वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-67, verse-4

तेनाहमुक्तः प्रेक्ष्यैवं घोरशापाभिधायिना ।
एतदेव नृशंसं ते रूपमस्तु विगर्हितम् ॥४॥

4. tenāhamuktaḥ prekṣyaivaṃ ghoraśāpābhidhāyinā ,
etadeva nṛśaṃsaṃ te rūpamastu vigarhitam.

4. tena aham uktaḥ prekṣya evam ghoraśāpābhidhāyinā
| etat eva nṛśaṃsam te rūpam astu vigarhitam

4. ghoraśāpābhidhāyinā tena evam prekṣya aham
uktaḥ te etat nṛśaṃsam vigarhitam rūpam eva astu

4. Having seen me in this state, he who pronounced a terrible curse, said to me: "May this very cruel and despised form be yours!"

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that one

• अहम् (aham) - I

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken to, addressed

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, after seeing

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• घोरशापाभिधायिना (ghoraśāpābhidhāyinā) - by the utterer of a terrible curse

• एतत् (etat) - this

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• नृशंसम् (nṛśaṁsam) - cruel, wicked, fierce

• ते (te) - to you, yours

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - despised, censured, condemned

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him, by that one

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the rishi who cursed the speaker.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken to, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, spoken to

Past Passive Participle

From √vac (to speak). Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (I was spoken to).

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed with the suffix -ya after a preverb.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'prekṣya' and 'uktaḥ'.

घोरशापाभिधायिना (ghoraśāpābhidhāyinā) - by the utterer of a terrible curse

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghoraśāpābhidhāyin

ghoraśāpābhidhāyin - one who utters a terrible curse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghora+śāpa+abhidhāyin)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective
• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
• abhidhāyin – uttering, pronouncing, speaking; one who utters
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from abhi-√dhā (to utter, speak)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'tena' (by him).

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'rūpam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

नृशंसम् (nṛśaṁsam) - cruel, wicked, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, fierce, mischievous

Note: Qualifies 'rūpam'.

ते (te) - to you, yours

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative 'for you' fits the imperative context better.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

Note: Subject of the imperative verb 'astu'.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - despised, censured, condemned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vigarhita

vigarhita - despised, blamed, censured, condemned

Past Passive Participle

From vi-√garh (to blame, censure).

Prefix: vi

Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rūpam'.