वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-5, verse-17

एवं वयं न मृष्यामो विप्रकारं तपस्विनम् ।
क्रियमाणं वने घोरं रक्षोभिर्भीमकर्मभिः ॥१७॥

17. evaṃ vayaṃ na mṛṣyāmo viprakāraṃ tapasvinam ,
kriyamāṇaṃ vane ghoraṃ rakṣobhirbhīmakarmabhiḥ.

17. evam vayam na mṛṣyāmaḥ viprakāram tapasvinām
kriyamāṇam vane ghoram rakṣobhiḥ bhīma-karmabhiḥ

17. evam vayam,
rakṣobhiḥ bhīma-karmabhiḥ vane kriyamāṇam ghoram viprakāram tapasvinām na mṛṣyāmaḥ.

17. Thus, we cannot tolerate this dreadful harassment (viprakāra) being inflicted upon the ascetics (tapasvin) in the forest by demons (rākṣasa) whose actions are terrifying.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• न (na) - not

• मृष्यामः (mṛṣyāmaḥ) - we tolerate/endure

• विप्रकारम् (viprakāram) - outrage, harassment, insult

• तपस्विनाम् (tapasvinām) - of the ascetics (tapasvin)

• क्रियमाणम् (kriyamāṇam) - being done, being committed

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible

• रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by demons

• भीम-कर्मभिः (bhīma-karmabhiḥ) - by those whose actions are terrifying

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मृष्यामः (mṛṣyāmaḥ) - we tolerate/endure

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (lat) of √mṛṣ

Present Active

1st person plural, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: mṛṣ (class 4)

विप्रकारम् (viprakāram) - outrage, harassment, insult

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viprakāra

viprakāra - outrage, insult, harassment, injury

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तपस्विनाम् (tapasvinām) - of the ascetics (tapasvin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, hermit, performer of austerities

derived from tapas

क्रियमाणम् (kriyamāṇam) - being done, being committed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kriyamāṇa

kriyamāṇa - being done, being performed, being made

Present Passive Participle

Present Passive Participle of √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: agrees with viprakāram

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, formidable

Note: agrees with viprakāram

रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by demons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, monster

भीम-कर्मभिः (bhīma-karmabhiḥ) - by those whose actions are terrifying

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhīma-karma

bhīma-karma - one whose actions are dreadful/terrifying

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+karma)

• bhīma – dreadful, terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual action
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: agrees with rakṣobhiḥ (neuter compound adjective used to describe masc. rakṣas)