महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-266, verse-23

आचख्युस्ते तु रामाय महीं सागरमेखलाम् ।
विचितां न तु वैदेह्या दर्शनं रावणस्य वा ॥२३॥

23. ācakhyuste tu rāmāya mahīṁ sāgaramekhalām ,
vicitāṁ na tu vaidehyā darśanaṁ rāvaṇasya vā.

23. ācakhyuḥ te tu rāmāya mahīm sāgaramekhalām
vicitām na tu vaidehyāḥ darśanam rāvaṇasya vā

23. They reported to Rāma that they had searched the entire earth, which is girdled by the ocean, but they found no sign of Vaidehī (Sītā) or Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• आचख्युः (ācakhyuḥ) - they told, they reported

• ते (te) - they

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• रामाय (rāmāya) - to Rama

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

• सागरमेखलाम् (sāgaramekhalām) - ocean-girdled, having the ocean as a girdle

• विचिताम् (vicitām) - searched, investigated

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - of Vaidehi (Sita)

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight, vision, finding

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

आचख्युः (ācakhyuḥ) - they told, they reported

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ācakṣ

Imperfect, 3rd person plural

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

रामाय (rāmāya) - to Rama

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king)

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

सागरमेखलाम् (sāgaramekhalām) - ocean-girdled, having the ocean as a girdle

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sāgaramekhalā

sāgaramekhalā - ocean-girdled, having the ocean as a girdle

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sāgara+mekhalā)

• sāgara – ocean
  noun (masculine)
• mekhalā – girdle, belt
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'mahīm'.

विचिताम् (vicitām) - searched, investigated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vicita

vicita - searched, investigated, examined

Past Passive Participle

from verb vi-ci (to search, investigate)

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'mahīm'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - of Vaidehi (Sita)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, Sita

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight, vision, finding

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, looking, vision, sight, philosophical system

Action noun

From root dṛś + suffix ana

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the 'not found' clause.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the Rakshasa king)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)