वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-39, verse-24

मन्दरस्य च ये कोटिं संश्रिताः के चिदायताम् ।
कर्णप्रावरणाश्चैव तथा चाप्योष्ठकर्णकाः ॥२४॥

24. mandarasya ca ye koṭiṃ saṃśritāḥ ke cidāyatām ,
karṇaprāvaraṇāścaiva tathā cāpyoṣṭhakarṇakāḥ.

24. mandarasya ca ye koṭim saṃśritāḥ ke cit āyatām
karṇaprāvaraṇāḥ ca eva tathā ca api oṣṭhakarṇakāḥ

24. ca ke cit ye mandarasya āyatām koṭim saṃśritāḥ ca
eva karṇaprāvaraṇāḥ tathā ca api oṣṭhakarṇakāḥ

24. And some who dwell on the extensive peak of Mandara mountain [were present]; also those with ears for coverings, and similarly, those with lips for ears.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दरस्य (mandarasya) - of Mandara

• च (ca) - and

• ये (ye) - who, which

• कोटिम् (koṭim) - peak, summit, end, extremity

• संश्रिताः (saṁśritāḥ) - resorted to, inhabited, dwelling, dependent on

• के (ke) - who, which (plural)

• चित् (cit) - some, any

• आयताम् (āyatām) - extensive, long, stretched out

• कर्णप्रावरणाः (karṇaprāvaraṇāḥ) - those whose ears are coverings/cloaks

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• ओष्ठकर्णकाः (oṣṭhakarṇakāḥ) - those with lips for ears

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दरस्य (mandarasya) - of Mandara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - slow, firm; a mythical mountain used as a churning stick for the ocean of milk

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what, whichever

कोटिम् (koṭim) - peak, summit, end, extremity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of koṭi

koṭi - peak, summit, end, extremity; a crore (ten million)

संश्रिताः (saṁśritāḥ) - resorted to, inhabited, dwelling, dependent on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃśrita

saṁśrita - resorted to, inhabited, dwelling, dependent on, joined with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ŚRI (to resort to, cling to) with prefix SAṂ

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

के (ke) - who, which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what

Note: Used with 'cit' to form indefinite pronoun 'some'

चित् (cit) - some, any

(indeclinable)

आयताम् (āyatām) - extensive, long, stretched out

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āyata

āyata - extended, long, stretched out, extensive, controlled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root YAM (to hold, restrain) with prefix Ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

कर्णप्रावरणाः (karṇaprāvaraṇāḥ) - those whose ears are coverings/cloaks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karṇaprāvaraṇa

karṇaprāvaraṇa - with ears for coverings, having ears like cloaks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (karṇa+prāvaraṇa)

• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• prāvaraṇa – covering, cloak, mantle
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root VṚ (to cover) with prefix PRĀ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

ओष्ठकर्णकाः (oṣṭhakarṇakāḥ) - those with lips for ears

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of oṣṭhakarṇaka

oṣṭhakarṇaka - having lips for ears

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (oṣṭha+karṇaka)

• oṣṭha – lip
  noun (masculine)
• karṇaka – ear, a small ear
  noun (masculine)
  Diminutive of karṇa