वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-68, verse-12

पश्यतो मे तदा राम विमानादवरुह्य च ।
तं शवं भक्षयामास स स्वर्गी रघुनन्दन ॥१२॥

12. paśyato me tadā rāma vimānādavaruhya ca ,
taṃ śavaṃ bhakṣayāmāsa sa svargī raghunandana.

12. paśyataḥ me tadā rāma vimānāt ava ruhya ca
tam śavam bhakṣayāmāsa saḥ svargī raghunandana

12. rāma raghunandana tadā me paśyataḥ svargī
vimānāt ava ruhya ca tam śavam bhakṣayāmāsa

12. O Rama, O delight of the Raghus, then, while I was watching, having descended from the celestial chariot, that celestial being devoured that corpse.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while I was seeing/watching (of the seeing one, while seeing)

• मे (me) - to me, my, of me

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• विमानात् (vimānāt) - from the celestial chariot

• अव (ava) - down, off, away

• रुह्य (ruhya) - having descended (with 'ava') (having climbed, ascended)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - that corpse (that)

• शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body

• भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - ate, devoured

• सः (saḥ) - he

• स्वर्गी (svargī) - the celestial being

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O delight of the Raghus, O Rama

Words meanings and morphology

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while I was seeing/watching (of the seeing one, while seeing)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, looking

present active participle

From root 'dṛś' (to see), with 'paśya' stem in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Corresponds to 'I seeing' or 'while I was watching'.

मे (me) - to me, my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Enclitic form of 1st person pronoun 'asmad'.

Note: In conjunction with 'paśyataḥ' indicates 'while I was seeing'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From pronoun base 'tad' + suffix 'dā'.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu)

विमानात् (vimānāt) - from the celestial chariot

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vimāna

vimāna - celestial car, aerial chariot, measurement, extent

From 'vi' + root 'mā' (to measure).

Prefix: vi

Root: mā (class 3)

अव (ava) - down, off, away

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the compound absolutive 'avaruhya'.

रुह्य (ruhya) - having descended (with 'ava') (having climbed, ascended)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form from root 'ruh'.

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: 'ava-ruhya' acts as a single absolutive.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तम् (tam) - that corpse (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

Note: Object of 'bhakṣayāmāsa'.

भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - ate, devoured

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhakṣ

perfect tense

Periphrastic perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Formed from causative stem 'bhakṣaya' and perfect auxiliary 'āmāsa'.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

स्वर्गी (svargī) - the celestial being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svargin

svargin - celestial, heavenly, one who goes to heaven, a denizen of heaven

From 'svarga' (heaven) + suffix 'inī'. Used substantively.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O delight of the Raghus, O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - son/delight of Raghu (epithet for Rama)

Compound of 'raghu' and 'nandana'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (an ancient king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, causing joy
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nand' (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

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