वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-16, verse-14

तौ दृष्ट्वा व्यथितौ रामं निराशौ जीविते तदा ।
कृताञ्जलिपुटौ भीतौ वचनं चेदमूचतुः ॥१४॥

14. tau dṛṣṭvā vyathitau rāmaṃ nirāśau jīvite tadā ,
kṛtāñjalipuṭau bhītau vacanaṃ cedamūcatuḥ.

14. tau dṛṣṭvā vyathitau rāmam nirāśau jīvite tadā
| kṛtāñjalipuṭau bhītau vacanam ca idam ūcatuḥ

14. tadā tau rāmam dṛṣṭvā vyathitau jīvite nirāśau
bhītau kṛtāñjalipuṭau idam ca vacanam ūcatuḥ

14. Having seen Rāma, those two (spies), distressed and despairing of their lives, then, frightened and with hands folded in supplication, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (spies) (those two, them)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• व्यथितौ (vyathitau) - those two distressed (spies) (distressed, agitated)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• निराशौ (nirāśau) - those two despairing (of their lives) (hopeless, despairing)

• जीविते (jīvite) - concerning their lives (in life, concerning life)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कृताञ्जलिपुटौ (kṛtāñjalipuṭau) - those two with hands folded in supplication (with folded hands (making añjali-puṭa))

• भीतौ (bhītau) - those two frightened (spies) (frightened, scared)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• च (ca) - and

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they two spoke

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (spies) (those two, them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

व्यथितौ (vyathitau) - those two distressed (spies) (distressed, agitated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vyathita

vyathita - distressed, agitated, troubled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vyath' (to be agitated)

Root: vyath (class 1)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name)

निराशौ (nirāśau) - those two despairing (of their lives) (hopeless, despairing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nirāśa

nirāśa - hopeless, despairing, without expectation

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+āśā)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• āśā – hope, expectation, desire
  noun (feminine)

जीविते (jīvite) - concerning their lives (in life, concerning life)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, alive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jīv' (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कृताञ्जलिपुटौ (kṛtāñjalipuṭau) - those two with hands folded in supplication (with folded hands (making añjali-puṭa))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtāñjalipuṭa

kṛtāñjalipuṭa - having the cavity of the hands made in salutation

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjalipuṭa)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjalipuṭa – the hollow of the hands placed together (as in supplication or reverence)
  noun (masculine)

भीतौ (bhītau) - those two frightened (spies) (frightened, scared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, scared, timid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhī' (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they two spoke

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)