वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-24

पुत्रः किल स शक्रस्य वायसः पततां वरः ।
धरान्तरचरः शीघ्रं पवनस्य गतौ समः ॥२४॥

24. putraḥ kila sa śakrasya vāyasaḥ patatāṃ varaḥ ,
dharāntaracaraḥ śīghraṃ pavanasya gatau samaḥ.

24. putraḥ kila sa śakrasya vāyasaḥ patatām varaḥ
dharāntaracaraḥ śīghram pavanasya gatau samaḥ

24. sa kila śakrasya putraḥ patatām varaḥ
dharāntaracaraḥ pavanasya gatau śīghram samaḥ

24. He was indeed the son of Indra (Śakra), the foremost among birds. He moved swiftly across the earth, matching the speed of the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, certainly

• स (sa) - he, that

• शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra, of Śakra

• वायसः (vāyasaḥ) - crow

• पतताम् (patatām) - of those flying, among flying creatures

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent

• धरान्तरचरः (dharāntaracaraḥ) - moving within the earth, moving everywhere on earth

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly, quickly

• पवनस्य (pavanasya) - of wind

• गतौ (gatau) - in movement, in speed, in course

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, certainly

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra, of Śakra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, powerful

वायसः (vāyasaḥ) - crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

पतताम् (patatām) - of those flying, among flying creatures

(noun)

Genitive, plural of patat

patat - flying, a bird, an arrow

present active participle

from root pat (to fly)

Root: pat (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor

धरान्तरचरः (dharāntaracaraḥ) - moving within the earth, moving everywhere on earth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharāntaracara

dharāntaracara - moving within the earth, moving everywhere on earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharā+antara+cara)

• dharā – earth
  noun (feminine)
• antara – inside, between, other
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, one who moves
  noun (masculine)
  from root car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly, quickly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

पवनस्य (pavanasya) - of wind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air

Root: pū (class 1)

गतौ (gatau) - in movement, in speed, in course

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, state, speed

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, similar, even

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