वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-65, verse-8

नखाग्रैः केन ते भीरु दारितं तु स्तनान्तरम् ।
कः क्रीडति सरोषेण पञ्चवक्त्रेण भोगिना ॥८॥

8. nakhāgraiḥ kena te bhīru dāritaṃ tu stanāntaram ,
kaḥ krīḍati saroṣeṇa pañcavaktreṇa bhoginā.

8. nakhāgraiḥ kena te bhīru dāritam tu stanāntaram
kaḥ krīḍati saroṣeṇa pañcavaktreṇa bhoginā

8. he bhīru te stanāntaram kena nakhāgraiḥ dāritam
tu kaḥ saroṣeṇa pañcavaktreṇa bhoginā krīḍati

8. "By whom, O timid one, was your breast region indeed torn with fingernails? Who would play with an enraged, five-hooded serpent?"

Words meanings summery:

• नखाग्रैः (nakhāgraiḥ) - with fingernails (with fingernails, with claw tips)

• केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

• ते (te) - your (your, by you, to you)

• भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one (O timid one, O fearful one (vocative))

• दारितम् (dāritam) - torn (torn, split, rent, wounded (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, yet, on the other hand, indeed)

• स्तनान्तरम् (stanāntaram) - your breast region (the space between the breasts, the breast region (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what, which (masculine nominative singular))

• क्रीडति (krīḍati) - plays (plays, sports, dallies)

• सरोषेण (saroṣeṇa) - with an enraged (with an enraged, with an angry (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))

• पञ्चवक्त्रेण (pañcavaktreṇa) - with a five-hooded (serpent) (with a five-headed, with a five-faced (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))

• भोगिना (bhoginā) - with a serpent (with a serpent, with one who possesses enjoyment/wealth (masculine instrumental singular))

Words meanings and morphology

नखाग्रैः (nakhāgraiḥ) - with fingernails (with fingernails, with claw tips)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nakhāgra

nakhāgra - tip of a nail, fingernail, claw

Compound: nakha (nail) + agra (tip). Masculine/neuter instrumental plural.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nakha+agra)

• nakha – nail, claw
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, front, top
  noun (neuter)

केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Masculine/neuter instrumental singular of 'kim'.

ते (te) - your (your, by you, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad' (enclitic form).

Note: Possessive pronoun for 'stanāntaram'.

भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one (O timid one, O fearful one (vocative))

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhīru

bhīru - timid, fearful, coward

Vocative singular of adjective/noun 'bhīru'.

Root: bhī (class 3)

दारितम् (dāritam) - torn (torn, split, rent, wounded (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dārita

dārita - torn, split, rent, wounded

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛ (to tear, split, burst) in causative (dārayati) + kta suffix. Neuter nominative singular.

Root: dṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, yet, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

particle

स्तनान्तरम् (stanāntaram) - your breast region (the space between the breasts, the breast region (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of stanāntara

stanāntara - space between breasts, breast region

Compound: stana (breast) + antara (inside, space). Neuter nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpurusha (stana+antara)

• stana – breast
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interior, interval, space, within
  noun (neuter)

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what, which (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Masculine nominative singular of 'kim'.

क्रीडति (krīḍati) - plays (plays, sports, dallies)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of krīḍ

Present active, 3rd person singular

From root krīḍ (to play).

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

सरोषेण (saroṣeṇa) - with an enraged (with an enraged, with an angry (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saroṣa

saroṣa - angry, enraged, furious

Compound: sa (with) + roṣa (anger). Masculine instrumental singular.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+roṣa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• roṣa – anger, rage, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ruṣ (class 1)

पञ्चवक्त्रेण (pañcavaktreṇa) - with a five-hooded (serpent) (with a five-headed, with a five-faced (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pañcavaktra

pañcavaktra - five-faced, five-headed

Compound: pañca (five) + vaktra (face/mouth/hood). Masculine instrumental singular.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañca+vaktra)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• vaktra – face, mouth, head, hood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the protagonist in his angry state, likened to a powerful snake.

भोगिना (bhoginā) - with a serpent (with a serpent, with one who possesses enjoyment/wealth (masculine instrumental singular))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhogin

bhogin - serpent, snake (especially a cobra with a hood), one who enjoys, wealthy, sensual

From bhoga (enjoyment, hood of a snake) + in suffix. Masculine instrumental singular.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Object of the 'play' action, used metaphorically for the protagonist.