वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-108, verse-3

नयनैर्भृकुटीभिश्च रामं निर्दिश्य शङ्किताः ।
अन्योन्यमुपजल्पन्तः शनैश्चक्रुर्मिथः कथाः ॥३॥

3. nayanairbhṛkuṭībhiśca rāmaṃ nirdiśya śaṅkitāḥ ,
anyonyamupajalpantaḥ śanaiścakrurmithaḥ kathāḥ.

3. nayanaiḥ bhṛkuṭībhiḥ ca rāmam nirdiśya śaṅkitāḥ
anyonyam upajalpantaḥ śanaiḥ cakruḥ mithaḥ kathāḥ

3. śaṅkitāḥ nayanaiḥ bhṛkuṭībhiḥ ca rāmam nirdiśya
anyonyam upajalpantaḥ śanaiḥ mithaḥ kathāḥ cakruḥ

3. Suspicious, they indicated Rāma with their eyes and frowns, whispering to each other and slowly engaging in quiet conversations.

Words meanings summery:

• नयनैः (nayanaiḥ) - with eyes

• भृकुटीभिः (bhṛkuṭībhiḥ) - with frowns

• च (ca) - and

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• निर्दिश्य (nirdiśya) - having indicated, pointing to

• शङ्किताः (śaṅkitāḥ) - suspicious, apprehensive, doubted

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - to each other, mutually

• उपजल्पन्तः (upajalpantaḥ) - whispering, murmuring

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, softly, quietly

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, secretly

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, conversations

Words meanings and morphology

नयनैः (nayanaiḥ) - with eyes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nayana

nayana - eye, leading

भृकुटीभिः (bhṛkuṭībhiḥ) - with frowns

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bhṛkuṭi

bhṛkuṭi - frown, eyebrow

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the prince of Ayodhyā)

निर्दिश्य (nirdiśya) - having indicated, pointing to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root diś (to point, show) with prefix nir, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: nir

Root: diś (class 6)

शङ्किताः (śaṅkitāḥ) - suspicious, apprehensive, doubted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkita

śaṅkita - doubted, suspected, apprehensive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śaṅk (to doubt, fear), forming a past passive participle.

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - to each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

उपजल्पन्तः (upajalpantaḥ) - whispering, murmuring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upajalpat

upajalpat - whispering, murmuring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jalp (to whisper, murmur) with prefix upa, forming a present active participle.

Prefix: upa

Root: jalp (class 1)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, softly, quietly

(indeclinable)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, secretly

(indeclinable)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, conversations

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, conversation