वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-32, verse-1

ततः शूर्पणखां क्रुद्धां ब्रुवतीं परुषं वचः ।
अमात्यमध्ये संक्रुद्धः परिपप्रच्छ रावणः ॥१॥

1. tataḥ śūrpaṇakhāṃ kruddhāṃ bruvatīṃ paruṣaṃ vacaḥ ,
amātyamadhye saṃkruddhaḥ paripapraccha rāvaṇaḥ.

1. tataḥ śūrpaṇakhām kruddhām bruvatīm paruṣam vacaḥ
| amātyamadhye saṃkruddhaḥ paripapraccha rāvaṇaḥ

1. tataḥ saṃkruddhaḥ rāvaṇaḥ amātyamadhye kruddhām
paruṣam vacaḥ bruvatīm śūrpaṇakhām paripapraccha

1. Then, Ravana, enraged, and in the midst of his ministers, questioned Shurpanakha, who was angry and speaking harsh words.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• शूर्पणखाम् (śūrpaṇakhām) - Shurpanakha (Shurpanakha (proper noun))

• क्रुद्धाम् (kruddhām) - angry (angry, enraged)

• ब्रुवतीम् (bruvatīm) - speaking (speaking, saying)

• परुषम् (paruṣam) - harsh (harsh, rough, cruel)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

• अमात्यमध्ये (amātyamadhye) - in the midst of ministers (in the midst of ministers, among ministers)

• संक्रुद्धः (saṁkruddhaḥ) - enraged (very angry, enraged)

• परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - he questioned (he asked, he questioned)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (Ravana (proper noun))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this action to the previous one.

शूर्पणखाम् (śūrpaṇakhām) - Shurpanakha (Shurpanakha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śūrpaṇakhā

śūrpaṇakhā - Shurpanakha (Ravana's sister)

Note: Object of 'paripapraccha'.

क्रुद्धाम् (kruddhām) - angry (angry, enraged)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged

Past Passive Participle

From root 'krudh' (to be angry).

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'śūrpaṇakhām'.

ब्रुवतीम् (bruvatīm) - speaking (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

From root 'brū' (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'śūrpaṇakhām', describing her state while being asked.

परुषम् (paruṣam) - harsh (harsh, rough, cruel)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paruṣa

paruṣa - harsh, rough, cruel, severe

Note: Modifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'bruvatīm'.

अमात्यमध्ये (amātyamadhye) - in the midst of ministers (in the midst of ministers, among ministers)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of amātyamadhya

amātyamadhya - midst of ministers

Tatpurusha compound: 'amātya' (minister) + 'madhya' (middle/midst).

Compound type : tatpurusha (amātya+madhya)

• amātya – minister, counselor, associate
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center, midst
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the location of Ravana's action.

संक्रुद्धः (saṁkruddhaḥ) - enraged (very angry, enraged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkruddha

saṁkruddha - very angry, enraged

Past Passive Participle

From root 'krudh' (to be angry) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'rāvaṇaḥ'.

परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - he questioned (he asked, he questioned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of paripracch

From root 'prach' (to ask) with prefix 'pari-'. Perfect tense form.

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (Ravana (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana

Note: Subject of 'paripapraccha'.