वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-66, verse-15

विरूपं यच्च मे रूपं प्राप्तं ह्यविनयाद् यथा ।
तन्मे शृणु नरव्याघ्र तत्त्वतः शंसतस्तव ॥१५॥

15. virūpaṃ yacca me rūpaṃ prāptaṃ hyavinayād yathā ,
tanme śṛṇu naravyāghra tattvataḥ śaṃsatastava.

15. virūpam yat ca me rūpam prāptam hi avinayāt yathā
tat me śṛṇu naravyāghra tattvataḥ śaṃsataḥ tava

15. naravyāghra me virūpam rūpam yat ca yathā avinayāt
hi prāptam tat tava śaṃsataḥ tattvataḥ śṛṇu

15. O tiger among men, listen attentively to me as I truly narrate how I acquired this deformed appearance due to my arrogance.

Words meanings summery:

• विरूपम् (virūpam) - deformed, ugly (referring to the speaker's current form) (deformed, ugly, unseemly)

• यत् (yat) - which (referring to the deformed form) (which, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मे (me) - my (referring to the speaker's form) (my, to me, from me)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance (of the speaker) (form, shape, appearance)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - acquired (this form) (obtained, acquired, reached)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• अविनयात् (avinayāt) - due to arrogance (from disrespect, due to arrogance)

• यथा (yathā) - how (I obtained) (as, just as, how)

• तत् (tat) - that (story/matter) (that, therefore, it)

• मे (me) - to me, from me (as the speaker) (my, to me, from me)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to my narration) (listen, hear)

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men (vocative for Rāma) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, accurately (truly, essentially, in reality)

• शंसतः (śaṁsataḥ) - of me who is narrating (of one who narrates, while narrating, speaking)

• तव (tava) - to you (the listener, Rāma) (your, to you)

Words meanings and morphology

विरूपम् (virūpam) - deformed, ugly (referring to the speaker's current form) (deformed, ugly, unseemly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of virūpa

virūpa - deformed, ugly, misshapen, ill-formed, unseemly

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (vi+rūpa)

• vi – apart, asunder, away; intensifier
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature, image
  noun (neuter)

यत् (yat) - which (referring to the deformed form) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (referring to the speaker's form) (my, to me, from me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Also dative singular.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance (of the speaker) (form, shape, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, image

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - acquired (this form) (obtained, acquired, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, acquired, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root āp with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

अविनयात् (avinayāt) - due to arrogance (from disrespect, due to arrogance)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of avinaya

avinaya - disrespect, arrogance, rudeness, immodesty

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vinaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vinaya – modesty, humility, good conduct, discipline
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from verb root nī with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nī (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - how (I obtained) (as, just as, how)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (story/matter) (that, therefore, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Also nominative singular neuter.

मे (me) - to me, from me (as the speaker) (my, to me, from me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Also genitive singular.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to my narration) (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Imperative

2nd person singular, active voice, imperative mood.

Root: śru (class 5)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men (vocative for Rāma) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men, excellent man

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, accurately (truly, essentially, in reality)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tattva + the suffix -tas.

शंसतः (śaṁsataḥ) - of me who is narrating (of one who narrates, while narrating, speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaṃsat

śaṁsat - narrating, speaking, praising

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb root śaṃs.

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

तव (tava) - to you (the listener, Rāma) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Also dative singular.