वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-51, verse-17

यथा चास्मिन्भयस्थाने न बिभेषे दशानन ।
व्यक्तं हिरण्मयान् हि त्वं संपश्यसि महीरुहान् ॥१७॥

17. yathā cāsminbhayasthāne na bibheṣe daśānana ,
vyaktaṃ hiraṇmayān hi tvaṃ saṃpaśyasi mahīruhān.

17. yathā ca asmin bhayasthāne na bibheṣe daśānana
vyaktam hiraṇmayān hi tvam sampasyasi mahīruhān

17. ca daśānana yathā asmin bhayasthāne na bibheṣe
hi vyaktam tvam hiraṇmayān mahīruhān sampasyasi

17. O Daśānana (Rāvaṇa), how is it that you do not fear in this dangerous situation? It is clear that you must be seeing golden trees.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, just as

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• भयस्थाने (bhayasthāne) - in the place of fear, in a dangerous situation

• न (na) - not, no

• बिभेषे (bibheṣe) - you fear, you are afraid

• दशानन (daśānana) - O Rāvaṇa (O Daśānana, O ten-faced one (Rāvaṇa))

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, evidently, manifestly

• हिरण्मयान् (hiraṇmayān) - golden, made of gold

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सम्पस्यसि (sampasyasi) - you see, you perceive clearly

• महीरुहान् (mahīruhān) - trees

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - how, as, just as

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

भयस्थाने (bhayasthāne) - in the place of fear, in a dangerous situation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhayasthāna

bhayasthāna - place of fear, dangerous situation

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+sthāna)

• bhaya – fear, dread, danger
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• sthāna – place, stand, position, situation
  noun (neuter)
  From root √sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बिभेषे (bibheṣe) - you fear, you are afraid

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of bhī

Present Indicative

Present tense, 2nd person, singular, middle voice (ātmanepada). Reduplicated root.

Root: bhī (class 3)

दशानन (daśānana) - O Rāvaṇa (O Daśānana, O ten-faced one (Rāvaṇa))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of daśānana

daśānana - ten-faced (an epithet of Rāvaṇa)

Compound: daśa (ten) + ānana (face).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+ānana)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, evidently, manifestly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root √añj (to anoint, make clear) with prefix 'vi-'. Often used adverbially.

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially here.

हिरण्मयान् (hiraṇmayān) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hiraṇmaya

hiraṇmaya - golden, made of gold, golden-colored

Derived from 'hiraṇya' (gold) + suffix '-maya'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सम्पस्यसि (sampasyasi) - you see, you perceive clearly

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sam-paś

Present Indicative

Present tense, 2nd person, singular, active voice (parasmaipada). The root √dṛś changes to paś in the present stem. Prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महीरुहान् (mahīruhān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīruha

mahīruha - tree (growing on the earth)

Compound: mahī (earth) + ruha (growing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+ruha)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ruha – growing, arising, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √ruh (to grow, ascend).
  Root: ruh (class 1)