वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-30, verse-30

बाणशल्यस्फुरज्जिह्वः सायकासनभोगवान् ।
स्वतेजोविषसंघातः पञ्चास्य इव पन्नगः ॥३०॥

30. bāṇaśalyasphurajjihvaḥ sāyakāsanabhogavān ,
svatejoviṣasaṃghātaḥ pañcāsya iva pannagaḥ.

30. bāṇa-śalya-sphuraj-jihvaḥ sāyakāsana-bhogavān
sva-tejo-viṣa-saṃghātaḥ pañcāsyaḥ iva pannagaḥ

30. bāṇa-śalya-sphuraj-jihvaḥ sāyakāsana-bhogavān
sva-tejo-viṣa-saṃghātaḥ pañcāsyaḥ pannagaḥ iva

30. He was like a five-headed serpent, whose tongue flickered like the sharp points of arrows, whose body was like a bow, and whose collected venom was his own fiery energy.

Words meanings summery:

• बाण-शल्य-स्फुरज्-जिह्वः (bāṇa-śalya-sphuraj-jihvaḥ) - whose tongue darted like the sharp tips of arrows (describing a serpent-like appearance or action) (whose tongue flickers like arrow-points; having a tongue gleaming like arrow-shafts)

• सायकासन-भोगवान् (sāyakāsana-bhogavān) - whose body (or coils, like a snake) resembled a bow (indicating a powerful, flexible, or coiled form) (having the body/coil of a bow (for arrows); whose body is like a bow)

• स्व-तेजो-विष-संघातः (sva-tejo-viṣa-saṁghātaḥ) - whose concentrated venom was his own inherent fiery energy/splendor (a metaphorical statement equating a serpent's venom to the character's fierce energy) (whose collected venom is his own fiery energy; having accumulated poison in the form of his own splendor/energy)

• पञ्चास्यः (pañcāsyaḥ) - five-headed (as in a multi-headed serpent) (five-mouthed, five-faced)

• इव (iva) - like (comparison) (like, as, as if)

• पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - serpent (serpent, snake)

Words meanings and morphology

बाण-शल्य-स्फुरज्-जिह्वः (bāṇa-śalya-sphuraj-jihvaḥ) - whose tongue darted like the sharp tips of arrows (describing a serpent-like appearance or action) (whose tongue flickers like arrow-points; having a tongue gleaming like arrow-shafts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāṇa-śalya-sphuraj-jihva

bāṇa-śalya-sphuraj-jihva - having a tongue flickering like arrow-points

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāṇa+śalya+sphurat+jihvā)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• śalya – arrow-head, dart, thorn, sharp point
  noun (neuter)
• sphurat – flickering, gleaming, throbbing, flashing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root sphur (to throb, vibrate, flash).
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

सायकासन-भोगवान् (sāyakāsana-bhogavān) - whose body (or coils, like a snake) resembled a bow (indicating a powerful, flexible, or coiled form) (having the body/coil of a bow (for arrows); whose body is like a bow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāyakāsana-bhogavat

sāyakāsana-bhogavat - having the body/coil of a bow (for arrows)

Bahuvrīhi compound with suffix -vat.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāyakāsana+bhoga)

• sāyakāsana – bow (seat of arrows)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: sāyaka (arrow) + āsana (seat/bow).
• bhoga – body (of a serpent), coil, enjoyment, experience
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj (to enjoy, bend).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

स्व-तेजो-विष-संघातः (sva-tejo-viṣa-saṁghātaḥ) - whose concentrated venom was his own inherent fiery energy/splendor (a metaphorical statement equating a serpent's venom to the character's fierce energy) (whose collected venom is his own fiery energy; having accumulated poison in the form of his own splendor/energy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva-tejo-viṣa-saṃghāta

sva-tejo-viṣa-saṁghāta - whose collected venom is his own fiery energy

Bahuvrīhi compound, where 'viṣa' (venom) is identified with 'tejas' (fiery energy).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+tejas+viṣa+saṃghāta)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – fiery energy, splendor, might, brilliance
  noun (neuter)
  From root tij (to be sharp).
  Root: tij (class 6)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• saṃghāta – collection, accumulation, mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  From root han (to strike) with prefixes sam and gha (resulting in saṃghāta).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

पञ्चास्यः (pañcāsyaḥ) - five-headed (as in a multi-headed serpent) (five-mouthed, five-faced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcāsya

pañcāsya - five-faced, five-mouthed, a lion (metaphorically for fierceness)

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañca+āsya)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)
  From root as (to eat, throw), commonly denoting mouth/face.
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'pannagaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (comparison) (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - serpent (serpent, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake (one who moves by crawling)

From roots pat (to fall, move) and ga (going). One who moves by falling/crawling, i.e., without feet.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for the implied subject in comparison.

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