वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-23, verse-24

कस्य चित्त्वथ कालस्य यक्षी वै कामरूपिणी ।
बलं नागसहस्रस्य धारयन्ती तदा ह्यभूत् ॥२४॥

24. kasya cittvatha kālasya yakṣī vai kāmarūpiṇī ,
balaṃ nāgasahasrasya dhārayantī tadā hyabhūt.

24. kasya cit tu atha kālasya yakṣī vai kāmarūpiṇī
balam nāgasahasrasya dhārayantī tadā hi abhūt

24. atha kasya cit kālasya tadā hi kāmarūpiṇī
yakṣī vai nāgasahasrasya balam dhārayantī abhūt

24. Then, after some time, a yakṣī, truly, who could assume any desired form (kāmarūpiṇī), came to possess the strength of a thousand elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• कस्य (kasya) - of what, of which, of whom

• चित् (cit) - a certain, some, any

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time, after a period

• यक्षी (yakṣī) - a yakṣī (female nature spirit)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• कामरूपिणी (kāmarūpiṇī) - assuming any desired form, shape-shifting

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants

• धारयन्ती (dhārayantī) - possessing, bearing, holding

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अभूत् (abhūt) - she was, she became

Words meanings and morphology

कस्य (kasya) - of what, of which, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used here in the indefinite sense 'of some'.

चित् (cit) - a certain, some, any

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time, after a period

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, suitable moment

Note: Often used with a genitive to mean 'after a certain time'.

यक्षी (yakṣī) - a yakṣī (female nature spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yakṣī

yakṣī - a female yakṣa, a semi-divine being, a nature spirit

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

कामरूपिणी (kāmarūpiṇī) - assuming any desired form, shape-shifting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāmarūpiṇ

kāmarūpiṇ - assuming any desired shape, shape-shifting, endowed with desired form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with yakṣī.

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nāgasahasra

nāgasahasra - a thousand elephants

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+sahasra)

• nāga – serpent, snake-demon, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun/numeral (neuter)

धारयन्ती (dhārayantī) - possessing, bearing, holding

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhārayant

dhārayant - bearing, holding, maintaining, possessing

Present Active Participle (causative)

From the causative stem dhāray- of root dhṛ (to bear, hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

अभूत् (abhūt) - she was, she became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)