वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-38

पक्षी च शाखा निलयं प्रविष्टः पुनः पुनश्चोत्तमसान्त्ववादी ।
सुखागतां वाचमुदीरयाणः पुनः पुनश्चोदयतीव हृष्टः ॥३८॥

38. pakṣī ca śākhā nilayaṃ praviṣṭaḥ punaḥ punaścottamasāntvavādī ,
sukhāgatāṃ vācamudīrayāṇaḥ punaḥ punaścodayatīva hṛṣṭaḥ.

38. pakṣī ca śākhā-nilayam praviṣṭaḥ
punaḥ punaḥ ca uttama-sāntva-vādī
sukhāgatām vācam udīrayāṇaḥ
punaḥ punaḥ ca codayati iva hṛṣṭaḥ

38. pakṣī ca śākhā-nilayam praviṣṭaḥ
hṛṣṭaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ca
uttama-sāntva-vādī sukhāgatām vācam
udīrayāṇaḥ iva punaḥ punaḥ codayati

38. A bird, having entered its nest in the branches, repeatedly utters pleasant, comforting words, as if joyfully encouraging (Sita) again and again.

Words meanings summery:

• पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird (bird, winged creature)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• शाखा-निलयम् (śākhā-nilayam) - nest in a branch (branch-abode, nest)

• प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - having entered (entered, gone into)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• उत्तम-सान्त्व-वादी (uttama-sāntva-vādī) - speaking excellent comforting words

• सुखागताम् (sukhāgatām) - pleasant (well-arrived, pleasant, auspicious)

• वाचम् (vācam) - words (word, speech, voice)

• उदीरयाणः (udīrayāṇaḥ) - uttering (uttering, speaking, producing)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• चोदयति (codayati) - encourages (urges, impels, encourages)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, resembling)

• हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - joyfully (delighted, joyful, happy)

Words meanings and morphology

पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird (bird, winged creature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

शाखा-निलयम् (śākhā-nilayam) - nest in a branch (branch-abode, nest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śākhā-nilaya

śākhā-nilaya - branch-abode, nest

Compound type : tatpurusha (śākhā+nilaya)

• śākhā – branch, tree-branch
  noun (feminine)
• nilaya – abode, dwelling, nest
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: lī (class 4)

प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - having entered (entered, gone into)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into

Past Passive Participle

From root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'pra' + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

उत्तम-सान्त्व-वादी (uttama-sāntva-vādī) - speaking excellent comforting words

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama-sāntva-vādin

uttama-sāntva-vādin - speaking excellent comforting words

Compound type : tatpurusha (uttama+sāntva+vādin)

• uttama – highest, excellent, best
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of ud
• sāntva – comforting, conciliatory, soothing
  adjective (neuter)
  From root sāntv (to console)
  Root: sāntv (class 10)
• vādin – speaking, speaker, saying
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vad' (to speak) + ṇini suffix
  Root: vad (class 1)

सुखागताम् (sukhāgatām) - pleasant (well-arrived, pleasant, auspicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sukhāgata

sukhāgata - well-arrived, pleasant, auspicious

Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+āgata)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• āgata – arrived, come, obtained
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā' + kta suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

वाचम् (vācam) - words (word, speech, voice)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice

उदीरयाणः (udīrayāṇaḥ) - uttering (uttering, speaking, producing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udīrayāṇa

udīrayāṇa - uttering, speaking, producing

Present Middle Participle

From root 'īr' (to move, to send) with prefix 'ud', causative stem 'īrayati' + śānac suffix

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

चोदयति (codayati) - encourages (urges, impels, encourages)

(verb)

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

From root 'cud' (to impel, cause to move)

Root: cud (class 10)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, resembling)

(indeclinable)

हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - joyfully (delighted, joyful, happy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, happy

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hṛṣ' (to be glad) + kta suffix

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

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