वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-25, verse-10

सरीसृपाश्च बहवो बहुरूपाश्च भामिनि ।
चरन्ति पृथिवीं दर्पादतो दुखतरं वनम् ॥१०॥

10. sarīsṛpāśca bahavo bahurūpāśca bhāmini ,
caranti pṛthivīṃ darpādato dukhataraṃ vanam.

10. sarīsṛpāḥ ca bahavaḥ bahurūpāḥ ca bhāmini
caranti pṛthivīm darpāt ataḥ duḥkhataram vanam

10. bhāmini bahavaḥ bahurūpāḥ ca sarīsṛpāḥ ca
darpāt pṛthivīm caranti ataḥ vanam duḥkhataram

10. And, O beautiful one, many reptiles of various forms roam the earth boldly and arrogantly. For this reason, the forest is a place of greater misery.

Words meanings summery:

• सरीसृपाः (sarīsṛpāḥ) - reptiles, crawling creatures

• च (ca) - and

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• बहुरूपाः (bahurūpāḥ) - multi-formed, of various shapes

• च (ca) - and

• भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful one, O passionate one

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they wander, move about, walk

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, ground

• दर्पात् (darpāt) - out of pride, from arrogance, boldly

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, for this reason

• दुःखतरम् (duḥkhataram) - more sorrowful, more miserable, more difficult

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

Words meanings and morphology

सरीसृपाः (sarīsṛpāḥ) - reptiles, crawling creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarīsṛpa

sarīsṛpa - reptile, serpent, any crawling creature

Intensive form

Formed from the reduplicated stem of root 'sṛp' (to crawl). 'sarī' is an intensive prefix.

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'caranti'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, much, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'sarīsṛpāḥ'.

बहुरूपाः (bahurūpāḥ) - multi-formed, of various shapes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahurūpa

bahurūpa - multi-formed, variegated, having many forms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+rūpa)

• bahu – many, numerous, much
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'rūp' (to form, shape).
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'sarīsṛpāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful one, O passionate one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - beautiful woman, passionate woman, angry woman, lustrous one

Derived from root 'bhā' (to shine).

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: An address to Sītā.

चरन्ति (caranti) - they wander, move about, walk

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car

Present active indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice, Pāṇinian class 1.

Root: car (class 1)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

Derived from 'pṛthu' (broad) with a feminine suffix 'ī'.

Root: pṛth (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'caranti'.

दर्पात् (darpāt) - out of pride, from arrogance, boldly

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of darpa

darpa - pride, arrogance, haughtiness, boldness, self-confidence

Derived from root 'dṛp' (to become proud, intoxicate) with suffix 'a'.

Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause or manner of action.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, for this reason

(indeclinable)

Formed from the pronominal stem 'idam' (this) with suffix 'tas'.

दुःखतरम् (duḥkhataram) - more sorrowful, more miserable, more difficult

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkhatara

duḥkhatara - more sorrowful, more difficult, more miserable

Comparative adjective formed from 'duḥkha' (sorrow, pain) with the comparative suffix 'tara'.

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, water, abode

Derived from root 'van' (to love, desire, gain).

Root: van (class 8)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'to be'.