वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-41, verse-5

तस्यास्फोटितशब्देन महता श्रोत्रघातिना ।
पेतुर्विहंगा गगनादुच्चैश्चेदमघोषयत् ॥५॥

5. tasyāsphoṭitaśabdena mahatā śrotraghātinā ,
peturvihaṃgā gaganāduccaiścedamaghoṣayat.

5. tasya āsphoṭitaśabdena mahatā śrotragātinā
petuḥ vihaṃgā gaganāt uccaiḥ ca idam aghoṣayat

5. tasya mahatā śrotragātinā āsphoṭitaśabdena
vihaṃgā gaganāt petuḥ ca uccaiḥ idam aghoṣayat

5. Due to the mighty, ear-splitting sound of his roar, birds fell from the sky, and he loudly proclaimed the following:

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Hanumān's roar. (his, of that)

• आस्फोटितशब्देन (āsphoṭitaśabdena) - By the sound of Hanumān's powerful roar or arm-clapping. (by the sound of the roar/clap)

• महता (mahatā) - Qualifies the sound. (by the mighty, by the great)

• श्रोत्रगातिना (śrotragātinā) - Qualifies the sound. (by the ear-splitting, ear-damaging)

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• विहंगा (vihaṁgā) - birds

• गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, highly

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the following speech (which is not provided in this verse). (this)

• अघोषयत् (aghoṣayat) - he proclaimed, he announced

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Hanumān's roar. (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, modifies 'āsphoṭitaśabdena'.

आस्फोटितशब्देन (āsphoṭitaśabdena) - By the sound of Hanumān's powerful roar or arm-clapping. (by the sound of the roar/clap)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āsphoṭitaśabda

āsphoṭitaśabda - sound of clapping, sound of a roar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āsphoṭita+śabda)

• āsphoṭita – clapped, roared, burst
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  causative stem of root sphuṭ (to burst) + prefix ā + kta suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)

महता (mahatā) - Qualifies the sound. (by the mighty, by the great)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, enormous

Note: Agrees with 'āsphoṭitaśabdena'.

श्रोत्रगातिना (śrotragātinā) - Qualifies the sound. (by the ear-splitting, ear-damaging)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śrotragātin

śrotragātin - ear-splitting, injurious to the ear

compound of śrotra (ear) and gātin (going, affecting)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrotra+gātin)

• śrotra – ear, organ of hearing
  noun (neuter)
• gātin – going, moving, affecting, striking
  adjective (masculine)
  from root gam (to go) + ṇini suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'āsphoṭitaśabdena'.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of pat

perfect active

root pat (to fall) + perfect ending

Root: pat (class 1)

विहंगा (vihaṁgā) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihaṃga

vihaṁga - bird (literally 'sky-goer')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (vih+ga)

• vih – sky, atmosphere, bird (short form of vihāyas)
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'petuḥ'.

गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, heaven

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, highly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of manner.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the falling of birds with the proclamation.

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the following speech (which is not provided in this verse). (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Object of 'aghoṣayat'.

अघोषयत् (aghoṣayat) - he proclaimed, he announced

(verb)

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

imperfect active

causative stem ghoṣaya from root ghuṣ (to proclaim) + laṅ ending

Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

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