वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-69, verse-20

सो ऽहं भगवतः श्रुत्वा देवदेवस्य निश्चयम् ।
आहारं गर्हितं कुर्मि स्वशरीरं द्विजोत्तम ॥२०॥

20. so'haṃ bhagavataḥ śrutvā devadevasya niścayam ,
āhāraṃ garhitaṃ kurmi svaśarīraṃ dvijottama.

20. saḥ aham bhagavataḥ śrutvā devadevasya niścayam
āhāram garhitam kurmi svaśarīram dvijottama

20. dvijottama saḥ aham bhagavataḥ devadevasya
niścayam śrutvā garhitam āhāram svaśarīram kurmi

20. O best among the twice-born, having heard the firm resolve of the worshipful God of gods, I (who am that very being) consume this reprehensible food for my own body.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - 'I, that very one' or 'I, such a one,' referring to the speaker in a specific state. (he, that)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - Of the God of gods. (of the worshipful one, of the lord, of the divine one)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• देवदेवस्य (devadevasya) - of the God of gods, of the Lord of deities

• निश्चयम् (niścayam) - firm resolve, decision, ascertainment

• आहारम् (āhāram) - Reprehensible food. (food, sustenance)

• गर्हितम् (garhitam) - condemned, reprehensible, blameworthy

• कुर्मि (kurmi) - I consume (food). (I do, I make, I perform, I take (food))

• स्वशरीरम् (svaśarīram) - my own body, one's own body

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - Addressing the Brahmin or sage to whom the crane is speaking. (O best of the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - 'I, that very one' or 'I, such a one,' referring to the speaker in a specific state. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: It is anaphoric, referring to the speaker's state or identity.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: The speaker.

भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - Of the God of gods. (of the worshipful one, of the lord, of the divine one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune/splendor/divinity, worshipful, divine

root bhaj (to distribute) + -vat suffix

Note: Qualifies 'devadevasya'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

root śru (5th class) + -tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Modifies the action of 'kurmi'.

देवदेवस्य (devadevasya) - of the God of gods, of the Lord of deities

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devadeva

devadeva - God of gods, Lord of deities

compound of deva + deva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+deva)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case for 'niścayam'.

निश्चयम् (niścayam) - firm resolve, decision, ascertainment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - firm resolve, decision, certainty, ascertainment

from root ci with prefixes nis-

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

आहारम् (āhāram) - Reprehensible food. (food, sustenance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, diet, sustenance, taking, seizing

from root hṛ with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kurmi'.

गर्हितम् (garhitam) - condemned, reprehensible, blameworthy

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garhita

garhita - condemned, censured, reprehensible

Past Passive Participle

from root garh 'to blame, censure'

Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'āhāram'.

कुर्मि (kurmi) - I consume (food). (I do, I make, I perform, I take (food))

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Tense

root kṛ (8th class), active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: 'Kurmi' used here with 'āhāram' implies consumption or taking of food.

स्वशरीरम् (svaśarīram) - my own body, one's own body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svaśarīra

svaśarīra - one's own body

compound of sva + śarīra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+śarīra)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)

Note: It is the object for which the food is taken.

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - Addressing the Brahmin or sage to whom the crane is speaking. (O best of the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇas)

compound of dvija + uttama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, or bird)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

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