वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-46, verse-53

को ऽयं कस्य कुतो वापि किं कार्यं को व्यपाश्रयः ।
इति राक्षसवीराणां तत्र संजज्ञिरे कथाः ॥५३॥

53. ko'yaṃ kasya kuto vāpi kiṃ kāryaṃ ko vyapāśrayaḥ ,
iti rākṣasavīrāṇāṃ tatra saṃjajñire kathāḥ.

53. kaḥ ayam kasya kutaḥ vā api kim kāryam kaḥ
vyapāśrayaḥ iti rākṣasavīrāṇām tatra sañjajñire kathāḥ

53. kaḥ ayam? kasya? kutaḥ vā api? kim kāryam? kaḥ
vyapāśrayaḥ? iti kathāḥ tatra rākṣasavīrāṇām sañjajñire

53. "Who is this? Whose (servant) is he? From where has he come? What is his purpose? Who is his patron?" Such discussions arose among the rākṣasa warriors there.

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (person, i.e., Hanuman) (this, he)

• कस्य (kasya) - whose (i.e., belonging to whom, or whose emissary) (whose, of what)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (has he come) (from where, whence)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अपि (api) - indeed (emphasizing the preceding question) (also, even, indeed)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose (of his visit) (deed, action, purpose, business)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

• व्यपाश्रयः (vyapāśrayaḥ) - patron/protector (supporter, refuge, protector)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing the direct speech/thoughts) (thus, so, in this manner)

• राक्षसवीराणाम् (rākṣasavīrāṇām) - among the rākṣasa warriors (of the rākṣasa heroes/warriors)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in the assembly) (there, then)

• सञ्जज्ञिरे (sañjajñire) - arose, occurred (arose, were born, occurred)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - discussions, questions (stories, talks, discussions, narratives)

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Inquiring about identity.

अयम् (ayam) - this (person, i.e., Hanuman) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

कस्य (kasya) - whose (i.e., belonging to whom, or whose emissary) (whose, of what)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Implies 'whose servant/messenger is he?'

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (has he come) (from where, whence)

(indeclinable)

from 'kim' (what) + 'tas' suffix

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - indeed (emphasizing the preceding question) (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose (of his visit) (deed, action, purpose, business)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, business, purpose, effect

gerundive (potential passive participle)

root kṛ (to do) + ṇyaT suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Inquiring about identity.

व्यपाश्रयः (vyapāśrayaḥ) - patron/protector (supporter, refuge, protector)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyapāśraya

vyapāśraya - protector, refuge, support, resource

prefix vi + apa + root śri (to resort to, lean on) + a suffix

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: śri (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing the direct speech/thoughts) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसवीराणाम् (rākṣasavīrāṇām) - among the rākṣasa warriors (of the rākṣasa heroes/warriors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasavīra

rākṣasavīra - rākṣasa hero, demon warrior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rākṣasa+vīra)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• vīra – hero, warrior, valiant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Implies 'among them'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the assembly) (there, then)

(indeclinable)

from 'tad' (that) + 'tral' suffix

सञ्जज्ञिरे (sañjajñire) - arose, occurred (arose, were born, occurred)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect past (liṭ) of jan

perfect tense (reduplicated), passive/middle voice

prefix sam + root jan (to be born) + perfect middle plural ending

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - discussions, questions (stories, talks, discussions, narratives)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, conversation, discussion, question

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'sañjajñire'.