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

हयोष्ट्रखरवक्त्राश्च राक्षसीर्घोरदर्शनाः ।
शूलमुद्गरहस्ताश्च क्रोधनाः कलहप्रियाः ॥१५॥

15. hayoṣṭrakharavaktrāśca rākṣasīrghoradarśanāḥ ,
śūlamudgarahastāśca krodhanāḥ kalahapriyāḥ.

15. haya-uṣṭra-khara-vaktrāḥ ca rākṣasīḥ ghora-darśanāḥ
śūla-mudgara-hastāḥ ca krodhanāḥ kalaha-priyāḥ

15. rākṣasīḥ ghora-darśanāḥ haya-uṣṭra-khara-vaktrāḥ
ca śūla-mudgara-hastāḥ ca krodhanāḥ kalaha-priyāḥ

15. They were also horse-faced, camel-faced, and donkey-faced rākṣasīs, dreadful to behold. They carried spears and maces in their hands, were wrathful, and loved to quarrel.

Words meanings summery:

• हय-उष्ट्र-खर-वक्त्राः (haya-uṣṭra-khara-vaktrāḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having faces resembling horses, camels, and donkeys (horse-, camel-, and donkey-faced)

• च (ca) - and

• राक्षसीः (rākṣasīḥ) - female demons, ogresses

• घोर-दर्शनाः (ghora-darśanāḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having a terrifying sight (of dreadful appearance)

• शूल-मुद्गर-हस्ताः (śūla-mudgara-hastāḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as armed with spears and maces (holding spears and maces in their hands)

• च (ca) - and

• क्रोधनाः (krodhanāḥ) - angry, wrathful, furious

• कलह-प्रियाः (kalaha-priyāḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as loving disputes (fond of quarreling, quarrelsome)

Words meanings and morphology

हय-उष्ट्र-खर-वक्त्राः (haya-uṣṭra-khara-vaktrāḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having faces resembling horses, camels, and donkeys (horse-, camel-, and donkey-faced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hayoṣṭrakharavaktra

haya-uṣṭra-khara-vaktra - horse, camel, donkey-faced

Feminine plural of hayoṣṭrakharavaktra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (haya+uṣṭra+khara+vaktra)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 5)
• uṣṭra – camel
  noun (masculine)
• khara – donkey, ass
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with rākṣasīḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राक्षसीः (rākṣasīḥ) - female demons, ogresses

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

Feminine form of rākṣasa

Note: Accusative plural, as they are the object of the implied verb 'saw' from a later verse.

घोर-दर्शनाः (ghora-darśanāḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having a terrifying sight (of dreadful appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ghoradarśana

ghora-darśana - of dreadful appearance, terrible to behold

Feminine plural of ghoradarśana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, formidable
  adjective
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with rākṣasīḥ.

शूल-मुद्गर-हस्ताः (śūla-mudgara-hastāḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as armed with spears and maces (holding spears and maces in their hands)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śūlamudgarahasta

śūla-mudgara-hasta - having spears and maces in hand

Feminine plural of śūlamudgarahasta

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūla+mudgara+hasta)

• śūla – spear, pike, lance
  noun (masculine)
• mudgara – mace, hammer, club
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with rākṣasīḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

क्रोधनाः (krodhanāḥ) - angry, wrathful, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of krodhanā

krodhana - angry, wrathful, passionate

Derived from krodha (anger)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with rākṣasīḥ.

कलह-प्रियाः (kalaha-priyāḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as loving disputes (fond of quarreling, quarrelsome)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kalahapriyā

kalaha-priya - fond of quarrel, loving contention

Feminine plural of kalahapriya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalaha+priya)

• kalaha – quarrel, dispute, contention
  noun (masculine)
• priya – dear, beloved, fond of, pleasing
  adjective
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with rākṣasīḥ.

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