वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-4, verse-19

चन्द्रप्रकाशाश्च हि वक्त्रमाला वक्राक्षिपक्ष्माश्च सुनेत्रमालाः ।
विभूषणानां च ददर्श मालाः शतह्रदानामिव चारुमालाः ॥१९॥

19. candraprakāśāśca hi vaktramālā vakrākṣipakṣmāśca sunetramālāḥ ,
vibhūṣaṇānāṃ ca dadarśa mālāḥ śatahradānāmiva cārumālāḥ.

19. candraprakāśāḥ ca hi vaktrāmālāḥ
vakrākṣipakṣmāḥ ca sunetramālāḥ
vibhūṣaṇānām ca dadarśa
mālāḥ śatahradānām iva cārumālāḥ

19. hi (saḥ) candraprakāśāḥ vaktrāmālāḥ (dadarśa).
ca vakrākṣipakṣmāḥ sunetramālāḥ (dadarśa).
ca vibhūṣaṇānām mālāḥ dadarśa,
śatahradānām cārumālāḥ iva.

19. And indeed, he saw series of faces shining like the moon, and series of beautiful eyes with curved eyelashes. He also saw strings of ornaments, which were like beautiful garlands of lightning flashes.

Words meanings summery:

• चन्द्रप्रकाशाः (candraprakāśāḥ) - (faces) shining with the brilliance of the moon (shining like the moon, moon-bright)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizes the observation (indeed, for, because)

• वक्त्रामालाः (vaktrāmālāḥ) - series of faces (of the women) (garlands of faces, series of faces)

• वक्राक्षिपक्ष्माः (vakrākṣipakṣmāḥ) - (women) with curved eyelashes (having curved eyelashes)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सुनेत्रमालाः (sunetramālāḥ) - series of beautiful eyes (of the women) (having garlands of beautiful eyes; women with beautiful eyes arranged like a garland)

• विभूषणानाम् (vibhūṣaṇānām) - of ornaments (of ornaments, of embellishments)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw (he saw, he beheld)

• मालाः (mālāḥ) - strings (of ornaments) (garlands, strings, series)

• शतह्रदानाम् (śatahradānām) - of flashes of lightning (poetically 'of hundred lakes') (of many ponds/lakes; of lightning flashes)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

• चारुमालाः (cārumālāḥ) - beautiful garlands (of lightning) (beautiful garlands, charming series)

Words meanings and morphology

चन्द्रप्रकाशाः (candraprakāśāḥ) - (faces) shining with the brilliance of the moon (shining like the moon, moon-bright)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of candraprakāśa

candraprakāśa - moon-shining, moon-bright

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (candra+prakāśa)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• prakāśa – light, brightness, splendor, shining
  noun (masculine)
  From pra- + √kāś (to shine).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vaktrāmālāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizes the observation (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

वक्त्रामालाः (vaktrāmālāḥ) - series of faces (of the women) (garlands of faces, series of faces)

(noun)

feminine, plural of vaktrāmālā

vaktrāmālā - a garland of faces, a series of faces

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vaktra+mālā)

• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
• mālā – garland, necklace, series, row
  noun (feminine)

Note: Objects seen by Hanuman.

वक्राक्षिपक्ष्माः (vakrākṣipakṣmāḥ) - (women) with curved eyelashes (having curved eyelashes)

(adjective)

feminine, plural of vakrākṣipakṣman

vakrākṣipakṣman - having curved eyelashes on the eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vakra+akṣi+pakṣman)

• vakra – curved, crooked
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• pakṣman – eyelash
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sunetramālāḥ' or implied 'women'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

सुनेत्रमालाः (sunetramālāḥ) - series of beautiful eyes (of the women) (having garlands of beautiful eyes; women with beautiful eyes arranged like a garland)

(noun)

feminine, plural of sunetramālā

sunetramālā - a garland/series of beautiful eyes

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (su+netra+mālā)

• su – good, beautiful, well
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence.
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
• mālā – garland, series, row
  noun (feminine)

Note: Objects seen by Hanuman.

विभूषणानाम् (vibhūṣaṇānām) - of ornaments (of ornaments, of embellishments)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vibhūṣaṇa

vibhūṣaṇa - ornament, decoration, embellishment

From vi- + √bhūṣ (to decorate).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Possessive case for 'mālāḥ'.

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw (he saw, he beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Active

Root √dṛś, perfect tense (liṭ).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मालाः (mālāḥ) - strings (of ornaments) (garlands, strings, series)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of mālā

mālā - garland, necklace, string, series, row

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

शतह्रदानाम् (śatahradānām) - of flashes of lightning (poetically 'of hundred lakes') (of many ponds/lakes; of lightning flashes)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of śatahradā

śatahradā - a flash of lightning (literally 'hundred lakes' or 'having hundred lakes', referring to the dazzling appearance of lightning)

'Śatahradā' is a poetic term for lightning.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śata+hrada)

• śata – hundred, many
  numeral (neuter)
• hrada – lake, pond
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to lightning flashes.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

चारुमालाः (cārumālāḥ) - beautiful garlands (of lightning) (beautiful garlands, charming series)

(noun)

feminine, plural of cārumālā

cārumālā - beautiful garland, charming series

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cāru+mālā)

• cāru – beautiful, charming, lovely
  adjective
• mālā – garland, series
  noun (feminine)