वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-66, verse-11

पन्नगाशनमाकाशे पतन्तं पक्षिसेवितम् ।
वैनतेयमहं शक्तः परिगन्तुं सहस्रशः ॥११॥

11. pannagāśanamākāśe patantaṃ pakṣisevitam ,
vainateyamahaṃ śaktaḥ parigantuṃ sahasraśaḥ.

11. aham pannagāśanam pakṣisevitam ākāśe patantam
vainateyam sahasraśaḥ parigantum śaktaḥ

11. aham pannagāśanam pakṣisevitam ākāśe patantam
vainateyam sahasraśaḥ parigantum śaktaḥ

11. I am capable of traversing a thousand times the path of Garuda, the snake-eater, who soars in the sky and is attended by other birds.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• पन्नगाशनम् (pannagāśanam) - Garuda (snake-eater)

• पक्षिसेवितम् (pakṣisevitam) - surrounded by other birds (served by birds, frequented by birds)

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• पतन्तम् (patantam) - flying, soaring (falling, flying, soaring)

• वैनतेयम् (vainateyam) - Garuda (son of Vinata)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - a thousand times (by thousands, a thousand times, in thousands)

• परिगन्तुम् (parigantum) - to encompass, to traverse, to fully observe (to go around, to encompass, to count, to traverse)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - am capable (capable, able, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

पन्नगाशनम् (pannagāśanam) - Garuda (snake-eater)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pannagāśana

pannagāśana - snake-eater, Garuda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+aśana)

• pannaga – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• aśana – eating, food, eater
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'aś' (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Refers to Garuda.

पक्षिसेवितम् (pakṣisevitam) - surrounded by other birds (served by birds, frequented by birds)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pakṣisevita

pakṣisevita - served by birds, frequented by birds

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective 'pakṣi' (bird) + 'sevita' (served/attended, P.P.P. of 'sev')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣi+sevita)

• pakṣi – bird, wing
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – served, attended, honored
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sev' (to serve)
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Vainateyam.

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

पतन्तम् (patantam) - flying, soaring (falling, flying, soaring)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying, moving rapidly

Present Active Participle

From root 'pat' (to fall, fly)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Vainateyam.

वैनतेयम् (vainateyam) - Garuda (son of Vinata)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vainateya

vainateya - son of Vinata, Garuda

Patronymic from Vinatā

Note: Refers to Garuda.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - a thousand times (by thousands, a thousand times, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -śaḥ

परिगन्तुम् (parigantum) - to encompass, to traverse, to fully observe (to go around, to encompass, to count, to traverse)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of parigam

Infinitive

Infinitive of 'parigam'

Prefix: pari

Root: gam (class 1)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - am capable (capable, able, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, mighty, powerful

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root 'śak' (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

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