वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-23

धर्मराजो ऽब्रवीद् राम प्राग्वंशे वायसं स्थितम् ।
पक्षिंस्तवास्मि सुप्रीतः प्रीतस्य च वचः शृणु ॥२३॥

23. dharmarājo'bravīd rāma prāgvaṃśe vāyasaṃ sthitam ,
pakṣiṃstavāsmi suprītaḥ prītasya ca vacaḥ śṛṇu.

23. dharmarājaḥ abravīt rāma prāgvaṃśe vāyasam sthitam
pakṣin tava asmi suprītaḥ prītasya ca vacaḥ śṛṇu

23. he rāma dharmarājaḥ prāgvaṃśe sthitam vāyasam abravīt he
pakṣin (aham) suprītaḥ asmi tava ca prītasya vacaḥ śṛṇu

23. O Rama, Dharmaraja (the king of dharma) spoke to the crow situated in the eastern pavilion: "O bird, I am very pleased with you. And listen to the words of me who is pleased."

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja, referring to Yama, the lord of (dharma) and death. (Dharmaraja, king of (dharma), Yama)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• राम (rāma) - Refers to Rama, the prince. (O Rama)

• प्राग्वंशे (prāgvaṁśe) - Refers to a specific structure in a Vedic ritual context. (in the eastern shed, in the eastern pavilion)

• वायसम् (vāyasam) - crow

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - Refers to the crow's position. (situated, standing, placed)

• पक्षिन् (pakṣin) - O bird, O winged one

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• सुप्रीतः (suprītaḥ) - very pleased, greatly delighted

• प्रीतस्य (prītasya) - Refers to Dharmaraja, who is pleased. (of the pleased one, of me who is pleased)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja, referring to Yama, the lord of (dharma) and death. (Dharmaraja, king of (dharma), Yama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of (dharma), lord of justice, Yama (the god of death)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, justice, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)

राम (rāma) - Refers to Rama, the prince. (O Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated Hindu deity, son of Dasaratha, hero of Ramayana)

प्राग्वंशे (prāgvaṁśe) - Refers to a specific structure in a Vedic ritual context. (in the eastern shed, in the eastern pavilion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prāgvaṃśa

prāgvaṁśa - eastern hall or shed (a shed at the eastern end of the sacrificial ground)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prāk+vaṃśa)

• prāk – eastern, eastward
  adjective
• vaṃśa – bamboo, lineage, family, shed, pavilion
  noun (masculine)

वायसम् (vāyasam) - crow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - Refers to the crow's position. (situated, standing, placed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, fixed, existing

Past Passive Participle

from √sthā (to stand, to be, to remain)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vāyasam'.

पक्षिन् (pakṣin) - O bird, O winged one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged, having wings

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

genitive singular of 2nd person pronoun

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

Present Active

1st person singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject 'aham' implied.

सुप्रीतः (suprītaḥ) - very pleased, greatly delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suprīta

suprīta - very pleased, highly gratified

Past Passive Participle with prefix

from su- + √prī

Prefix: su

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'aham' (implied subject of 'asmi').

प्रीतस्य (prītasya) - Refers to Dharmaraja, who is pleased. (of the pleased one, of me who is pleased)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, beloved, happy

Past Passive Participle

from √prī (to please)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Genitive of agent or possessor, meaning "the word of the pleased one (i.e., me)".

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, declaration

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √śru

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Subject 'tvam' (you) implied.

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