वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-57, verse-25

स मानुषमथो मांसं पार्थिवाय न्यवेदयत् ।
इदं स्वादुहविष्यं च सामिषं चान्नमाहृतम् ॥२५॥

25. sa mānuṣamatho māṃsaṃ pārthivāya nyavedayat ,
idaṃ svāduhaviṣyaṃ ca sāmiṣaṃ cānnamāhṛtam.

25. saḥ mānuṣam atha māṃsam pārthivāya nyavedayat
idam svādu haviṣyam ca sāmiṣam ca annam āhṛtam

25. saḥ atha mānuṣam māṃsam pārthivāya nyavedayat: idam
svādu haviṣyam ca sāmiṣam ca annam āhṛtam (iti)

25. He then presented human flesh to the king, (saying): 'This food, which is delicious, consecrated, and meaty, has been prepared.'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human (flesh) (human, relating to humans)

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

• पार्थिवाय (pārthivāya) - to the king, to the earthly one

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - he offered, he presented, he reported

• इदम् (idam) - this

• स्वादु (svādu) - delicious, sweet, tasty

• हविष्यम् (haviṣyam) - sacrificial food, pure, consecrated

• च (ca) - and

• सामिषम् (sāmiṣam) - with meat, meaty

• च (ca) - and

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

• आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - brought, prepared, collected

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the demon (in the guise of a cook).

मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human (flesh) (human, relating to humans)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, human being

Derived from 'manuṣya'

Note: Modifies 'māṃsam'.

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

पार्थिवाय (pārthivāya) - to the king, to the earthly one

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, king, ruler, belonging to the earth

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth)

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - he offered, he presented, he reported

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of √vid

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of causative form of √vid

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 4)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to 'annam'.

स्वादु (svādu) - delicious, sweet, tasty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svādu

svādu - delicious, sweet, tasty, agreeable

Note: Predicate adjective modifying 'annam'.

हविष्यम् (haviṣyam) - sacrificial food, pure, consecrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of haviṣya

haviṣya - fit for an offering, pure, consecrated, sacrificial food

Derived from 'havis' (offering)

Note: Predicate adjective modifying 'annam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सामिषम् (sāmiṣam) - with meat, meaty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāmiṣa

sāmiṣa - consisting of flesh, meaty, with bait

Compound 'sa' + 'āmiṣa'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+āmiṣa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• āmiṣa – meat, flesh, bait, desirable object
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective modifying 'annam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, rice

Root: ad (class 2)

आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - brought, prepared, collected

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, collected, prepared, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √hṛ with prefix 'ā-'

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'annam'.