वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-30

आनुपूर्व्याच्च वृत्तं च लाङ्गूलं रोमभिश्चितम् ।
उत्पतिष्यन् विचिक्षेप पक्षिराज इवोरगम् ॥३०॥

30. ānupūrvyācca vṛttaṃ ca lāṅgūlaṃ romabhiścitam ,
utpatiṣyan vicikṣepa pakṣirāja ivoragam.

30. ānupūrvyāt ca vṛttam ca lāṅgūlam romabhiḥ citam
utpatiṣyan vicikṣepa pakṣirājaḥ iva uragam

30. utpatiṣyan (saḥ) ānupūrvyāt ca romabhiḥ citam
vṛttam ca lāṅgūlam pakṣirājaḥ iva uragam vicikṣepa

30. And as he was about to spring up, he swung his tail, which was rounded and completely covered with hair, just as the king of birds (Garuda) would fling away a snake.

Words meanings summery:

• आनुपूर्व्यात् (ānupūrvyāt) - referring to the manner of swinging the tail, i.e., completely or from base to tip (successively, in due order, from beginning to end)

• च (ca) - and

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - rounded, circular, coiled

• च (ca) - and

• लाङ्गूलम् (lāṅgūlam) - tail

• रोमभिः (romabhiḥ) - with hairs, by hairs

• चितम् (citam) - covered, filled, strewn

• उत्पतिष्यन् (utpatiṣyan) - about to fly up, desiring to spring up

• विचिक्षेप (vicikṣepa) - he cast off, hurled, flung away

• पक्षिराजः (pakṣirājaḥ) - king of birds (Garuda)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उरगम् (uragam) - snake, serpent

Words meanings and morphology

आनुपूर्व्यात् (ānupūrvyāt) - referring to the manner of swinging the tail, i.e., completely or from base to tip (successively, in due order, from beginning to end)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially from the ablative case of 'ānupūrvī'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - rounded, circular, coiled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - rounded, circular, happened, occurred

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √vṛt (to turn, be, exist).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'lāṅgūlam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लाङ्गूलम् (lāṅgūlam) - tail

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lāṅgūla

lāṅgūla - tail

Note: Object of 'vicikṣepa'.

रोमभिः (romabhiḥ) - with hairs, by hairs

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of roman

roman - hair, body hair

Note: Indicates means, 'covered by hairs'.

चितम् (citam) - covered, filled, strewn

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cita

cita - covered, filled, piled, collected

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √ci (to collect, pile up, cover).

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'lāṅgūlam'.

उत्पतिष्यन् (utpatiṣyan) - about to fly up, desiring to spring up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpatiṣyat

utpatiṣyat - about to fly up, intending to rise

future active participle

Future active participle of √pat (to fly, fall) with prefix 'ut'.

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied subject (Hanuman).

विचिक्षेप (vicikṣepa) - he cast off, hurled, flung away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṣip

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Reduplicated perfect, parasmaipada (active voice) of √kṣip with prefix 'vi'.

पक्षिराजः (pakṣirājaḥ) - king of birds (Garuda)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣirāja

pakṣirāja - king of birds, a title often referring to Garuda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣin+rājan)

• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the simile, compared to Hanuman.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उरगम् (uragam) - snake, serpent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uraga

uraga - snake, serpent (lit. 'moving on the breast')

Note: Object of the implicit action in the simile (Garuda flinging a snake).