वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-10, verse-4

विरूपरूपा विकृता विवर्चसो महानना दीर्घविरूपदर्शनाः ।
समीक्ष्य सा राक्षसराजयोषितो भयाद्विनष्टा जनकेश्वरात्मजा ॥४॥

4. virūparūpā vikṛtā vivarcaso mahānanā dīrghavirūpadarśanāḥ ,
samīkṣya sā rākṣasarājayoṣito bhayādvinaṣṭā janakeśvarātmajā.

4. virūparūpāḥ vikṛtāḥ vivarcasaḥ
mahānanāḥ dīrghavirūpadarśanāḥ
samīkṣya sā rākṣasarājayoṣitaḥ
bhayāt vinaṣṭā janakeśvarātmajā

4. Upon seeing the demon king's wives, who were hideous in form, deformed, lacking splendor, with massive mouths, and long, dreadful appearances, the daughter of the lord of Janaka (Sita) must have vanished out of fear.

Words meanings summery:

• विरूपरूपाः (virūparūpāḥ) - having ugly forms (of ugly forms)

• विकृताः (vikṛtāḥ) - deformed (deformed, distorted, changed)

• विवर्चसः (vivarcasaḥ) - lacking splendor (without splendor, devoid of light)

• महाननाः (mahānanāḥ) - with massive mouths (having great faces/mouths)

• दीर्घविरूपदर्शनाः (dīrghavirūpadarśanāḥ) - with long, dreadful appearances (having long and ugly appearances)

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - upon seeing (having observed, having seen carefully)

• सा (sā) - she (Sita) (she, that (feminine))

• राक्षसराजयोषितः (rākṣasarājayoṣitaḥ) - the demon king's wives (the wives of the demon king)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear (from fear)

• विनष्टा (vinaṣṭā) - must have vanished (perished, disappeared, destroyed)

• जनकेश्वरात्मजा (janakeśvarātmajā) - the daughter of the lord of Janaka (Sita) (daughter of the lord of Janaka)

Words meanings and morphology

विरूपरूपाः (virūparūpāḥ) - having ugly forms (of ugly forms)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of virūparūpa

virūparūpa - ugly-formed, deformed, monstrous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+rūpa+rūpa)

• vi – away, apart, dis-, un-
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating separation, opposition, or intensity.
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to rākṣasarājayoṣitaḥ.

विकृताः (vikṛtāḥ) - deformed (deformed, distorted, changed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vikṛta

vikṛta - deformed, distorted, changed, altered, ugly

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix vi (change, alter).

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to rākṣasarājayoṣitaḥ.

विवर्चसः (vivarcasaḥ) - lacking splendor (without splendor, devoid of light)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vivarcas

vivarcas - devoid of luster/splendor, dim

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+varcas)

• vi – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
  Negative or privative prefix.
• varcas – splendor, light, luster, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to rākṣasarājayoṣitaḥ.

महाननाः (mahānanāḥ) - with massive mouths (having great faces/mouths)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahānanā

mahānanā - having a great face/mouth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ānana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to rākṣasarājayoṣitaḥ.

दीर्घविरूपदर्शनाः (dīrghavirūpadarśanāḥ) - with long, dreadful appearances (having long and ugly appearances)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dīrghavirūpadarśana

dīrghavirūpadarśana - of long and ugly appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dīrgha+virūpa+darśana)

• dīrgha – long, tall
  adjective
• virūpa – ugly, deformed, monstrous
  adjective
  Prefix: vi
• darśana – appearance, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to rākṣasarājayoṣitaḥ.

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - upon seeing (having observed, having seen carefully)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सा (sā) - she (Sita) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sita.

राक्षसराजयोषितः (rākṣasarājayoṣitaḥ) - the demon king's wives (the wives of the demon king)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of rākṣasarājayoṣit

rākṣasarājayoṣit - wife of the demon king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+rājan+yoṣit)

• rākṣasa – demon, rakshasa
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• yoṣit – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of samīkṣya.

भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear (from fear)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

विनष्टा (vinaṣṭā) - must have vanished (perished, disappeared, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinaṣṭa

vinaṣṭa - perished, disappeared, lost, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root naś (to perish) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Used here with implied 'bhavet' (might have been).

जनकेश्वरात्मजा (janakeśvarātmajā) - the daughter of the lord of Janaka (Sita) (daughter of the lord of Janaka)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakeśvarātmajā

janakeśvarātmajā - daughter of Janaka's lord

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+īśvara+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper noun), father
  proper noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, god
  noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to Sita.