वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-66, verse-12

त्वं तु को वा किमर्थं वा कबन्ध सदृशो वने ।
आस्येनोरसि दीप्तेन भग्नजङ्घो विचेष्टसे ॥१२॥

12. tvaṃ tu ko vā kimarthaṃ vā kabandha sadṛśo vane ,
āsyenorasi dīptena bhagnajaṅgho viceṣṭase.

12. tvam tu kaḥ vā kim artham vā kabandha sadṛśaḥ
vane āsyena urasi dīptena bhagnajaṅghaḥ viceṣṭase

12. tvam tu kaḥ vā vā kim artham vane kabandha sadṛśaḥ
dīptena āsyena urasi bhagnajaṅghaḥ viceṣṭase

12. Who are you, and for what purpose, resembling Kabandha in this forest? With a shining face on your chest and broken thighs, why do you struggle and move about?

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular, referring to Kabandha) (you)

• तु (tu) - but, as for (but, indeed, however, as for)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (purpose, meaning, for the sake of)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• कबन्ध (kabandha) - Kabandha (the specific demon from Rāmāyaṇa) (Kabandha (a proper name, a headless demon))

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - resembling (Kabandha) (similar, like, resembling)

• वने (vane) - in this forest (in the forest, in a grove)

• आस्येन (āsyena) - with a face (with a mouth, with a face)

• उरसि (urasi) - on the chest (on the chest, in the breast)

• दीप्तेन (dīptena) - with a shining (with a shining, with a blazing, with a bright)

• भग्नजङ्घः (bhagnajaṅghaḥ) - with broken thighs (with broken thighs/legs)

• विचेष्टसे (viceṣṭase) - you struggle and move about (you move about, you struggle, you wriggle)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular, referring to Kabandha) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तु (tu) - but, as for (but, indeed, however, as for)

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'why' or 'for what'.

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (purpose, meaning, for the sake of)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth

Note: Used as part of the interrogative adverb 'kimartham'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

कबन्ध (kabandha) - Kabandha (the specific demon from Rāmāyaṇa) (Kabandha (a proper name, a headless demon))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kabandha

kabandha - Kabandha (a headless demon with a mouth on his belly/chest), a headless trunk

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - resembling (Kabandha) (similar, like, resembling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, resembling

From sa (with) + dṛś (to see) - 'looking similar'

Prefix: sa

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वने (vane) - in this forest (in the forest, in a grove)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

आस्येन (āsyena) - with a face (with a mouth, with a face)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of āsya

āsya - mouth, face

From root as (to eat) with suffix -ya.

Root: as (class 2)

उरसि (urasi) - on the chest (on the chest, in the breast)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast

दीप्तेन (dīptena) - with a shining (with a shining, with a blazing, with a bright)

(participle)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - shining, blazing, bright, splendid

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Used adjectivally.

भग्नजङ्घः (bhagnajaṅghaḥ) - with broken thighs (with broken thighs/legs)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagnajaṅgha

bhagnajaṅgha - one whose thighs are broken, having broken thighs/legs

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhagna+jaṅghā)

• bhagna – broken, shattered
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhañj (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• jaṅghā – thigh, leg (from knee to ankle)
  noun (feminine)

विचेष्टसे (viceṣṭase) - you struggle and move about (you move about, you struggle, you wriggle)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of viceṣṭ

Present Middle

From root ceṣṭ (to move, to try) with prefix vi- (apart, intensely)

Prefix: vi

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)