वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-47, verse-5

विपुलैर्दर्शनीयैश्च रक्षाक्षैर्भीमदर्शनैः ।
दीप्ततीक्ष्णमहादंष्ट्रैः प्रलम्बदशनच्छदैः ॥५॥

5. vipulairdarśanīyaiśca rakṣākṣairbhīmadarśanaiḥ ,
dīptatīkṣṇamahādaṃṣṭraiḥ pralambadaśanacchadaiḥ.

5. vipulaiḥ darśanīyaiḥ ca rakṣākṣaiḥ bhīma-darśanaiḥ
dīpta-tīkṣṇa-mahā-daṃṣṭraiḥ pralamba-daśana-cchadaiḥ

5. vipulaiḥ darśanīyaiḥ ca rakṣākṣaiḥ bhīma-darśanaiḥ
dīpta-tīkṣṇa-mahā-daṃṣṭraiḥ pralamba-daśana-cchadaiḥ

5. With broad and attractive demon-like eyes, terrifying to behold, with gleaming, sharp, great fangs, and with long lips.

Words meanings summery:

• विपुलैः (vipulaiḥ) - broad, wide, extensive

• दर्शनीयैः (darśanīyaiḥ) - attractive, visible, worth seeing

• च (ca) - and

• रक्षाक्षैः (rakṣākṣaiḥ) - with (his) demon-like eyes (referring to a rākṣasa) (with demon-like eyes, with fearsome eyes)

• भीम-दर्शनैः (bhīma-darśanaiḥ) - terrifying to behold, of dreadful appearance

• दीप्त-तीक्ष्ण-महा-दंष्ट्रैः (dīpta-tīkṣṇa-mahā-daṁṣṭraiḥ) - with gleaming, sharp, great fangs

• प्रलम्ब-दशन-च्छदैः (pralamba-daśana-cchadaiḥ) - with long lips, with protruding lips

Words meanings and morphology

विपुलैः (vipulaiḥ) - broad, wide, extensive

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipula

vipula - broad, wide, great, extensive

Note: Modifies rakṣākṣaiḥ.

दर्शनीयैः (darśanīyaiḥ) - attractive, visible, worth seeing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of darśanīya

darśanīya - visible, to be seen, handsome, beautiful, attractive

Gerundive

Gerundive of √dṛś (to see)

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies rakṣākṣaiḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

रक्षाक्षैः (rakṣākṣaiḥ) - with (his) demon-like eyes (referring to a rākṣasa) (with demon-like eyes, with fearsome eyes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rakṣākṣa

rakṣākṣa - demon-eyed, one with demon-like eyes

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (rakṣa+akṣa)

• rakṣa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the eyes of the being described.

भीम-दर्शनैः (bhīma-darśanaiḥ) - terrifying to behold, of dreadful appearance

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhīma-darśana

bhīma-darśana - of dreadful appearance, terrifying to behold

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (bhīma+darśana)

• bhīma – frightful, terrible, dreadful
  adjective
  Derived from √bhī (to fear).
  Root: √bhī (class 3)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From √dṛś (to see)
  Root: √dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies rakṣākṣaiḥ and implicitly refers to the whole entity.

दीप्त-तीक्ष्ण-महा-दंष्ट्रैः (dīpta-tīkṣṇa-mahā-daṁṣṭraiḥ) - with gleaming, sharp, great fangs

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīpta-tīkṣṇa-mahā-daṃṣṭra

dīpta-tīkṣṇa-mahā-daṁṣṭra - having gleaming, sharp, great fangs

Compound adjective describing fangs.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dīpta+tīkṣṇa+mahā+daṃṣṭra)

• dīpta – gleaming, shining, blazing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √dīp (to shine)
  Root: √dīp (class 4)
• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, fierce
  adjective
• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• daṃṣṭra – fang, tusk
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √daṃś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the fangs directly, as an instrument of description.

प्रलम्ब-दशन-च्छदैः (pralamba-daśana-cchadaiḥ) - with long lips, with protruding lips

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pralamba-daśana-cchada

pralamba-daśana-cchada - having long lip-coverings/lips

Compound adjective, pralamba (long, pendulous) qualifying daśana-cchada (lip-covering).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (pralamba+daśana-cchada)

• pralamba – long, pendulous, hanging down
  adjective
  From pra-√lamb (to hang down)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √lamb (class 1)
• daśana-cchada – lip
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of daśana (tooth) and cchada (covering), meaning lip.

Note: Refers to the lips directly.

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