वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-27

वरुणस्त्वब्रवीद्धंसं गङ्गातोयविचारिणम् ।
श्रूयतां प्रीतिसंयुक्तं वचः पत्ररथेश्वर ॥२७॥

27. varuṇastvabravīddhaṃsaṃ gaṅgātoyavicāriṇam ,
śrūyatāṃ prītisaṃyuktaṃ vacaḥ patraratheśvara.

27. varuṇaḥ tu abravīt haṃsam gaṅgā-toya-vicāriṇam
śrūyatām prīti-saṃyuktam vacaḥ patraratha-īśvara

27. tu varuṇaḥ gaṅgā-toya-vicāriṇam haṃsam abravīt: "he patraratha-īśvara,
prīti-saṃyuktam vacaḥ śrūyatām!"

27. Then Varuṇa spoke to the goose, who roams in the Gaṅgā waters: 'O lord of birds, listen to these words filled with affection.'

Words meanings summery:

• वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa (a Vedic deity)

• तु (tu) - then, but, indeed

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• हंसम् (haṁsam) - goose, swan

• गङ्गा-तोय-विचारिणम् (gaṅgā-toya-vicāriṇam) - who roams in the Gaṅgā waters

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

• प्रीति-संयुक्तम् (prīti-saṁyuktam) - joined with affection, filled with affection

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• पत्ररथ-ईश्वर (patraratha-īśvara) - O lord of birds, O king of winged creatures!

Words meanings and morphology

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa (a Vedic deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (god of water, oceans, cosmic order)

तु (tu) - then, but, indeed

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Prefix: a

Root: brū (class 2)

हंसम् (haṁsam) - goose, swan

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of haṃsa

haṁsa - goose, swan, any aquatic bird, a class of ascetics

गङ्गा-तोय-विचारिणम् (gaṅgā-toya-vicāriṇam) - who roams in the Gaṅgā waters

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaṅgā-toya-vicārin

gaṅgā-toya-vicārin - one who moves/roams in the waters of the Gaṅgā

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṅgā+toya+vicārin)

• gaṅgā – the river Gaṅgā (Ganges)
  proper noun (feminine)
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• vicārin – roaming, moving, wandering, considering
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root car with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

प्रीति-संयुक्तम् (prīti-saṁyuktam) - joined with affection, filled with affection

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prīti-saṃyukta

prīti-saṁyukta - joined with love/affection, connected with joy, endowed with affection

Compound type : tatpurusha (prīti+saṃyukta)

• prīti – love, affection, joy, pleasure
  noun (feminine)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

पत्ररथ-ईश्वर (patraratha-īśvara) - O lord of birds, O king of winged creatures!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of patraratha-īśvara

patraratha-īśvara - lord of birds, king of winged creatures

Compound type : tatpurusha (patraratha+īśvara)

• patraratha – bird (literally, 'one whose chariot is wings/leaves')
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)

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