वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-15, verse-12

अनासा अतिनासाश्च तिर्यन्नासा विनासिकाः ।
गजसंनिभनासाश्च ललाटोच्छ्वासनासिकाः ॥१२॥

12. anāsā atināsāśca tiryannāsā vināsikāḥ ,
gajasaṃnibhanāsāśca lalāṭocchvāsanāsikāḥ.

12. anāsāḥ atināsāḥ ca tiryannāsāḥ vināsikāḥ
gajasaṃnibhanāsāḥ ca lalāṭocchvāsanāsikāḥ

12. anāsāḥ atināsāḥ ca tiryannāsāḥ vināsikāḥ
gajasaṃnibhanāsāḥ ca lalāṭocchvāsanāsikāḥ

12. Some were noseless, others had excessively large noses, transverse noses, or disfigured/missing noses. Still others had elephant-like noses, or noses that breathed from the forehead.

Words meanings summery:

• अनासाः (anāsāḥ) - noseless, without a nose

• अतिनासाः (atināsāḥ) - having an excessive or very large nose

• च (ca) - and

• तिर्यन्नासाः (tiryannāsāḥ) - having a transverse or crooked nose

• विनासिकाः (vināsikāḥ) - noseless, having disfigured or damaged noses

• गजसंनिभनासाः (gajasaṁnibhanāsāḥ) - having elephant-like noses

• च (ca) - and

• ललाटोच्छ्वासनासिकाः (lalāṭocchvāsanāsikāḥ) - having noses that breathe from the forehead

Words meanings and morphology

अनासाः (anāsāḥ) - noseless, without a nose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anāsa

anāsa - noseless, without a nose

Bahuvrihi compound: 'a-' (not) + 'nāsa' (nose).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+nāsa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• nāsa – nose
  noun (masculine)

Note: Reconstructed from `anāsā` (Devanagari) to reflect standard nominative plural.

अतिनासाः (atināsāḥ) - having an excessive or very large nose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atināsa

atināsa - having an excessive or very large nose; with an extra nose

Bahuvrihi compound: 'ati' (excessive) + 'nāsa' (nose).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ati+nāsa)

• ati – excessive, beyond, over
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excess or intensity.
  Prefix: ati
• nāsa – nose
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies implied beings.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तिर्यन्नासाः (tiryannāsāḥ) - having a transverse or crooked nose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tiryannāsa

tiryannāsa - having a transverse or crooked nose

Bahuvrihi compound: 'tiryak' (transverse, crooked) + 'nāsa' (nose).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tiryak+nāsa)

• tiryak – transverse, crooked, horizontal
  indeclinable
• nāsa – nose
  noun (masculine)

Note: Reconstructed from `tiryannāsā` (Devanagari) to reflect standard nominative plural.

विनासिकाः (vināsikāḥ) - noseless, having disfigured or damaged noses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vināsika

vināsika - noseless, having a disfigured or damaged nose

Bahuvrihi compound: 'vi-' (without, disfigured) + 'nāsikā' (nose).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+nāsikā)

• vi – without, separation, distinct, adverse
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating separation or defect.
• nāsikā – nose
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies implied beings.

गजसंनिभनासाः (gajasaṁnibhanāsāḥ) - having elephant-like noses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gajasaṃnibhanāsa

gajasaṁnibhanāsa - having an elephant-like nose, proboscis-nosed

Bahuvrihi compound: 'gaja' (elephant) + 'saṃnibha' (similar) + 'nāsa' (nose).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gaja+saṃnibha+nāsa)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'sam' (together, with) + 'nibha' (like).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā
• nāsa – nose
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies implied beings.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ललाटोच्छ्वासनासिकाः (lalāṭocchvāsanāsikāḥ) - having noses that breathe from the forehead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lalāṭocchvāsanāsika

lalāṭocchvāsanāsika - having a nose that breathes from the forehead

Bahuvrihi compound: 'lalāṭa' (forehead) + 'ucchvāsa' (breathing out) + 'nāsikā' (nose).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (lalāṭa+ucchvāsa+nāsikā)

• lalāṭa – forehead
  noun (neuter)
• ucchvāsa – breathing out, exhalation, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śvas (to breathe) with prefix ut.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: śvas (class 2)
• nāsikā – nose
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies implied beings.

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