वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-45

तमुवाच महातेजा वैनतेयो महाबलः ।
पतत्रिराजः प्रीतात्मा हर्षपर्याकुलेक्षणः ॥४५॥

45. tamuvāca mahātejā vainateyo mahābalaḥ ,
patatrirājaḥ prītātmā harṣaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ.

45. tam uvāca mahātejāḥ vainateyaḥ mahābalaḥ
patatrirājaḥ prītātmā harṣaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ

45. mahātejāḥ vainateyaḥ mahābalaḥ patatrirājaḥ
prītātmā harṣaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ tam uvāca

45. The greatly effulgent son of Vinatā (Garuda), the immensely powerful king of birds, whose soul was pleased and whose eyes were restless with joy, spoke to him.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, very splendorous

• वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - son of Vinatā (Garuda)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - immensely powerful, great strength

• पतत्रिराजः (patatrirājaḥ) - king of birds

• प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - whose soul is pleased, delighted in spirit

• हर्षपर्याकुलेक्षणः (harṣaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ) - whose eyes are restless with joy

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine accusative singular.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Third person singular perfect active of √vac.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, very splendorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great effulgence, great splendor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to Garuda.

वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - son of Vinatā (Garuda)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vainateya

vainateya - son of Vinatā, Garuda

Derived from 'Vinatā' with patronymic suffix 'eya'.

Note: Nominative singular, refers to Garuda.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - immensely powerful, great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, immensely powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to Garuda.

पतत्रिराजः (patatrirājaḥ) - king of birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patatrirāja

patatrirāja - king of birds

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (patatrin+rāja)

• patatrin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to Garuda.

प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - whose soul is pleased, delighted in spirit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītātman

prītātman - one whose soul/self is pleased

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prīta+ātman)

• prīta – pleased, delighted
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'prī' (to please, delight).
  Root: prī (class 9)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to Garuda.

हर्षपर्याकुलेक्षणः (harṣaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ) - whose eyes are restless with joy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harṣaparyākulekṣaṇa

harṣaparyākulekṣaṇa - one whose eyes are agitated/restless with joy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (harṣa+paryākula+īkṣaṇa)

• harṣa – joy, delight
  noun (masculine)
• paryākula – agitated, restless, bewildered
  adjective
  Prefixes: pari+ā
  Root: kul (class 1)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, looking, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to Garuda.

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