, forest-dwellers

• आख्येया (ākhyeyā) - to be told, should be reported, worthy of being told

• राममहिषी (rāmamahiṣī) - Sita, the chief queen of Rama (Rama's queen, Sita)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them, for them

• विहङ्गम (vihaṅgama) - O bird

Words meanings and morphology

एष्यन्ति (eṣyanti) - will go, will come

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of i

Future Active Indicative

From root √i (2nd class)

Root: i (class 2)

अन्वेषकाः (anveṣakāḥ) - searchers, seekers, investigators

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anveṣaka

anveṣaka - searcher, investigator, seeker

agent noun

From anu- + √īṣ (to seek) + -aka suffix

Prefix: anu

Root: īṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'eṣyanti'.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Sita (of her, her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Feminine singular genitive/ablative of 'tad'.

Note: Modifies 'anveṣakāḥ' (her searchers).

रामदूताः (rāmadūtāḥ) - Rama's messengers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāmadūta

rāmadūta - messenger of Rama

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+dūta)

• rāma – Rama, pleasing, delightful
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• dūta – messenger, envoy
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √du (to go) + -ta suffix
  Root: du (class 2)

Note: Appositive to 'anveṣakāḥ'.

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys, forest-dwellers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (lit. 'one who goes by jumping'), ape

From plava (leap, jump) + gam (go) + -a suffix

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (plava+gam)

• plava – a jump, a leap, a float
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From √plu (to float, to jump)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving
  noun (masculine)
  From √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'anveṣakāḥ'.

आख्येया (ākhyeyā) - to be told, should be reported, worthy of being told

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākhyeya

ākhyeya - to be told, to be reported, mentionable

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

From ā- + √khyā (to tell, relate) + -ya suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Implies 'should be told' or 'is to be told'.

राममहिषी (rāmamahiṣī) - Sita, the chief queen of Rama (Rama's queen, Sita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāmamahiṣī

rāmamahiṣī - Rama's chief queen, Sita

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+mahiṣī)

• rāma – Rama, pleasing, delightful
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• mahiṣī – queen, chief consort
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahiṣa (buffalo, great one)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'ākhyeyā'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

Instrumental singular of 'yūṣmad'.

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them, for them

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, that one

Masculine plural dative/ablative of 'tad'.

Note: Recipient of the information.

विहङ्गम (vihaṅgama) - O bird

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vihaṅgama

vihaṅgama - bird (lit. 'sky-goer')

From vihas (sky) + gam (go) + -a suffix

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (vihas+gam)

• vihas – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
  Often identified with vihāya (sky).
  Root: hā (class 3)
• gama – going, moving
  noun (masculine)
  From √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Direct address to a bird.