वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-65

विवृत्य नयने क्रूरे मुष्टिमुद्यम्य दक्षिणम् ।
मैथिलीं हन्तुमारब्धः स्त्रीभिर्हाहाकृतं तदा ॥६५॥

65. vivṛtya nayane krūre muṣṭimudyamya dakṣiṇam ,
maithilīṃ hantumārabdhaḥ strībhirhāhākṛtaṃ tadā.

65. vivṛtya nayane krūre muṣṭim udyamya dakṣiṇam
maithilīm hantum ārabdhaḥ strībhiḥ hāhā kṛtam tadā

65. krūre nayane vivṛtya dakṣiṇam muṣṭim udyamya maithilīm
hantum (saḥ) ārabdhaḥ tadā strībhiḥ hāhā kṛtam

65. Rolling his cruel eyes and raising his right fist, he began to strike Maithilī (Sītā). At that moment, the women cried out 'Hāhā!'.

Words meanings summery:

• विवृत्य (vivṛtya) - having rolled, having opened wide

• नयने (nayane) - eyes (dual)

• क्रूरे (krūre) - cruel, fierce

• मुष्टिम् (muṣṭim) - fist

• उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having raised, having lifted up

• दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (hand/fist)

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī, Sītā

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to strike, to kill

• आरब्धः (ārabdhaḥ) - started, commenced

• स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

• हाहा (hāhā) - an exclamation of distress or sorrow (like 'alas!')

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

विवृत्य (vivṛtya) - having rolled, having opened wide

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from root vṛt with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

नयने (nayane) - eyes (dual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of nayana

nayana - eye, leading, guiding

From root nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

क्रूरे (krūre) - cruel, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh, dreadful

मुष्टिम् (muṣṭim) - fist

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful, hilt of a sword

उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having raised, having lifted up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from root yam with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (hand/fist)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right, southern, clever, skillful

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī, Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithilī (a name for Sītā, princess of Mithilā)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to strike, to kill

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of root han

Root: han (class 2)

आरब्धः (ārabdhaḥ) - started, commenced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - begun, started, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root rabh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

हाहा (hāhā) - an exclamation of distress or sorrow (like 'alas!')

(indeclinable)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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