वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-27, verse-11

कुशकाशशरेषीका ये च कण्टकिनो द्रुमाः ।
तूलाजिनसमस्पर्शा मार्गे मम सह त्वया ॥११॥

11. kuśakāśaśareṣīkā ye ca kaṇṭakino drumāḥ ,
tūlājinasamasparśā mārge mama saha tvayā.

11. kuśakāśaśareṣīkāḥ ye ca kaṇṭakinaḥ drumāḥ
tūlājinasamasparśāḥ mārge mama saha tvayā

11. mama tvayā saha mārge ye ca kuśakāśaśareṣīkāḥ
kaṇṭakinaḥ drumāḥ tūlājinasamasparśāḥ

11. The kusha (kuśa), kasha (kāśa), shara (śara), and ishika (īṣīkā) grasses, and those thorny trees on the path, when I am with you, will feel as soft to the touch as cotton and deerskin.

Words meanings summery:

• कुशकाशशरेषीकाः (kuśakāśaśareṣīkāḥ) - kusha, kasha, shara, and ishika grasses/reeds

• ये (ye) - which, those

• च (ca) - and

• कण्टकिनः (kaṇṭakinaḥ) - thorny, prickly

• द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees

• तूलाजिनसमस्पर्शाः (tūlājinasamasparśāḥ) - having a touch like cotton and deerskin, soft to the touch

• मार्गे (mārge) - on the path, on the road

• मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• त्वया (tvayā) - with you

Words meanings and morphology

कुशकाशशरेषीकाः (kuśakāśaśareṣīkāḥ) - kusha, kasha, shara, and ishika grasses/reeds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kuśakāśaśareṣīkā

kuśakāśaśareṣīkā - A collective noun for various types of stiff, sharp grasses and reeds.

Compound type : dvandva (kuśa+kāśa+śara+īṣīkā)

• kuśa – kusha grass (Poa cynosuroides), sacred grass
  noun (masculine)
• kāśa – kasha grass (Saccharum spontaneum), a tall reed-like grass
  noun (masculine)
• śara – shara reed (Saccharum sara), an arrow
  noun (masculine)
• īṣīkā – īṣīkā grass, a reed, a stalk, a pen
  noun (feminine)

Note: The original form 'īṣīkā' is feminine. The compound is feminine plural in nominative.

ये (ye) - which, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कण्टकिनः (kaṇṭakinaḥ) - thorny, prickly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṇṭakin

kaṇṭakin - thorny, prickly, having thorns

Derived from 'kaṇṭaka' (thorn) with the possessive suffix -in.

द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of druma

druma - tree, plant

तूलाजिनसमस्पर्शाः (tūlājinasamasparśāḥ) - having a touch like cotton and deerskin, soft to the touch

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tūlājinasamasparśa

tūlājinasamasparśa - having a touch like cotton and deerskin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tūla+ajina+sama+sparśa)

• tūla – cotton, flock, down
  noun (neuter)
• ajina – deerskin, antelope skin (often used for ascetic practices or as a seat)
  noun (neuter)
• sama – equal, like, similar, even
  adjective (masculine)
• sparśa – touch, contact, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'kuśakāśaśareṣīkāḥ' and 'drumāḥ'.

मार्गे (mārge) - on the path, on the road

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, street

Root: mṛj (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

Note: Can also function as dative.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - with you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Note: Used with 'saha'.