वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-20, verse-2

तदा तु बद्ध्वा भ्रुकुटीं भ्रुवोर्मध्ये नरर्षभ ।
निशश्वास महासर्पो बिलस्थ इव रोषितः ॥२॥

2. tadā tu baddhvā bhrukuṭīṃ bhruvormadhye nararṣabha ,
niśaśvāsa mahāsarpo bilastha iva roṣitaḥ.

2. tadā tu baddhvā bhrukuṭīm bhruvoḥ madhye nararṣabha
niśaśvāsa mahāsarpaḥ bilasthaḥ iva roṣitaḥ

2. nararṣabha tadā tu bhruvoḥ madhye bhrukuṭīm
baddhvā roṣitaḥ bilasthaḥ mahāsarpaḥ iva niśaśvāsa

2. Then, O best among men, knitting his brows together, he hissed like a great serpent enraged in its hole.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having tied, having bound, having formed

• भ्रुकुटीम् (bhrukuṭīm) - a frown, a knitted brow

• भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ) - of the eyebrows

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men

• निशश्वास (niśaśvāsa) - he hissed, he sighed

• महासर्पः (mahāsarpaḥ) - a great serpent

• बिलस्थः (bilasthaḥ) - situated in a hole/cave

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• रोषितः (roṣitaḥ) - angered, enraged

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having tied, having bound, having formed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root bandh- with suffix -tvā

Root: bandh (class 7)

Note: absolutive (gerund) form

भ्रुकुटीम् (bhrukuṭīm) - a frown, a knitted brow

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhrukuṭī

bhrukuṭī - frown, knitting of the eyebrows

भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ) - of the eyebrows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of bhru

bhru - eyebrow

Note: could also be locative dual, but genitive makes more sense with 'madhye'

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

निशश्वास (niśaśvāsa) - he hissed, he sighed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of śvas

perfect active third singular, with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: śvas (class 2)

महासर्पः (mahāsarpaḥ) - a great serpent

(compound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+sarpa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)

बिलस्थः (bilasthaḥ) - situated in a hole/cave

(compound)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (bila+stha)

• bila – hole, cave, burrow
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, abiding, being in
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective from root sthā
  suffix -a from sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

रोषितः (roṣitaḥ) - angered, enraged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of roṣita

roṣita - angered, enraged, furious

past passive participle

from root ruṣ- (to be angry) with suffix -ita

Root: ruṣ (class 4)