वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-52, verse-22

अहं द्विजिह्वः संह्रादी कुम्भकर्णो वितर्दनः ।
पञ्चरामवधायैते निर्यान्तीत्यवघोषय ॥२२॥

22. ahaṃ dvijihvaḥ saṃhrādī kumbhakarṇo vitardanaḥ ,
pañcarāmavadhāyaite niryāntītyavaghoṣaya.

22. aham dvijihvaḥ saṃhrādī kumbhakarṇaḥ vitardanaḥ
pañca rāmavadhāya ete niryānti iti avaghoṣaya

22. iti avaghoṣaya aham dvijihvaḥ saṃhrādī kumbhakarṇaḥ
vitardanaḥ ete pañca rāmavadhāya niryānti

22. Announce this: 'I, Dvijaḥ, Saṃhrādī, Kumbhakarṇa, and Vitardana — these five are setting out for the killing of Rāma.'

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

• द्विजिह्वः (dvijihvaḥ) - Dvijiḥ (proper name) (Dvijiḥ (proper name), two-tongued)

• संह्रादी (saṁhrādī) - Saṃhrādī (proper name)

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa (proper name) (Kumbhakarṇa (proper name, brother of Rāvaṇa))

• वितर्दनः (vitardanaḥ) - Vitardana (proper name)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five (people) (five)

• रामवधाय (rāmavadhāya) - for killing Rāma (for the killing of Rāma)

• एते (ete) - these (five) (these)

• निर्यान्ति (niryānti) - they are setting out (they go forth, they depart, they set out)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the preceding statement as a quote) (thus, so, in this manner (marks a quote))

• अवघोषय (avaghoṣaya) - proclaim (it) (proclaim, announce, declare)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

द्विजिह्वः (dvijihvaḥ) - Dvijiḥ (proper name) (Dvijiḥ (proper name), two-tongued)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijihva

dvijihva - two-tongued (often refers to a snake or a deceptive person, but here a proper name)

Compound: dvi (two) + jihva (tongue)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jihva)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jihva – tongue
  noun (feminine)

संह्रादी (saṁhrādī) - Saṃhrādī (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhrādin

saṁhrādin - making a loud noise, roaring; a proper name (Rākṣasa)

From saṃ (together) + √hrād (to make a sound) + in suffix

Prefix: saṃ

Root: hrād (class 1)

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa (proper name) (Kumbhakarṇa (proper name, brother of Rāvaṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - having pot-like ears; proper name of a rākṣasa

Compound: kumbha (pot) + karṇa (ear)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

वितर्दनः (vitardanaḥ) - Vitardana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitardana

vitardana - tormenting, splitting; a proper name (Rākṣasa)

From vi (apart) + √tṛd (to cleave, torment) + ana suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: tṛd (class 7)

पञ्च (pañca) - five (people) (five)

(numeral)

Note: Used as an adjective for the implicit group of people.

रामवधाय (rāmavadhāya) - for killing Rāma (for the killing of Rāma)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāmavadha

rāmavadha - killing of Rāma

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+vadha)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaying, murder
  noun (masculine)
  From √vadh (to strike, kill)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose.

एते (ete) - these (five) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

निर्यान्ति (niryānti) - they are setting out (they go forth, they depart, they set out)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present, Active Voice, Parasmaipada

3rd plural present indicative.

Prefix: nis

Root: yā (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (marking the preceding statement as a quote) (thus, so, in this manner (marks a quote))

(indeclinable)

Particle, usually marking the end of a quote or thought.

अवघोषय (avaghoṣaya) - proclaim (it) (proclaim, announce, declare)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ghoṣaya

Imperative, Active Voice, Parasmaipada (causative)

2nd singular imperative of the causative of √ghuṣ (to sound) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: ghuṣ (class 1)