वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-43

निष्पपात च गृध्रे ऽस्य शूले वै पथि गच्छतः ।
प्रास्फुरन्नयनं चास्य सव्यो बाहुरकम्पत ॥४३॥

43. niṣpapāta ca gṛdhre'sya śūle vai pathi gacchataḥ ,
prāsphurannayanaṃ cāsya savyo bāhurakampata.

43. niṣpapāta ca gṛdhraḥ asya śūle vai pathi gacchataḥ
prāsphurat nayanam ca asya savyaḥ bāhuḥ akampata

43. A vulture dropped onto his spear as he walked on the path. His eye twitched, and his left arm trembled.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्पपात (niṣpapāta) - (a vulture) dropped (he fell down, it dropped, it descended)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - a vulture (vulture, hawk, greedy)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Kumbhakarna) (his, of this, to him)

• शूले (śūle) - onto his spear (on the spear, in the pike)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

• पथि (pathi) - on the path (on the path, in the way)

• गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - as he (Kumbhakarna) walked (of him who is going, by him who is going)

• प्रास्फुरत् (prāsphurat) - (his eye) twitched (it twitched, it quivered, it throbbed)

• नयनम् (nayanam) - (his) eye (eye, leading, conduct)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Kumbhakarna) (his, of this, to him)

• सव्यः (savyaḥ) - left (arm) (left, auspicious)

• बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - arm (arm, fore-arm)

• अकम्पत (akampata) - trembled (it trembled, it shook)

Words meanings and morphology

निष्पपात (niṣpapāta) - (a vulture) dropped (he fell down, it dropped, it descended)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of niṣpat

Root pat with prefix nis

Prefix: nis

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

particle

गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - a vulture (vulture, hawk, greedy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, hawk; greedy, longing

From root gṛdh (to be greedy)

Root: gṛdh (class 4)

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Kumbhakarna) (his, of this, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this person/thing

शूले (śūle) - onto his spear (on the spear, in the pike)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, pike, spit, pain

Root: śūl (class 10)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

particle

पथि (pathi) - on the path (on the path, in the way)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of path

path - path, road, way

गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - as he (Kumbhakarna) walked (of him who is going, by him who is going)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, walking

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'tasya' (of him) referring to Kumbhakarna.

प्रास्फुरत् (prāsphurat) - (his eye) twitched (it twitched, it quivered, it throbbed)

(verb)

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

Root sphur with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sphur (class 6)

नयनम् (nayanam) - (his) eye (eye, leading, conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nayana

nayana - eye; leading, guidance

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛt)

From root nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Subject of prāsphurat.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

particle

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Kumbhakarna) (his, of this, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this person/thing

सव्यः (savyaḥ) - left (arm) (left, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savya

savya - left; auspicious

Note: Agrees with bāhuḥ.

बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - arm (arm, fore-arm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm, hand

Note: Subject of akampata.

अकम्पत (akampata) - trembled (it trembled, it shook)

(verb)

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

Root verb

Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: Can be considered ātmanepada based on the form.

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