वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-7

आचक्ष्व नो विशालाक्षि मा भूत्ते सुभगे भयम् ।
संवादमसितापाङ्गे त्वया किं कृतवानयम् ॥७॥

7. ācakṣva no viśālākṣi mā bhūtte subhage bhayam ,
saṃvādamasitāpāṅge tvayā kiṃ kṛtavānayam.

7. ācakṣva naḥ viśālākṣi mā bhūt te subhage bhayam
saṃvādam asitāpāṅge tvayā kim kṛtavān ayam

7. viśālākṣi subhage te bhayam mā bhūt naḥ ācakṣva
asitāpāṅge ayam tvayā kim saṃvādam kṛtavān

7. O wide-eyed one, tell us; O fortunate one, do not be afraid. O lady with dark-cornered eyes, what conversation did this one have with you?

Words meanings summery:

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate, declare

• नः (naḥ) - to us, us, our

• विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi) - O wide-eyed one, O lady with large eyes

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

• भूत् (bhūt) - let there be, may there be, may it happen

• ते (te) - to you, your, by you

• सुभगे (subhage) - O fortunate one, O lovely lady

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue, discussion

• असितापाङ्गे (asitāpāṅge) - O lady with dark eye-corners

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you

• किम् (kim) - what, how, why

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done, performed, made

• अयम् (ayam) - this one, he

Words meanings and morphology

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate, declare

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of cakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - to us, us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi) - O wide-eyed one, O lady with large eyes

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of viśālākṣī

viśālākṣī - a woman with large eyes, wide-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśāla+akṣi)

• viśāla – wide, large, extensive, spacious
  adjective
• akṣi – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

भूत् (bhūt) - let there be, may there be, may it happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, injunctive (aorist used for prohibition) (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ते (te) - to you, your, by you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सुभगे (subhage) - O fortunate one, O lovely lady

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of subhagā

subhagā - fortunate woman, beloved woman, beautiful woman

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger, alarm

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue, discussion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, agreement, discussion

असितापाङ्गे (asitāpāṅge) - O lady with dark eye-corners

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of asitāpāṅgī

asitāpāṅgī - a woman having dark eye-corners

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asita+apāṅga)

• asita – dark, black, untied
  adjective
• apāṅga – outer corner of the eye, a glance
  noun (masculine)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

किम् (kim) - what, how, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially, meaning 'what' or 'how' (did he do).

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done, performed, made

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - one who has done, performed, made

Past Active Participle (ktavatu)

Derived from the root kṛ- (to do) with the suffix -vat.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अयम् (ayam) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

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