वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-61, verse-24

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामनः ।
भयकारणमाचष्टे देवानामभयंकरः ॥२४॥

24. teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā brahmā lokapitāmanaḥ ,
bhayakāraṇamācaṣṭe devānāmabhayaṃkaraḥ.

24. teṣām tat vacanam śrutvā brahmā lokapitāmanaḥ
bhayakāraṇam ācaṣṭe devānām abhayaṃkaraḥ

24. teṣām tat vacanam śrutvā lokapitāmanaḥ devānām
abhayaṃkaraḥ brahmā bhayakāraṇam ācaṣṭe

24. Having heard their words, Brahmā, the grandfather (prapitāmaha) of the worlds, who grants fearlessness to the gods, explained the cause of their fear.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

• तत् (tat) - that (their) (that, those)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator deity))

• लोकपितामनः (lokapitāmanaḥ) - the grandfather of the worlds (prapitāmaha) (one whose mind is like the world-father; the world-father-minded one)

• भयकारणम् (bhayakāraṇam) - the cause of the fear (cause of fear)

• आचष्टे (ācaṣṭe) - explained (tells, explains, relates)

• देवानाम् (devānām) - to the gods (of the gods)

• अभयंकरः (abhayaṁkaraḥ) - who grants fearlessness (fear-dispelling, granting fearlessness)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it; them, those

Note: Refers to the gods who spoke in the previous verse.

तत् (tat) - that (their) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it; them, those

Note: Modifies 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

From root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Denotes a completed action preceding the main verb 'ācaṣṭe'.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator deity))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

लोकपितामनः (lokapitāmanaḥ) - the grandfather of the worlds (prapitāmaha) (one whose mind is like the world-father; the world-father-minded one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokapitāman

lokapitāman - one whose mind is the world-father, or one having a world-father-like mind

Compound (Bahuvrīhi) of loka (world), pitā (father), and manas (mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (loka+pitā+manas)

• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)
• pitā – father
  noun (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Epithet for Brahmā.

भयकारणम् (bhayakāraṇam) - the cause of the fear (cause of fear)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhayakāraṇa

bhayakāraṇa - cause of fear

Compound of bhaya (fear) and kāraṇa (cause).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+kāraṇa)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ with suffix -ana.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object of 'ācaṣṭe'.

आचष्टे (ācaṣṭe) - explained (tells, explains, relates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of caṣ

From root caṣ with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: caṣ (class 2)

Note: The middle voice (ātmanepada) is characteristic of this root.

देवानाम् (devānām) - to the gods (of the gods)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 1)

Note: Refers to the beneficiaries of the fearlessness.

अभयंकरः (abhayaṁkaraḥ) - who grants fearlessness (fear-dispelling, granting fearlessness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhayaṃkara

abhayaṁkara - fear-dispelling, granting fearlessness, brave

Compound of a (privative prefix), bhaya (fear), and kara (making, causing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+bhaya+kara)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Privative prefix.
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• kara – making, causing, performing
  adjective
  From root kṛ with suffix -a.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Epithet for Brahmā.