वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-101, verse-27

भक्षणैः कर्णनासानां केशानां लुञ्चनैस्तथा ।
भृशं शुष्कमुखीभिश्च दारुणैर्लङ्घनैर्हतैः ॥२७॥

27. bhakṣaṇaiḥ karṇanāsānāṃ keśānāṃ luñcanaistathā ,
bhṛśaṃ śuṣkamukhībhiśca dāruṇairlaṅghanairhataiḥ.

27. bhakṣaṇaiḥ karṇanāsānām keśānām luñcanaiḥ tathā
bhṛśam śuṣkamukhībhiḥ ca dāruṇaiḥ laṅghanaiḥ hataiḥ

27. By mutilating their ears and noses, by tearing out their hair, and similarly, by making them exceedingly dry-faced (from hunger) and by cruel starvation, thus striking them down.

Words meanings summery:

• भक्षणैः (bhakṣaṇaiḥ) - by mutilating (their body parts) (by acts of eating, devouring, destroying, mutilating)

• कर्णनासानाम् (karṇanāsānām) - of ears and noses

• केशानाम् (keśānām) - of hairs

• लुञ्चनैः (luñcanaiḥ) - by tearing out, by plucking, by pulling out

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

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, intensely

• शुष्कमुखीभिः (śuṣkamukhībhiḥ) - by causing them to be extremely dry-faced (from hunger or thirst) (by those with dry faces, by making faces dry)

• च (ca) - and, also

• दारुणैः (dāruṇaiḥ) - by terrible, by cruel, by dreadful

• लङ्घनैः (laṅghanaiḥ) - by cruel acts of starvation or severe deprivation (by acts of leaping, transgressing, violating, fasting, starvation, deprivation)

• हतैः (hataiḥ) - by causing them to be struck down or destroyed (by those killed, by those struck down, by those afflicted, by means of killing/striking)

Words meanings and morphology

भक्षणैः (bhakṣaṇaiḥ) - by mutilating (their body parts) (by acts of eating, devouring, destroying, mutilating)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhakṣaṇa

bhakṣaṇa - act of eating, devouring, consuming, destroying, injuring, mutilating

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

कर्णनासानाम् (karṇanāsānām) - of ears and noses

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of karṇanāsā

karṇanāsā - ears and noses

Compound type : dvandva (karṇa+nāsā)

• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• nāsā – nose
  noun (feminine)

केशानाम् (keśānām) - of hairs

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of keśa

keśa - hair, mane

लुञ्चनैः (luñcanaiḥ) - by tearing out, by plucking, by pulling out

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of luñcana

luñcana - act of pulling out, tearing out, plucking

Root: luñc (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, intensely

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

शुष्कमुखीभिः (śuṣkamukhībhiḥ) - by causing them to be extremely dry-faced (from hunger or thirst) (by those with dry faces, by making faces dry)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śuṣkamukhī

śuṣkamukhī - one with a dry face, dry-faced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuṣka+mukhī)

• śuṣka – dry, dried, withered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śuṣ (to dry, wither)
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• mukhī – faced, having a face
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of mukha (face)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दारुणैः (dāruṇaiḥ) - by terrible, by cruel, by dreadful

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh, severe

Note: Agrees with 'laṅghanaiḥ'.

लङ्घनैः (laṅghanaiḥ) - by cruel acts of starvation or severe deprivation (by acts of leaping, transgressing, violating, fasting, starvation, deprivation)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of laṅghana

laṅghana - act of leaping over, transgressing, violating, causing to fast, fasting, starvation, deprivation

Root: laṅgh (class 1)

हतैः (hataiḥ) - by causing them to be struck down or destroyed (by those killed, by those struck down, by those afflicted, by means of killing/striking)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hata

hata - struck, smitten, killed, destroyed, afflicted, injured

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to the demonesses being struck down by the mentioned means.

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