वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-27

चिक्षेपिथ प्रदीप्तां तामिषीकां वायसं प्रति ।
अनुसृष्टस्तदा कालो जगाम विविधां गतिम् ।
त्राणकाम इमं लोकं सर्वं वै विचचार ह ॥२७॥

27. cikṣepitha pradīptāṃ tāmiṣīkāṃ vāyasaṃ prati ,
anusṛṣṭastadā kālo jagāma vividhāṃ gatim ,
trāṇakāma imaṃ lokaṃ sarvaṃ vai vicacāra ha.

27. cikṣepitha pradīptām tām iṣīkām
vāyasam prati anusṛṣṭaḥ tadā kālaḥ
jagāma vividhām gatim trāṇakāmaḥ
imam lokam sarvam vai vicacāra ha

27. pradīptām tām iṣīkām vāyasam prati
cikṣepitha tadā anusṛṣṭaḥ kālaḥ
vividhām gatim jagāma trāṇakāmaḥ
sarvam imam lokam vai vicacāra ha

27. Then, you (Rāma) hurled that blazing blade of grass towards the crow. Once released, that agent of death (kāla) pursued it, taking various forms. Desiring protection, (the crow) indeed wandered throughout this entire world.

Words meanings summery:

• चिक्षेपिथ (cikṣepitha) - Refers to Rāma (narrator addressing Rāma directly). (you threw, you hurled)

• प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing, glowing, inflamed

• ताम् (tām) - Refers to the blade of grass. (that)

• इषीकाम् (iṣīkām) - Refers to the blade of kusa grass used as a weapon. (reed, blade of grass)

• वायसम् (vāyasam) - crow

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, concerning

• अनुसृष्टः (anusṛṣṭaḥ) - Refers to the blade of grass/weapon. (released, discharged, sent after)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Personified as an agent of death/destruction. (time, death, fate)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

• विविधाम् (vividhām) - various, diverse

• गतिम् (gatim) - course, movement, direction

• त्राणकामः (trāṇakāmaḥ) - Refers to the crow. (desirous of protection)

• इमम् (imam) - this

• लोकम् (lokam) - world, realm, people

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• विचचार (vicacāra) - Refers to the crow. (he wandered, he roamed)

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

चिक्षेपिथ (cikṣepitha) - Refers to Rāma (narrator addressing Rāma directly). (you threw, you hurled)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kṣip

perfect tense

reduplicated perfect form of root kṣip

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Archaic 2nd person singular perfect form.

प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing, glowing, inflamed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, glowing, lit up

past passive participle

from root dīp (to shine) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'iṣīkām'.

ताम् (tām) - Refers to the blade of grass. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'iṣīkām'.

इषीकाम् (iṣīkām) - Refers to the blade of kusa grass used as a weapon. (reed, blade of grass)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣīkā

iṣīkā - reed, blade of grass, stalk

वायसम् (vāyasam) - crow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

Note: Object of preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, concerning

(indeclinable)

Note: Postposition.

अनुसृष्टः (anusṛṣṭaḥ) - Refers to the blade of grass/weapon. (released, discharged, sent after)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusṛṣṭa

anusṛṣṭa - released, discharged, sent after

past passive participle

from root sṛj (to release, create) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'kālaḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कालः (kālaḥ) - Personified as an agent of death/destruction. (time, death, fate)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death, fate, destiny

Note: Subject of 'jagāma'.

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

perfect tense

reduplicated perfect form of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

विविधाम् (vividhām) - various, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Note: Agrees with 'gatim'.

गतिम् (gatim) - course, movement, direction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, state, speed, course

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'jagāma'.

त्राणकामः (trāṇakāmaḥ) - Refers to the crow. (desirous of protection)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trāṇakāma

trāṇakāma - desirous of protection

Compound type : tatpurusha (trāṇa+kāma)

• trāṇa – protection, refuge
  noun (neuter)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  from root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the crow) of 'vicacāra'.

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'lokam'.

लोकम् (lokam) - world, realm, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people

Note: Object of 'vicacāra'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'lokam'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

विचचार (vicacāra) - Refers to the crow. (he wandered, he roamed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of car

perfect tense

reduplicated perfect form of root car with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

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