वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-65, verse-18

महादंष्ट्रोपपन्नं तं लेलिहानं महामुखम् ।
भक्षयन्तं महाघोरानृक्षसिंहमृगद्विपान् ॥१८॥

18. mahādaṃṣṭropapannaṃ taṃ lelihānaṃ mahāmukham ,
bhakṣayantaṃ mahāghorānṛkṣasiṃhamṛgadvipān.

18. mahādaṃṣṭropapannam tam lelihānam mahāmukham
bhakṣayantam mahāghorān ṛkṣasiṃhamṛgadvipān

18. tam mahādaṃṣṭropapannam mahāmukham lelihānam
mahāghorān ṛkṣasiṃhamṛgadvipān bhakṣayantam

18. They saw him, endowed with huge fangs, licking his enormous mouth, devouring extremely dreadful bears, lions, deer, and elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• महादंष्ट्रोपपन्नम् (mahādaṁṣṭropapannam) - endowed with huge fangs, having great tusks

• तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

• लेलिहानम् (lelihānam) - licking, repeatedly licking

• महामुखम् (mahāmukham) - with a huge mouth, having a great face

• भक्षयन्तम् (bhakṣayantam) - devouring, eating

• महाघोरान् (mahāghorān) - very terrible, extremely dreadful

• ऋक्षसिंहमृगद्विपान् (ṛkṣasiṁhamṛgadvipān) - bears, lions, deer, and elephants

Words meanings and morphology

महादंष्ट्रोपपन्नम् (mahādaṁṣṭropapannam) - endowed with huge fangs, having great tusks

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādaṃṣṭropapanna

mahādaṁṣṭropapanna - endowed with huge fangs, having great tusks

Past Passive Participle

From `upa-pad` (to come near, acquire) + suffix `kta` (for PPP). Compound: `mahādaṃṣṭra` (great fangs) + `upapanna` (endowed).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahādaṃṣṭra+upapanna)

• mahādaṃṣṭra – huge fang, great tusk
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `mahā` (great) and `daṃṣṭra` (fang).
• upapanna – endowed, possessed, furnished, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of `upa-pad`.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Used here as an adjective in the accusative case, modifying `tam`.

तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

लेलिहानम् (lelihānam) - licking, repeatedly licking

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lelihāna

lelihāna - licking, flickering (tongue)

Present Active Participle (Intensive/Frequentative)

Intensive form of root `lih` (to lick), with `śānac` suffix.

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Modifies `tam`.

महामुखम् (mahāmukham) - with a huge mouth, having a great face

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmukha

mahāmukha - huge mouth, great face

Compound of `mahā` (great) and `mukha` (mouth/face).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+mukha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of `mahat`.
• mukha – mouth, face, opening
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `tam`.

भक्षयन्तम् (bhakṣayantam) - devouring, eating

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhakṣayat

bhakṣayat - devouring, eating

Present Active Participle

From denominative of `bhakṣa` (food) or causal of `bhakṣ` (to eat). Here, `bhakṣayati` + `śatṛ`.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Modifies `tam`.

महाघोरान् (mahāghorān) - very terrible, extremely dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāghora

mahāghora - very terrible, extremely dreadful

Compound of `mahā` (great, very) and `ghora` (terrible, dreadful).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of `mahat`.
• ghora – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies `ṛkṣasiṃhamṛgadvipān`.

ऋक्षसिंहमृगद्विपान् (ṛkṣasiṁhamṛgadvipān) - bears, lions, deer, and elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛkṣasiṃhamṛgadvipa

ṛkṣasiṁhamṛgadvipa - bears, lions, deer, elephants

Dvandva compound listing various animals.

Compound type : Dvandva (ṛkṣa+siṃha+mṛga+dvipa)

• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• dvipa – elephant (lit. 'two-drinker')
  noun (masculine)
  From `dvi` (two) + `pa` (drinker, from root `pā` to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Object of `bhakṣayantam`.