वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-16

ततो मांससमायुक्तो वायसः पर्यतुण्डयत् ।
तमहं लोष्टमुद्यम्य वारयामि स्म वायसं ॥१६॥

16. tato māṃsasamāyukto vāyasaḥ paryatuṇḍayat ,
tamahaṃ loṣṭamudyamya vārayāmi sma vāyasaṃ.

16. tataḥ māṃsa-samāyuktaḥ vāyasaḥ paryatuṇḍayat
tam aham loṣṭam udyamya vārayāmi sma vāyasam

16. tataḥ māṃsa-samāyuktaḥ vāyasaḥ paryatuṇḍayat
aham loṣṭam udyamya tam vāyasam vārayāmi sma

16. Then a crow, having obtained some meat, began to peck at it. I, lifting a clod of earth, attempted to ward off that crow.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• मांस-समायुक्तः (māṁsa-samāyuktaḥ) - having obtained some meat (joined with meat, associated with meat, having meat)

• वायसः (vāyasaḥ) - crow

• पर्यतुण्डयत् (paryatuṇḍayat) - pecked, began to peck, kept pecking

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• लोष्टम् (loṣṭam) - clod, lump of earth

• उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having lifted, raising

• वारयामि (vārayāmi) - I ward off, I prevent

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense with present verbs

• वायसम् (vāyasam) - crow

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

मांस-समायुक्तः (māṁsa-samāyuktaḥ) - having obtained some meat (joined with meat, associated with meat, having meat)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māṃsa-samāyukta

māṁsa-samāyukta - joined with meat, associated with meat

Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+samāyukta)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• samāyukta – joined, united, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join) with prefixes sam- and ā-
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the crow.

वायसः (vāyasaḥ) - crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

पर्यतुण्डयत् (paryatuṇḍayat) - pecked, began to peck, kept pecking

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of tuṇḍ

Imperfect

Imperfect 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, from root tuṇḍ with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: tuṇḍ (class 10)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Note: Refers to the crow (vāyasam).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

Note: Sita is the speaker.

लोष्टम् (loṣṭam) - clod, lump of earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loṣṭa

loṣṭa - clod, lump of earth, brickbat

उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having lifted, raising

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from root yam (to hold, restrain) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

वारयामि (vārayāmi) - I ward off, I prevent

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vāra

Present Tense

Present tense 1st person singular, Parasmaipada, from causal of root vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used with 'sma' to indicate past continuous or attempted action.

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense with present verbs

(indeclinable)

Note: Changes present vārayāmi to a past sense.

वायसम् (vāyasam) - crow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

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