वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-8, verse-22

कङ्कपत्रप्रतिच्छन्ना महेन्द्राशनिसंनिभाः ।
सुपर्वाणः सुतीक्ष्णाग्रा सरोषा भुजगा इव ॥२२॥

22. kaṅkapatrapraticchannā mahendrāśanisaṃnibhāḥ ,
suparvāṇaḥ sutīkṣṇāgrā saroṣā bhujagā iva.

22. kaṅkapatrapraticchannāḥ mahendrāśanisaṃnibhāḥ
suparvāṇaḥ sutīkṣṇāgrāḥ saroṣāḥ bhujagāḥ iva

22. kaṅkapatrapraticchannāḥ mahendrāśanisaṃnibhāḥ
suparvāṇaḥ sutīkṣṇāgrāḥ saroṣāḥ bhujagāḥ iva

22. They were covered with heron feathers, resembling the thunderbolt of Mahendra (Indra), well-jointed, very sharp-pointed, and like angry serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• कङ्कपत्रप्रतिच्छन्नाः (kaṅkapatrapraticchannāḥ) - covered with heron feathers

• महेन्द्राशनिसंनिभाः (mahendrāśanisaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling Mahendra's thunderbolt

• सुपर्वाणः (suparvāṇaḥ) - with good joints/knots (well-fletched)

• सुतीक्ष्णाग्राः (sutīkṣṇāgrāḥ) - with very sharp points

• सरोषाः (saroṣāḥ) - angry, furious

• भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents, snakes

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

कङ्कपत्रप्रतिच्छन्नाः (kaṅkapatrapraticchannāḥ) - covered with heron feathers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṅkapatrapraticchanna

kaṅkapatrapraticchanna - covered with heron feathers

Past Passive Participle (for praticchanna part)

Compound formed from kaṅkapatra (heron feathers) and praticchanna (covered). Praticchanna is from pra-√chad (to cover).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaṅkapatra+praticchanna)

• kaṅka – heron, a kind of vulture
  noun (masculine)
• patra – feather, leaf, wing
  noun (neuter)
• praticchanna – covered, concealed, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-√chad (to cover, hide)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: chad (class 1)

महेन्द्राशनिसंनिभाः (mahendrāśanisaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling Mahendra's thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahendrāśanisaṃnibha

mahendrāśanisaṁnibha - resembling Mahendra's thunderbolt

Compound formed from Mahendra (Indra), aśani (thunderbolt), and saṃnibha (resembling).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahendra+aśani+saṃnibha)

• mahendra – Great Indra, chief of gods
  proper noun (masculine)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  From sam-√bhā (to appear, shine, resemble)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

सुपर्वाणः (suparvāṇaḥ) - with good joints/knots (well-fletched)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suparvan

suparvan - having good joints or knots (as an arrow, meaning well-fletched)

Bahuvrihi compound: su (good) + parvan (joint, knot).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+parvan)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• parvan – joint, knot, section, limb
  noun (neuter)

सुतीक्ष्णाग्राः (sutīkṣṇāgrāḥ) - with very sharp points

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sutīkṣṇāgra

sutīkṣṇāgra - having very sharp points

Bahuvrihi compound: su (very, exceedingly) + tīkṣṇa (sharp) + agra (point).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+tīkṣṇa+agra)

• su – very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pointed
  adjective (masculine)
• agra – point, tip, front, top
  noun (neuter)

सरोषाः (saroṣāḥ) - angry, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saroṣa

saroṣa - with anger, angry, furious

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + roṣa (anger).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+roṣa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• roṣa – anger, wrath, fury
  noun (masculine)

भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents, snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhujaga

bhujaga - snake, serpent (literally 'chest-goer')

Compound formed from bhuja (arm, chest) and ga (going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhuja+ga)

• bhuja – arm, hand; chest (in compounds like bhujaga)
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)