वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-23, verse-26

स तस्याः परिपृच्छन्त्या वधं मित्रबलस्य ते ।
तव चाख्यास्यते नूनं निशायां राक्षसैर्वधम् ॥२६॥

26. sa tasyāḥ paripṛcchantyā vadhaṃ mitrabalasya te ,
tava cākhyāsyate nūnaṃ niśāyāṃ rākṣasairvadham.

26. saḥ tasyāḥ paripṛcchantyāḥ vadham mitrabalasya te
tava ca ākhyāsyate nūnam niśāyām rākṣasaiḥ vadham

26. saḥ tasyāḥ paripṛcchantyāḥ te mitrabalasya vadham
ca tava vadham rākṣasaiḥ niśāyām nūnam ākhyāsyate

26. He (a messenger) will surely inform her (Rāma's mother), who will be inquiring, about the destruction of your (Rāma's) allied army, and also your (Rāma's) own demise at the hands of the (rākṣasas) during the night.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (a messenger) (he, that)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - to her (Rāma's mother) (of her, to her, from her)

• परिपृच्छन्त्याः (paripṛcchantyāḥ) - who will be inquiring (of her who is asking/inquiring)

• वधम् (vadham) - killing, slaying, destruction, death

• मित्रबलस्य (mitrabalasya) - of the allied army, of the army of friends

• ते (te) - your (Rāma's) (your)

• तव (tava) - your (Rāma's) (your, of you)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आख्यास्यते (ākhyāsyate) - will be informed (will be told/related, will recount)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• निशायाम् (niśāyām) - in the night

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by the (rākṣasas)

• वधम् (vadham) - killing, slaying, destruction, death

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (a messenger) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - to her (Rāma's mother) (of her, to her, from her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परिपृच्छन्त्याः (paripṛcchantyāḥ) - who will be inquiring (of her who is asking/inquiring)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of paripṛcchat

paripṛcchat - asking, inquiring (present participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'praś' (to ask) with prefix 'pari-' (around, thoroughly), in present tense, active voice.

Prefix: pari

Root: praś (class 6)

वधम् (vadham) - killing, slaying, destruction, death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, destruction

मित्रबलस्य (mitrabalasya) - of the allied army, of the army of friends

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mitrabala

mitrabala - allied army, army of friends

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mitra+bala)

• mitra – friend, ally
  noun (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, army
  noun (neuter)

ते (te) - your (Rāma's) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

तव (tava) - your (Rāma's) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आख्यास्यते (ākhyāsyate) - will be informed (will be told/related, will recount)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, future (lṛṭ) of ākhyā

Future Passive

Root 'khyā' (to tell) with prefix 'ā-', in future tense, passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

निशायाम् (niśāyām) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by the (rākṣasas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a (rākṣasa)

वधम् (vadham) - killing, slaying, destruction, death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, destruction