वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-20, verse-11

ओष्ठप्रकारैरपरा नेत्रवक्त्रैस्तथापराः ।
सीतामाश्वासयामासुस्तर्जितां तेन रक्षसा ॥११॥

11. oṣṭhaprakārairaparā netravaktraistathāparāḥ ,
sītāmāśvāsayāmāsustarjitāṃ tena rakṣasā.

11. oṣṭhaprakāraiḥ aparā netravaktraiḥ tathā aparāḥ
sītām āśvāsayāmāsuḥ tarjitām tena rakṣasā

11. aparā oṣṭhaprakāraiḥ tathā aparāḥ netravaktraiḥ
tena rakṣasā tarjitām sītām āśvāsayāmāsuḥ

11. Some among them consoled her with gestures of their lips, while others used their eyes and faces, all comforting Sītā, who had been threatened by that rākṣasa.

Words meanings summery:

• ओष्ठप्रकारैः (oṣṭhaprakāraiḥ) - by lip gestures, by varieties of lips (expressions)

• अपरा (aparā) - some (maidens) (another, some others)

• नेत्रवक्त्रैः (netravaktraiḥ) - by eye and facial expressions (by eyes and faces/mouths)

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

• अपराः (aparāḥ) - other (maidens) (others)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• आश्वासयामासुः (āśvāsayāmāsuḥ) - they consoled, they comforted

• तर्जिताम् (tarjitām) - who had been threatened (threatened, intimidated)

• तेन (tena) - by that (Rākṣasa) (by that, by him)

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa) (by the rākṣasa, by the demon)

Words meanings and morphology

ओष्ठप्रकारैः (oṣṭhaprakāraiḥ) - by lip gestures, by varieties of lips (expressions)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of oṣṭhaprakāra

oṣṭhaprakāra - lip gesture, kind of lip, expression of the lips

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (oṣṭha+prakāra)

• oṣṭha – lip
  noun (masculine)
• prakāra – manner, kind, gesture, expression
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Instrumental of means for consoling.

अपरा (aparā) - some (maidens) (another, some others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Note: Refers to some of the maidens, subject of an implied action of consoling.

नेत्रवक्त्रैः (netravaktraiḥ) - by eye and facial expressions (by eyes and faces/mouths)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of netravaktra

netravaktra - eye and face/mouth

Compound type : dvandva (netra+vaktra)

• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental of means for consoling.

तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle, meaning 'and similarly'.

अपराः (aparāḥ) - other (maidens) (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Note: Refers to other maidens, subject of an implied action of consoling.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter)

Note: Direct object of 'āśvāsayāmāsuḥ'.

आश्वासयामासुः (āśvāsayāmāsuḥ) - they consoled, they comforted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ā-śvāsaya

Causative Perfect

Third person plural, active voice, perfect tense of the causative form of ā-√śvas

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: The 'āmāsuḥ' is a periphrastic perfect ending for causative forms.

तर्जिताम् (tarjitām) - who had been threatened (threatened, intimidated)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tarjita

tarjita - threatened, intimidated, scolded

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √tarj (to threaten) + -ita suffix

Root: tarj (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'Sītām'.

तेन (tena) - by that (Rākṣasa) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Instrumental agent of the passive participle 'tarjitām', referring to Rāvaṇa.

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa) (by the rākṣasa, by the demon)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon, evil being

Note: Instrumental agent of 'tarjitām', referring to Rāvaṇa.