वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-15, verse-8

ह्रस्वां दीर्घां च कुब्जां च विकटां वामनां तथा ।
करालां भुग्नवस्त्रां च पिङ्गाक्षीं विकृताननाम् ॥८॥

8. hrasvāṃ dīrghāṃ ca kubjāṃ ca vikaṭāṃ vāmanāṃ tathā ,
karālāṃ bhugnavastrāṃ ca piṅgākṣīṃ vikṛtānanām.

8. hrasvām dīrghām ca kubjām ca vikaṭām vāmanām tathā
karālām bhugna-vastrām ca piṅga-akṣīm vikṛta-ānanām

8. hrasvām dīrghām ca kubjām ca vikaṭām vāmanām tathā
karālām bhugna-vastrām ca piṅga-akṣīm vikṛta-ānanām

8. Some were short, others tall; some hunchbacked, others grotesque and dwarf-like. There were also terrible ones, those with rumpled clothes, with tawny-yellow eyes, and with deformed faces.

Words meanings summery:

• ह्रस्वाम् (hrasvām) - short, small

• दीर्घाम् (dīrghām) - long, tall

• च (ca) - and

• कुब्जाम् (kubjām) - hunchbacked, crooked

• च (ca) - and

• विकटाम् (vikaṭām) - grotesque, hideous, terrifying

• वामनाम् (vāmanām) - dwarf-like, small-statured

• तथा (tathā) - and also

• करालाम् (karālām) - terrible, formidable, gaping

• भुग्न-वस्त्राम् (bhugna-vastrām) - having rumpled/twisted clothes

• च (ca) - and

• पिङ्ग-अक्षीम् (piṅga-akṣīm) - having tawny-yellow eyes

• विकृत-आननाम् (vikṛta-ānanām) - having deformed faces

Words meanings and morphology

ह्रस्वाम् (hrasvām) - short, small

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hrasvā

hrasva - short, small, dwarf

Feminine form of 'hrasva'.

Note: Describes the women

दीर्घाम् (dīrghām) - long, tall

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīrghā

dīrgha - long, tall

Feminine form of 'dīrgha'.

Note: Describes the women

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कुब्जाम् (kubjām) - hunchbacked, crooked

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kubjā

kubja - hunchbacked, crooked, deformed

Feminine form of 'kubja'.

Note: Describes the women

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विकटाम् (vikaṭām) - grotesque, hideous, terrifying

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vikaṭā

vikaṭa - large, frightful, monstrous, grotesque, hideous

Feminine form of 'vikaṭa'.

Note: Describes the women

वामनाम् (vāmanām) - dwarf-like, small-statured

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāmanā

vāmana - dwarf, small, short

Feminine form of 'vāmana'.

Note: Describes the women

तथा (tathā) - and also

(indeclinable)

करालाम् (karālām) - terrible, formidable, gaping

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of karālā

karāla - formidable, terrible, fierce, gaping, having projecting teeth

Feminine form of 'karāla'.

Note: Describes the women

भुग्न-वस्त्राम् (bhugna-vastrām) - having rumpled/twisted clothes

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhugna-vastrā

bhugna-vastrā - one with rumpled or twisted garments

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhugna+vastra)

• bhugna – bent, crooked, broken, rumpled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhuj' (to bend, curve).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• vastra – cloth, garment, dress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the women

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पिङ्ग-अक्षीम् (piṅga-akṣīm) - having tawny-yellow eyes

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of piṅga-akṣī

piṅga-akṣī - one with tawny eyes

Bahuvrīhi compound. 'akṣī' is the feminine form of 'akṣa' (eye) in compounds.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (piṅga+akṣa)

• piṅga – tawny, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown
  adjective
• akṣa – eye, die, axle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the women

विकृत-आननाम् (vikṛta-ānanām) - having deformed faces

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vikṛta-ānanā

vikṛta-ānanā - one with a deformed face

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikṛta+ānana)

• vikṛta – changed, modified, disfigured, deformed, unnatural
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi-' (apart) + root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ā-' + root 'an' (to breathe).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Describes the women

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