वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-15, verse-13

हस्तिपादा महापादा गोपादाः पादचूलिकाः ।
अतिमात्रशिरोग्रीवा अतिमात्रकुचोदरीः ॥१३॥

13. hastipādā mahāpādā gopādāḥ pādacūlikāḥ ,
atimātraśirogrīvā atimātrakucodarīḥ.

13. hastipādāḥ mahāpādāḥ gopādāḥ pādacūlikāḥ
atimātraśirogrīvāḥ atimātrakucodarīḥ

13. hastipādāḥ mahāpādāḥ gopādāḥ pādacūlikāḥ
atimātraśirogrīvāḥ atimātrakucodarīḥ

13. Some were elephant-footed, others large-footed, cow-footed, or tiny-footed. Some had excessively large heads and necks, and others excessively large breasts and bellies.

Words meanings summery:

• हस्तिपादाः (hastipādāḥ) - elephant-footed, having feet like an elephant

• महापादाः (mahāpādāḥ) - large-footed, having large feet

• गोपादाः (gopādāḥ) - cow-footed, having feet like a cow

• पादचूलिकाः (pādacūlikāḥ) - tiny-footed, having feet with prominent claws/tips

• अतिमात्रशिरोग्रीवाः (atimātraśirogrīvāḥ) - having excessively large heads and necks

• अतिमात्रकुचोदरीः (atimātrakucodarīḥ) - having excessively large breasts and bellies

Words meanings and morphology

हस्तिपादाः (hastipādāḥ) - elephant-footed, having feet like an elephant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hastipāda

hastipāda - elephant-footed, having feet like an elephant

Bahuvrihi compound: 'hastin' (elephant) + 'pāda' (foot).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hastin+pāda)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

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

महापादाः (mahāpādāḥ) - large-footed, having large feet

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāpāda

mahāpāda - large-footed, having large feet

Bahuvrihi compound: 'mahā' (great, large) + 'pāda' (foot).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+pāda)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

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

गोपादाः (gopādāḥ) - cow-footed, having feet like a cow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gopāda

gopāda - cow-footed, having feet like a cow

Bahuvrihi compound: 'go' (cow) + 'pāda' (foot).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (go+pāda)

• go – cow, ox, cattle
  noun (masculine)
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies implied beings.

पादचूलिकाः (pādacūlikāḥ) - tiny-footed, having feet with prominent claws/tips

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādacūlika

pādacūlika - having feet with pointed tips or small feet (lit. 'foot-crested')

Bahuvrihi compound: 'pāda' (foot) + 'cūlikā' (crest, tuft, small point). Interpreted as small-footed or pointed-footed in context of deformities.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāda+cūlikā)

• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)
• cūlikā – crest, tuft, small point, small thing
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies implied beings.

अतिमात्रशिरोग्रीवाः (atimātraśirogrīvāḥ) - having excessively large heads and necks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atimātraśirogrīva

atimātraśirogrīva - having excessively large head and neck

Bahuvrihi compound: 'atimātra' (excessive) + 'śiras' (head) + 'grīvā' (neck).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (atimātra+śiras+grīvā)

• atimātra – excessive, immense
  adjective (neuter)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

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

अतिमात्रकुचोदरीः (atimātrakucodarīḥ) - having excessively large breasts and bellies

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of atimātrakucodarin

atimātrakucodarin - having excessively large breasts and belly

Bahuvrihi compound: 'atimātra' (excessive) + 'kuca' (breast) + 'udara' (belly), with suffix -in.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (atimātra+kuca+udara)

• atimātra – excessive, immense
  adjective (neuter)
• kuca – breast
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

Note: Feminine nominative plural form, modifying implied female beings or species.