वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-20, verse-31

एकाक्षीमेककर्णां च कर्णप्रावरणां तथा ।
गोकर्णीं हस्तिकर्णीं च लम्बकर्णीमकर्णिकाम् ॥३१॥

31. ekākṣīmekakarṇāṃ ca karṇaprāvaraṇāṃ tathā ,
gokarṇīṃ hastikarṇīṃ ca lambakarṇīmakarṇikām.

31. ekākṣīm ekakarṇām ca karṇaprāvaraṇām tathā
gokarṇīm hastikarṇīm ca lambakarṇīm akarṇikām

31. ekākṣīm ekakarṇām ca karṇaprāvaraṇām tathā
gokarṇīm hastikarṇīm ca lambakarṇīm akarṇikām

31. (He commanded ogresses who were) one-eyed, one-eared, and also those whose ears served as coverings, those with cow-like ears, those with elephant-like ears, those with pendulous ears, and those who were earless.

Words meanings summery:

• एकाक्षीम् (ekākṣīm) - an ogress who was one-eyed (one-eyed (female))

• एककर्णाम् (ekakarṇām) - an ogress who was one-eared (one-eared (female))

• च (ca) - and

• कर्णप्रावरणाम् (karṇaprāvaraṇām) - an ogress whose ears were large enough to serve as coverings ((female) with ears as coverings, or covered by ears)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, also, similarly

• गोकर्णीम् (gokarṇīm) - an ogress with cow-like ears ((female) with cow-like ears)

• हस्तिकर्णीम् (hastikarṇīm) - an ogress with elephant-like ears ((female) with elephant-like ears)

• च (ca) - and

• लम्बकर्णीम् (lambakarṇīm) - an ogress with pendulous ears ((female) with pendulous/hanging ears)

• अकर्णिकाम् (akarṇikām) - an ogress who was earless (earless (female), without ears)

Words meanings and morphology

एकाक्षीम् (ekākṣīm) - an ogress who was one-eyed (one-eyed (female))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekākṣī

ekākṣī - one-eyed (feminine)

Feminine form of ekākṣa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+akṣi)

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

Note: Qualifies rākṣasīḥ (implicitly). The form is singular accusative, referring to a type of ogress being commanded.

एककर्णाम् (ekakarṇām) - an ogress who was one-eared (one-eared (female))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekakarṇā

ekakarṇā - one-eared (feminine)

Feminine form of ekakarṇa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+karṇa)

• eka – one, single
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasīḥ (implicitly).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects elements in a list.

कर्णप्रावरणाम् (karṇaprāvaraṇām) - an ogress whose ears were large enough to serve as coverings ((female) with ears as coverings, or covered by ears)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of karṇaprāvaraṇā

karṇaprāvaraṇā - having ears for coverings, or covered by ears (feminine)

Compound of karṇa (ear) and prāvaraṇa (covering).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (karṇa+prāvaraṇa)

• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• prāvaraṇa – covering, cloak, veil
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasīḥ (implicitly).

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, also, similarly

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Connects list items.

गोकर्णीम् (gokarṇīm) - an ogress with cow-like ears ((female) with cow-like ears)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gokarṇī

gokarṇī - cow-eared (feminine)

Feminine form of gokarṇa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (go+karṇa)

• go – cow, ox, cattle
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasīḥ (implicitly).

हस्तिकर्णीम् (hastikarṇīm) - an ogress with elephant-like ears ((female) with elephant-like ears)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hastikarṇī

hastikarṇī - elephant-eared (feminine)

Feminine form of hastikarṇa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hastin+karṇa)

• hastin – elephant (literally 'having a hand/trunk')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hasta
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasīḥ (implicitly).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects elements in a list.

लम्बकर्णीम् (lambakarṇīm) - an ogress with pendulous ears ((female) with pendulous/hanging ears)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lambakarṇī

lambakarṇī - having pendulous ears (feminine)

Feminine form of lambakarṇa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lamba+karṇa)

• lamba – hanging, pendulous
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √lamb (to hang).
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasīḥ (implicitly).

अकर्णिकाम् (akarṇikām) - an ogress who was earless (earless (female), without ears)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akarṇikā

akarṇikā - earless, without ears (feminine)

Feminine form of akarṇika. Derived from a (not) + karṇikā (small ear/ear-ring/ear).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+karṇikā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• karṇikā – small ear, ear-ring
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of karṇa or meaning 'ear-ring'. Here meaning 'ears' in general.

Note: Qualifies rākṣasīḥ (implicitly).