वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-35, verse-10

ततः पर्यन्तरक्ताक्षो भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमः ।
रावणिर्भ्रातरौ वाक्यमन्तर्धानगतो ऽब्रवीत् ॥१०॥

10. tataḥ paryantaraktākṣo bhinnāñjanacayopamaḥ ,
rāvaṇirbhrātarau vākyamantardhānagato'bravīt.

10. tataḥ paryantarakktākṣaḥ bhinnāñjanacayopamaḥ
rāvaṇiḥ bhrātarau vākyam antardhānagataḥ abravīt

10. tataḥ antardhānagataḥ paryantarakktākṣaḥ
bhinnāñjanacayopamaḥ rāvaṇiḥ bhrātarau vākyam abravīt

10. Then Rāvaṇi (Indrajit), whose eyes were reddened at the corners and whose form was dark like a shattered mound of collyrium, spoke these words to the two brothers, having become invisible.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• पर्यन्तरक्क्ताक्षः (paryantarakktākṣaḥ) - referring to Indrajit's angry or fierce gaze (with eyes reddened at the corners/edges)

• भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमः (bhinnāñjanacayopamaḥ) - describing Indrajit's dark and possibly ominous appearance (resembling a shattered heap of collyrium)

• रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Indrajit, the son of Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇi (son of Rāvaṇa))

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (to the two brothers)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अन्तर्धानगतः (antardhānagataḥ) - Indrajit, who had the power to become invisible (having become invisible, having gone into hiding)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

पर्यन्तरक्क्ताक्षः (paryantarakktākṣaḥ) - referring to Indrajit's angry or fierce gaze (with eyes reddened at the corners/edges)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paryantarakktākṣa

paryantarakktākṣa - having eyes red at the edges

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paryanta+rakta+akṣa)

• paryanta – edge, boundary, corner
  noun (masculine)
• rakta – red, reddened, colored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root rañj (to color, dye).
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rāvaṇiḥ'

भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमः (bhinnāñjanacayopamaḥ) - describing Indrajit's dark and possibly ominous appearance (resembling a shattered heap of collyrium)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinnāñjanacayopama

bhinnāñjanacayopama - resembling a shattered heap of collyrium (kājal)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa-upamā (bhinna+añjanacaya+upama)

• bhinna – shattered, broken, split
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root bhid (to break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• añjanacaya – heap/mound of collyrium (kājal)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'añjana' (collyrium) and 'caya' (heap).
• upama – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rāvaṇiḥ'

रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Indrajit, the son of Rāvaṇa (Rāvaṇi (son of Rāvaṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇi

rāvaṇi - son of Rāvaṇa, Indrajit

Patronymic derivation from Rāvaṇa

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (to the two brothers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

अन्तर्धानगतः (antardhānagataḥ) - Indrajit, who had the power to become invisible (having become invisible, having gone into hiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antardhānagata

antardhānagata - having gone into disappearance/invisibility

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antardhāna+gata)

• antardhāna – disappearance, invisibility
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rāvaṇiḥ'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

Imperfect tense (laṅ) 3rd singular active of the root brū (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

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