वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-65, verse-13

स त्वं प्रदीप्तं चिक्षेप दर्भं तं वायसं प्रति ।
ततस्तु वायसं दीप्तः स दर्भो ऽनुजगाम ह ॥१३॥

13. sa tvaṃ pradīptaṃ cikṣepa darbhaṃ taṃ vāyasaṃ prati ,
tatastu vāyasaṃ dīptaḥ sa darbho'nujagāma ha.

13. sa tvam pradīptam cikṣepa darbham tam vāyasam prati
tataḥ tu vāyasam dīptaḥ sa darbhaḥ anujagāma ha

13. tvam sa pradīptam darbham tam vāyasam prati cikṣepa
tataḥ tu sa dīptaḥ darbhaḥ vāyasam anujagāma ha

13. Then you hurled that blazing blade of Darbha grass towards the crow. And that ignited Darbha grass indeed pursued the crow.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - you (referring to Rama, as the agent of throwing) (he, that)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rama) (you)

• प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - blazing (referring to the darbha grass) (blazing, ignited, radiant)

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw (the darbha grass) (threw, cast, hurled)

• दर्भम् (darbham) - a blade of Darbha grass (used as a weapon) (Darbha grass, sacred grass)

• तम् (tam) - that (crow) (him, that)

• वायसम् (vāyasam) - the crow (Jayanta in disguise) (crow)

• प्रति (prati) - towards (the crow) (towards, against, concerning)

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

• तु (tu) - indeed, then (emphatic) (but, indeed, yet)

• वायसम् (vāyasam) - the crow (crow)

• दीप्तः (dīptaḥ) - blazing (referring to the darbha grass) (blazing, ignited, shining)

• स (sa) - that (darbha grass) (he, that)

• दर्भः (darbhaḥ) - the blade of Darbha grass (Darbha grass, sacred grass)

• अनुजगाम (anujagāma) - pursued (the crow) (followed, pursued)

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

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - you (referring to Rama, as the agent of throwing) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the agent, Rama.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rama) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - blazing (referring to the darbha grass) (blazing, ignited, radiant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, illuminated, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root √dīp (to shine) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'darbham' (accusative singular).

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw (the darbha grass) (threw, cast, hurled)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṣip

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular

Root: kṣip (class 6)

दर्भम् (darbham) - a blade of Darbha grass (used as a weapon) (Darbha grass, sacred grass)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of darbha

darbha - Darbha grass, sacred grass

Note: Object of 'cikṣepa'.

तम् (tam) - that (crow) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'vāyasam'.

वायसम् (vāyasam) - the crow (Jayanta in disguise) (crow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

Note: Object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards (the crow) (towards, against, concerning)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition governing 'vāyasam' (accusative).

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then (from there, then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + the suffix -tas

Note: Temporal adverb.

तु (tu) - indeed, then (emphatic) (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or adversative particle.

वायसम् (vāyasam) - the crow (crow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

Note: Object of 'anujagāma'.

दीप्तः (dīptaḥ) - blazing (referring to the darbha grass) (blazing, ignited, shining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, illuminated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root √dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'darbhaḥ'.

स (sa) - that (darbha grass) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject, 'darbhaḥ'.

दर्भः (darbhaḥ) - the blade of Darbha grass (Darbha grass, sacred grass)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darbha

darbha - Darbha grass, sacred grass

Note: Subject of 'anujagāma'.

अनुजगाम (anujagāma) - pursued (the crow) (followed, pursued)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Formed from root √gam (to go) with prefix anu; Perfect 3rd person singular

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.