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

एकाक्षीमेककर्णां च कर्णप्रावरणां तथा ।
अकर्णां शङ्कुकर्णां च मस्तकोच्छ्वासनासिकाम् ॥५॥

5. ekākṣīmekakarṇāṃ ca karṇaprāvaraṇāṃ tathā ,
akarṇāṃ śaṅkukarṇāṃ ca mastakocchvāsanāsikām.

5. ekākṣīm ekakarṇām ca karṇaprāvaraṇām tathā
akarṇām śaṅkukarṇām ca mastakocchvāsanāsikām

5. ekākṣīm ekakarṇām ca karṇaprāvaraṇām tathā
akarṇām śaṅkukarṇām ca mastakocchvāsanāsikām

5. (He saw demonesses who were) one-eyed, one-eared, and others whose ears served as a covering, as well as earless ones, those with cone-shaped ears, and some with a nose breathing through their head.

Words meanings summery:

• एकाक्षीम् (ekākṣīm) - one-eyed

• एककर्णाम् (ekakarṇām) - one-eared

• च (ca) - and

• कर्णप्रावरणाम् (karṇaprāvaraṇām) - whose ears served as a covering (having ears as a covering)

• तथा (tathā) - as well as (thus, also, similarly)

• अकर्णाम् (akarṇām) - earless

• शङ्कुकर्णाम् (śaṅkukarṇām) - having cone-shaped ears

• च (ca) - and

• मस्तकोच्छ्वासनासिकाम् (mastakocchvāsanāsikām) - with a nose breathing through their head (having a nose that breathes through the head)

Words meanings and morphology

एकाक्षीम् (ekākṣīm) - one-eyed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekākṣī

ekākṣī - one-eyed

Bahuvrīhi compound, feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+akṣi)

• eka – one, single
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
  i-stem neuter noun

Note: Describes a type of demoness from the group mentioned in the previous verse.

एककर्णाम् (ekakarṇām) - one-eared

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekakarṇā

ekakarṇā - one-eared

Bahuvrīhi compound, feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+karṇa)

• eka – one, single
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Describes a type of demoness from the group mentioned in the previous verse.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects listed adjectives.

कर्णप्रावरणाम् (karṇaprāvaraṇām) - whose ears served as a covering (having ears as a covering)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of karṇaprāvaraṇā

karṇaprāvaraṇā - having ears as a covering

Bahuvrīhi compound, feminine form. Ears that act as a wrap or covering, perhaps very large ears.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (karṇa+prāvaraṇa)

• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• prāvaraṇa – covering, garment, cloak
  noun (neuter)
  From root vṛ with pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes a type of demoness.

तथा (tathā) - as well as (thus, also, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects types of demonesses.

अकर्णाम् (akarṇām) - earless

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akarṇā

akarṇā - earless

Negative Tatpuruṣa compound (a-karṇa), feminine form

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+karṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Describes a type of demoness.

शङ्कुकर्णाम् (śaṅkukarṇām) - having cone-shaped ears

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaṅkukarṇā

śaṅkukarṇā - having cone-shaped ears

Bahuvrīhi compound, feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śaṅku+karṇa)

• śaṅku – a peg, nail, cone
  noun (masculine)
  u-stem masculine noun
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Describes a type of demoness.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects listed adjectives.

मस्तकोच्छ्वासनासिकाम् (mastakocchvāsanāsikām) - with a nose breathing through their head (having a nose that breathes through the head)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mastakocchvāsanāsikā

mastakocchvāsanāsikā - having a nose that breathes through the head

Bahuvrīhi compound. Nose or nostrils are situated in the head, with breath going through the head. Often describes creatures with unusual facial features

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mastaka+ucchvāsa+nāsikā)

• mastaka – head, skull
  noun (neuter)
• ucchvāsa – breath, inhalation
  noun (masculine)
  From root śvas with ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: śvas (class 2)
• nāsikā – nose
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes a type of demoness.

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