वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-15, verse-9

विकृताः पिङ्गलाः कालीः क्रोधनाः कलहप्रियाः ।
कालायसमहाशूलकूटमुद्गरधारिणीः ॥९॥

9. vikṛtāḥ piṅgalāḥ kālīḥ krodhanāḥ kalahapriyāḥ ,
kālāyasamahāśūlakūṭamudgaradhāriṇīḥ.

9. vikṛtāḥ piṅgalāḥ kālīḥ krodhanāḥ kalaha-priyāḥ
kālāyasa-mahā-śūla-kūṭa-mudgara-dhāriṇīḥ

9. vikṛtāḥ piṅgalāḥ kālīḥ krodhanāḥ kalaha-priyāḥ
kālāyasa-mahā-śūla-kūṭa-mudgara-dhāriṇīḥ

9. They were deformed, tawny-colored, dark-skinned, wrathful, and fond of quarrels; wielding great spears of black iron, maces, and hammers.

Words meanings summery:

• विकृताः (vikṛtāḥ) - deformed, disfigured, monstrous

• पिङ्गलाः (piṅgalāḥ) - tawny-colored in complexion (tawny, yellowish-brown)

• कालीः (kālīḥ) - dark-skinned in complexion (black, dark-skinned)

• क्रोधनाः (krodhanāḥ) - wrathful, angry

• कलह-प्रियाः (kalaha-priyāḥ) - fond of quarrels, quarrelsome

• कालायस-महा-शूल-कूट-मुद्गर-धारिणीः (kālāyasa-mahā-śūla-kūṭa-mudgara-dhāriṇīḥ) - wielding great spears of black iron, maces, and hammers

Words meanings and morphology

विकृताः (vikṛtāḥ) - deformed, disfigured, monstrous

(adjective)

feminine, plural of vikṛtā

vikṛta - changed, modified, disfigured, deformed, unnatural

Past Passive Participle

From 'vi-' (apart) + root 'kṛ' (to do, make). Feminine plural.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes the women

पिङ्गलाः (piṅgalāḥ) - tawny-colored in complexion (tawny, yellowish-brown)

(adjective)

feminine, plural of piṅgalā

piṅgala - tawny, reddish-brown, yellowish-brown

Feminine plural form of 'piṅgala'.

Note: Describes the women

कालीः (kālīḥ) - dark-skinned in complexion (black, dark-skinned)

(adjective)

feminine, plural of kālī

kāla - black, dark, time

Feminine plural form of 'kāla' (meaning black).

Note: Describes the women

क्रोधनाः (krodhanāḥ) - wrathful, angry

(adjective)

feminine, plural of krodhanā

krodhana - angry, wrathful, irascible

Feminine plural form of 'krodhana'.

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Describes the women

कलह-प्रियाः (kalaha-priyāḥ) - fond of quarrels, quarrelsome

(adjective)

feminine, plural of kalaha-priyā

kalaha-priya - fond of quarrels, quarrelsome

Bahuvrīhi compound, feminine plural.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalaha+priya)

• kalaha – quarrel, dispute, strife
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kalh (class 1)
• priya – dear, beloved, liked, fond of
  adjective
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Describes the women

कालायस-महा-शूल-कूट-मुद्गर-धारिणीः (kālāyasa-mahā-śūla-kūṭa-mudgara-dhāriṇīḥ) - wielding great spears of black iron, maces, and hammers

(adjective)

feminine, plural of kālāyasa-mahā-śūla-kūṭa-mudgara-dhāriṇī

kālāyasa-mahā-śūla-kūṭa-mudgara-dhāriṇī - female bearers/wielders of great spears of black iron, maces, and clubs

Bahuvrīhi compound. Feminine plural.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kālāyasa-mahā-śūla-kūṭa-mudgara+dhāriṇī)

• kālāyasa-mahā-śūla-kūṭa-mudgara – great spears of black iron, maces, and hammers/clubs
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound of 'kālāyasa-mahā-śūla', 'kūṭa', and 'mudgara'.
• kālāyasa-mahā-śūla – great spear of black iron
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya or Tatpuruṣa compound. 'kālāyasa' (black iron) + 'mahā' (great) + 'śūla' (spear).
• kālāyasa – black iron, steel
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound 'kāla' (black) + 'ayasa' (iron).
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem form of 'mahat'.
• śūla – spear, pike, trident
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śūl (class 10)
• kūṭa – hammer, mace, peak, deception
  noun (neuter)
• mudgara – hammer, mallet, club
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mudg (class 10)
• dhāriṇī – female bearer, wearer, holder
  noun/adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun (feminine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to bear, wear) + 'ṇin' suffix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes the women