वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-103, verse-12

स बद्ध्वा भ्रुकुटिं वक्त्रे तिर्यक्प्रेक्षितलोचनः ।
अब्रवीत् परुषं सीतां मध्ये वानररक्षसाम् ॥१२॥

12. sa baddhvā bhrukuṭiṃ vaktre tiryakprekṣitalocanaḥ ,
abravīt paruṣaṃ sītāṃ madhye vānararakṣasām.

12. sa baddhvā bhrukuṭim vaktre tiryagprekṣitalocanaḥ
abravīt paruṣam sītām madhye vānarakṣasām

12. sa vaktre bhrukuṭim baddhvā tiryagprekṣitalocanaḥ
vānarakṣasām madhye sītām paruṣam abravīt

12. He, knitting a frown on his face and with sideways-glancing eyes, spoke harshly to Sītā in the midst of the monkeys and rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Rāvaṇa) (he, that)

• बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having knit (a frown) (having tied, having bound, having knit)

• भ्रुकुटिम् (bhrukuṭim) - a frown (frown, knitting of the brows)

• वक्त्रे (vaktre) - on his face (on the face, in the mouth)

• तिर्यग्प्रेक्षितलोचनः (tiryagprekṣitalocanaḥ) - with sideways-glancing eyes

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

• परुषम् (paruṣam) - harshly (harshly, rudely, cruel words)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst of (in the middle of, amongst)

• वानरक्षसाम् (vānarakṣasām) - of the monkeys and rākṣasas (of monkeys and rākṣasas)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Rāvaṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having knit (a frown) (having tied, having bound, having knit)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root bandh + tvā

Root: bandh (class 9)

भ्रुकुटिम् (bhrukuṭim) - a frown (frown, knitting of the brows)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhrukuṭi

bhrukuṭi - frown, knitting of the brows

वक्त्रे (vaktre) - on his face (on the face, in the mouth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - face, mouth

तिर्यग्प्रेक्षितलोचनः (tiryagprekṣitalocanaḥ) - with sideways-glancing eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiryagprekṣitalocana

tiryagprekṣitalocana - one whose eyes are cast askance, with sideways-glancing eyes

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tiryak+prekṣita+locana)

• tiryak – obliquely, sideways
  indeclinable
• prekṣita – seen, looked at, observed
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra-īkṣ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes 'sa' (Rāvaṇa).

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

from root brū, 2nd class, augment 'a'

Root: brū (class 2)

परुषम् (paruṣam) - harshly (harshly, rudely, cruel words)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paruṣa

paruṣa - harsh, rough, cruel

Note: Functions as an adverb here, or an accusative adjective agreeing with implied 'words'.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper noun, Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst of (in the middle of, amongst)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a postposition with genitive.

वानरक्षसाम् (vānarakṣasām) - of the monkeys and rākṣasas (of monkeys and rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānarakṣasa

vānarakṣasa - monkeys and rākṣasas

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (vānara+rakṣas)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)