वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-17

शिरोभिः पृथुभिः सर्पा व्यक्तस्वस्तिकलक्षणैः ।
वमन्तः पावकं घोरं ददंशुर्दशनैः शिलाः ॥१७॥

17. śirobhiḥ pṛthubhiḥ sarpā vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇaiḥ ,
vamantaḥ pāvakaṃ ghoraṃ dadaṃśurdaśanaiḥ śilāḥ.

17. śirobhiḥ pṛthubhiḥ sarpāḥ vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇaiḥ
vamantaḥ pāvakaṃ ghoraṃ dadaṃśuḥ daśanaiḥ śilāḥ

17. Snakes, with their broad heads displaying clear auspicious (svastika) marks, bit the rocks with their fangs while spewing dreadful fire.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads

• पृथुभिः (pṛthubhiḥ) - with broad, with wide, with large

• सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - snakes

• व्यक्तस्वस्तिकलक्षणैः (vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇaiḥ) - with clear svastika marks, having distinct auspicious marks

• वमन्तः (vamantaḥ) - vomiting, emitting, spewing

• पावकं (pāvakaṁ) - fire, purified

• घोरं (ghoraṁ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• ददंशुः (dadaṁśuḥ) - they bit

• दशनैः (daśanaiḥ) - with fangs, with teeth

• शिलाः (śilāḥ) - rocks, stones

Words meanings and morphology

शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Used with 'pṛthubhiḥ' and 'vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇaiḥ' to describe the snakes' heads.

पृथुभिः (pṛthubhiḥ) - with broad, with wide, with large

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of pṛthu

pṛthu - broad, wide, large

Root: pṛth

Note: Agrees with 'śirobhiḥ'.

सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

From root 'sṛp' (to creep)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

व्यक्तस्वस्तिकलक्षणैः (vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇaiḥ) - with clear svastika marks, having distinct auspicious marks

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇa

vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇa - having clear or distinct svastika marks

Compound of 'vyakta' (clear, distinct), 'svastika' (auspicious mark), and 'lakṣaṇa' (mark)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyakta+svastika+lakṣaṇa)

• vyakta – manifest, clear, distinct, evident
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'añj' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• svastika – svastika (an auspicious sign), lucky
  noun (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'śirobhiḥ'.

वमन्तः (vamantaḥ) - vomiting, emitting, spewing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vamat

vamat - vomiting, emitting, spewing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from root 'vam' (to vomit, emit)

Root: vam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarpāḥ'.

पावकं (pāvakaṁ) - fire, purified

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purified, purifying

From root 'pū' (to purify), word for fire as 'purifier'

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vamantaḥ'.

घोरं (ghoraṁ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, awful

Note: Agrees with 'pāvakaṃ'.

ददंशुः (dadaṁśuḥ) - they bit

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of daṃś

Perfect tense form of root 'daṃś' (to bite), reduplicated

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

दशनैः (daśanaiḥ) - with fangs, with teeth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daśana

daśana - tooth, fang, biting

From root 'daṃś' (to bite)

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Instrument of biting.

शिलाः (śilāḥ) - rocks, stones

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, boulder

Note: Object of 'dadaṃśuḥ'.