वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-17, verse-22

निकृत्तकर्णनासा तु विस्वरं सा विनद्य च ।
यथागतं प्रदुद्राव घोरा शूर्पणखा वनम् ॥२२॥

22. nikṛttakarṇanāsā tu visvaraṃ sā vinadya ca ,
yathāgataṃ pradudrāva ghorā śūrpaṇakhā vanam.

22. nikṛttakarṇanāsā tu visvaram sā vinadya ca
yathāgatam pradudrāva ghorā śūrpaṇakhā vanam

22. tu nikṛttakarṇanāsā ghorā sā śūrpaṇakhā
visvaram vinadya ca yathāgatam vanam pradudrāva

22. But the terrifying Śūrpaṇakhā, with her ear and nose cut off, let out a piercing scream and fled back to the forest the way she had come.

Words meanings summery:

• निकृत्तकर्णनासा (nikṛttakarṇanāsā) - having ears and nose cut off

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• विस्वरम् (visvaram) - with a distorted sound, loudly, with a shriek

• सा (sā) - Śūrpaṇakhā (she)

• विनद्य (vinadya) - having cried out, having roared, having shrieked

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as she had come, the way she had come

• प्रदुद्राव (pradudrāva) - fled, ran forth, rushed away

• घोरा (ghorā) - terrifying, formidable, dreadful

• शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā) - Śūrpaṇakhā (proper noun)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

Words meanings and morphology

निकृत्तकर्णनासा (nikṛttakarṇanāsā) - having ears and nose cut off

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nikṛttakarṇanāsā

nikṛttakarṇanāsā - having ears and nose cut off

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ni+kṛtta+karṇa+nāsā)

• ni – down, into, completely (prefix)
  indeclinable
• kṛtta – cut, severed, divided
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'kṛt' (to cut) with the suffix 'kta'.
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• nāsā – nose
  noun (feminine)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

विस्वरम् (visvaram) - with a distorted sound, loudly, with a shriek

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of visvara

visvara - distorted sound, harsh cry, shriek

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vi+svara)

• vi – apart, without, dis- (prefix)
  indeclinable
• svara – sound, voice, tone
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially

सा (sā) - Śūrpaṇakhā (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

विनद्य (vinadya) - having cried out, having roared, having shrieked

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix 'vi' and root 'nad' (to roar) and suffix 'lyap'.

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as she had come, the way she had come

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+āgata)

• yathā – as, like, in which way
  indeclinable
• āgata – come, arrived, approached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'kta'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

प्रदुद्राव (pradudrāva) - fled, ran forth, rushed away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dru

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

घोरा (ghorā) - terrifying, formidable, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrifying, formidable, dreadful, awful

शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā) - Śūrpaṇakhā (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūrpaṇakhā

śūrpaṇakhā - Śūrpaṇakhā (a demoness from the Rāmāyaṇa, sister of Rāvaṇa)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove