वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-114, verse-34

भ्राता तु गृध्रराजस्य संपातिर्नाम वीर्यवान् ।
समाख्याति स्म वसतिं सीताया रावणालये ॥३४॥

34. bhrātā tu gṛdhrarājasya saṃpātirnāma vīryavān ,
samākhyāti sma vasatiṃ sītāyā rāvaṇālaye.

34. bhrātā tu gṛdhrarājasya sampātiḥ nāma vīryavān
samākhyāti sma vasatim sītāyāḥ rāvaṇālaye

34. gṛdhrarājasya vīryavān bhrātā sampātiḥ nāma
tu sītāyāḥ vasatim rāvaṇālaye sma samākhyāti

34. A powerful brother of the king of vultures, named Sampati, informed us of Sita's dwelling place in Ravana's abode.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• गृध्रराजस्य (gṛdhrarājasya) - of the king of vultures

• सम्पातिः (sampātiḥ) - Sampati (a proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, valiant, heroic

• समाख्याति (samākhyāti) - narrates, tells, informs

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

• वसतिम् (vasatim) - dwelling, abode, residence

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sita

• रावणालये (rāvaṇālaye) - in Ravana's abode

Words meanings and morphology

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

गृध्रराजस्य (gṛdhrarājasya) - of the king of vultures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gṛdhrarāja

gṛdhrarāja - king of vultures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛdhra+rāja)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

सम्पातिः (sampātiḥ) - Sampati (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampāti

sampāti - Sampati (mythological vulture, brother of Jaṭāyu)

नाम (nāma) - named, by name

(indeclinable)

used adverbially to mean 'by name'

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, valiant, heroic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, valiant, brave, strong

possessive suffix -vat

समाख्याति (samākhyāti) - narrates, tells, informs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of samākhyā

present active

from root khyā with upasargas sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Used with 'sma' to denote past action.

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

(indeclinable)

वसतिम् (vasatim) - dwelling, abode, residence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasati

vasati - dwelling, abode, residence, staying

Root: vas (class 1)

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sita

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama)

रावणालये (rāvaṇālaye) - in Ravana's abode

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇālaya

rāvaṇālaya - Ravana's abode

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+ālaya)

• rāvaṇa – Ravana (demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, house, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 1)