वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-20, verse-5

अग्राक्ष्णा वीक्षमाणस्तु तिर्यग्भ्रातरमब्रवीत् ।
अस्थाने संभ्रमो यस्य जातो वै सुमहानयम् ॥५॥

5. agrākṣṇā vīkṣamāṇastu tiryagbhrātaramabravīt ,
asthāne saṃbhramo yasya jāto vai sumahānayam.

5. agrakṣṇā vīkṣamāṇaḥ tu tiryag bhrātaram abravīt
asthāne saṃbhramaḥ yasya jātaḥ vai sumahān ayam

5. tu agrakṣṇā tiryag vīkṣamāṇaḥ bhrātaram abravīt:
"ayam sumahān saṃbhramaḥ yasya asthāne vai jātaḥ?"

5. He then looked sideways at his brother with the corner of his eye and said: 'Whose is this very great agitation that has indeed arisen in an inappropriate situation?'

Words meanings summery:

• अग्रक्ष्णा (agrakṣṇā) - with the corner of his eye, with a glance

• वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - looking, gazing

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• तिर्यग् (tiryag) - sideways, obliquely

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - his brother

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• अस्थाने (asthāne) - in an inappropriate place/situation

• संभ्रमः (saṁbhramaḥ) - confusion, agitation, great haste

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, occurred

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

Words meanings and morphology

अग्रक्ष्णा (agrakṣṇā) - with the corner of his eye, with a glance

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+akṣi)

• agra – front, tip, corner
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - looking, gazing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīkṣamāṇa

vīkṣamāṇa - looking, seeing

present middle participle

from root īkṣ- with prefix vi- and suffix -māna

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

तिर्यग् (tiryag) - sideways, obliquely

(indeclinable)

Note: This is the form before a vowel or soft consonant

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - his brother

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

imperfect active third singular

Root: bru (class 2)

अस्थाने (asthāne) - in an inappropriate place/situation

(compound)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sthāna)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• sthāna – place, situation, position
  noun (neuter)

संभ्रमः (saṁbhramaḥ) - confusion, agitation, great haste

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrama

saṁbhrama - confusion, agitation, bewilderment, haste

from root bhram- with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, occurred

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, arisen, produced, become

past passive participle

from root jan- (to be born) with suffix -ta

Root: jan (class 4)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty

(compound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahant)

• su – good, well, very
  prefix
• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  present active participle
  from root mah- (to be great) or derived from mahā-

अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this