वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-65, verse-9

निरीक्षमाणः सहसा वायसं समवैक्षताः ।
नखैः सरुधिरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मामेवाभिमुखं स्थितम् ॥९॥

9. nirīkṣamāṇaḥ sahasā vāyasaṃ samavaikṣatāḥ ,
nakhaiḥ sarudhiraistīkṣṇairmāmevābhimukhaṃ sthitam.

9. nirīkṣamāṇaḥ sahasā vāyasam samavaikṣatāḥ nakhaíḥ
sarudhiráiḥ tīkṣṇáiḥ mām eva abhimukham sthitam

9. [Subject implied] nirīkṣamāṇaḥ sahasā nakhaíḥ sarudhiráiḥ
tīkṣṇáiḥ mām eva abhimukham sthitam vāyasam samavaikṣatāḥ

9. Suddenly, observing, he saw a crow standing directly facing him with sharp, blood-stained claws.

Words meanings summery:

• निरीक्षमाणः (nirīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (the crow) (observing, looking at, perceiving)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, abruptly, quickly)

• वायसम् (vāyasam) - a crow (object of sight) (crow)

• समवैक्षताः (samavaikṣatāḥ) - he saw (the crow) (he saw, he observed)

• नखíः (nakhaíḥ) - with the crow's claws (with claws)

• सरुधिर्áइः (sarudhiráiḥ) - blood-stained (claws) (blood-stained, bloody)

• तीक्ष्ण्áइः (tīkṣṇáiḥ) - sharp (claws) (sharp, keen, pointed)

• माम् (mām) - me (referring to Rāma) (me)

• एव (eva) - precisely, directly (only, precisely, indeed)

• अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing (him) (facing, towards, in front of)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing (facing him) (standing, situated, being)

Words meanings and morphology

निरीक्षमाणः (nirīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing (the crow) (observing, looking at, perceiving)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirīkṣamāṇa

nirīkṣamāṇa - observing, looking at, perceiving, seeing

Present Active Participle (Śānac)

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix nis- and Śānac suffix, used in the Ātmanepada sense. Denotes an ongoing action performed by the subject.

Prefix: nis

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (e.g., Rāma).

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, abruptly, quickly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

वायसम् (vāyasam) - a crow (object of sight) (crow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

समवैक्षताः (samavaikṣatāḥ) - he saw (the crow) (he saw, he observed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, past imperfect/aorist (laṅ/luṅ) of samavaīkṣ

Aorist/Imperfect-like formation

From root īkṣ (class 1 Ātmanepada) with prefixes sam- and ava-. This form appears to be a 3rd person singular past tense verb. However, the ending āḥ is highly irregular for classical Sanskrit imperfect or aorist (typically samavaikṣata). It is likely a textual variant, a unique poetic usage, or a corruption.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

नखíः (nakhaíḥ) - with the crow's claws (with claws)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nakha

nakha - nail, claw, talon

सरुधिर्áइः (sarudhiráiḥ) - blood-stained (claws) (blood-stained, bloody)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarudhira

sarudhira - bloody, blood-stained, containing blood

Compound: sa- (with) + rudhira (blood).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/avyayībhāva-like (prefix 'sa') (sa+rudhira)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with nakhaíḥ.

तीक्ष्ण्áइः (tīkṣṇáiḥ) - sharp (claws) (sharp, keen, pointed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pointed, pungent

Note: Agrees with nakhaíḥ.

माम् (mām) - me (referring to Rāma) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, myself

First person pronoun.

एव (eva) - precisely, directly (only, precisely, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing (him) (facing, towards, in front of)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, turned towards, confronting, present

Compound: abhi (towards) + mukha (face).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, facing, upon
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with vāyasam and sthitam.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing (facing him) (standing, situated, being)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, being, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vāyasam and abhimukham.