वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-11, verse-50

अज्ञातरूपैः पुरुषैः स राजन्पृच्छ्यतामिति ।
यदुक्तमत्र मे प्रेक्षा का चिदस्ति समीक्षिता ॥५०॥

50. ajñātarūpaiḥ puruṣaiḥ sa rājanpṛcchyatāmiti ,
yaduktamatra me prekṣā kā cidasti samīkṣitā.

50. ajñātarūpaiḥ puruṣaiḥ saḥ rājan pṛcchyatām iti
yat uktam atra me prekṣā kā cit asti samīkṣitā

50. rājan saḥ ajñātarūpaiḥ puruṣaiḥ pṛcchyatām iti
yat atra uktam me kā cit samīkṣitā prekṣā asti

50. Regarding the suggestion here, 'O King, let him be questioned by men in unknown forms,' I have a certain well-considered view.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञातरूपैः (ajñātarūpaiḥ) - by those of unknown form, by those in disguise

• पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by (supreme cosmic) persons (puruṣa)

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Vibhīṣaṇa (he, that)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• पृच्छ्यताम् (pṛcchyatām) - let him be questioned, let him be asked

• इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech or a topic

• यत् (yat) - referring to the preceding statement/suggestion (which, that)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• मे (me) - to me, my

• प्रेक्षा (prekṣā) - thought, consideration, discernment, insight

• का (kā) - some, a certain

• चित् (cit) - indeed, some, a certain (indefinite particle)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• समीक्षिता (samīkṣitā) - well-considered, well-examined, observed

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञातरूपैः (ajñātarūpaiḥ) - by those of unknown form, by those in disguise

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajñātarūpa

ajñātarūpa - of unknown form, disguised

Bahuvrīhi compound: ajñāta (unknown) + rūpa (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ajñāta+rūpa)

• ajñāta – unknown, not known
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  a- (negation) + jñāta (known, PPP of √jñā).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental plural masculine, agrees with 'puruṣaiḥ'.

पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by (supreme cosmic) persons (puruṣa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, human being, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Instrumental plural masculine.

सः (saḥ) - referring to Vibhīṣaṇa (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Nominative singular masculine, referring to Vibhīṣaṇa.

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

Note: Vocative singular masculine.

पृच्छ्यताम् (pṛcchyatām) - let him be questioned, let him be asked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of pṛcch

Imperative Passive

Third person singular imperative passive of √pṛcch.

Root: pṛcch (class 6)

Note: Suggests a command or proposal.

इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech or a topic

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - referring to the preceding statement/suggestion (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, because, since

Note: Neuter singular nominative, refers to the preceding clause as a whole.

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular neuter, agrees with 'yat'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Note: Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

प्रेक्षा (prekṣā) - thought, consideration, discernment, insight

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prekṣā

prekṣā - looking, seeing, observation, consideration, thought, discernment

Nominalization from a verb with prefix

Derived from √īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular feminine.

का (kā) - some, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Feminine nominative singular, used with 'cit' to form an indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - indeed, some, a certain (indefinite particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms an indefinite pronoun 'kācit' (some/a certain feminine).

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active indicative

Third person singular present active indicative of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

समीक्षिता (samīkṣitā) - well-considered, well-examined, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samīkṣita

samīkṣita - well-considered, well-examined, observed, seen

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √īkṣ (to see) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular feminine, agrees with 'prekṣā'.