वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-30

मैनाकस्तु विचेतव्यः ससानुप्रस्थकन्दरः ।
स्त्रीणामश्वमुखीनां च निकेतास्तत्र तत्र तु ॥३०॥

30. mainākastu vicetavyaḥ sasānuprasthakandaraḥ ,
strīṇāmaśvamukhīnāṃ ca niketāstatra tatra tu.

30. mainākaḥ tu vicetavyaḥ sasānuprasthakandaraḥ
strīṇām aśvamukhīnām ca niketāḥ tatra tatra tu

30. The Maināka (mountain), however, with its plateaus and caves, should be searched. There, here and there, are also the dwellings of women with horse-faces.

Words meanings summery:

• मैनाकः (mainākaḥ) - Maināka (mountain)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• विचेतव्यः (vicetavyaḥ) - to be searched, to be investigated

• ससानुप्रस्थकन्दरः (sasānuprasthakandaraḥ) - with plateaus and caves

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• अश्वमुखीनाम् (aśvamukhīnām) - of horse-faced (females)

• च (ca) - and

• निकेताः (niketāḥ) - dwellings, abodes

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

Words meanings and morphology

मैनाकः (mainākaḥ) - Maināka (mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maināka

maināka - Maināka (a mythical mountain, son of Himavat and Menakā)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

विचेतव्यः (vicetavyaḥ) - to be searched, to be investigated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicetavya

vicetavya - to be searched, to be investigated, to be sought out

gerundive

Gerundive (future passive participle) of root ci with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

ससानुप्रस्थकन्दरः (sasānuprasthakandaraḥ) - with plateaus and caves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sasānuprasthakandara

sasānuprasthakandara - having plateaus and caves

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+sānuprastha+kandara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'having'
• sānuprastha – plateaus, level grounds on mountains
  noun (masculine)
• kandara – cave, grotto, mountain cavern
  noun (masculine)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

अश्वमुखीनाम् (aśvamukhīnām) - of horse-faced (females)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of aśvamukhī

aśvamukhī - horse-faced (female)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aśva+mukha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निकेताः (niketāḥ) - dwellings, abodes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niketa

niketa - dwelling, abode, house

Derived from root ci (to gather, collect) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for 'here and there'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for 'here and there'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)