वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-17, verse-25

यस्त्वेष सिंहसंकाशः कपिलो दीर्घकेसरः ।
निभृतः प्रेक्षते लङ्कां दिधक्षन्निव चक्षुषा ॥२५॥

25. yastveṣa siṃhasaṃkāśaḥ kapilo dīrghakesaraḥ ,
nibhṛtaḥ prekṣate laṅkāṃ didhakṣanniva cakṣuṣā.

25. yaḥ tu eṣaḥ siṃhasaṃkāśaḥ kapilaḥ dīrghakesaraḥ
nibhṛtaḥ prekṣate laṅkām didhakṣan iva cakṣuṣā

25. yaḥ tu eṣaḥ siṃhasaṃkāśaḥ kapilaḥ dīrghakesaraḥ
nibhṛtaḥ laṅkām cakṣuṣā didhakṣan iva prekṣate

25. And this one, who is lion-like, tawny, and has a long mane, quietly observes Lanka as if desiring to burn it with his gaze.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

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

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• सिंहसंकाशः (siṁhasaṁkāśaḥ) - lion-like, resembling a lion

• कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - tawny, brownish-yellow, reddish-brown

• दीर्घकेसरः (dīrghakesaraḥ) - having long mane/hair

• निभृतः (nibhṛtaḥ) - quiet, silent, restrained, attentive, observant

• प्रेक्षते (prekṣate) - observes, looks at, sees

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lanka (city name)

• दिधक्षन् (didhakṣan) - desiring to burn

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - with the eye, by means of the eye, with his gaze

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, that (relative pronoun)

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

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

सिंहसंकाशः (siṁhasaṁkāśaḥ) - lion-like, resembling a lion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃhasaṃkāśa

siṁhasaṁkāśa - lion-like, resembling a lion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siṃha+saṃkāśa)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resemblance, appearance, like
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + √kāś ('to shine')
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - tawny, brownish-yellow, reddish-brown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapila

kapila - tawny, brownish-yellow, reddish-brown, a monkey

दीर्घकेसरः (dīrghakesaraḥ) - having long mane/hair

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghakesara

dīrghakesara - having long mane/hair

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+kesara)

• dīrgha – long, extensive
  adjective
• kesara – mane, hair, filament
  noun (masculine)

निभृतः (nibhṛtaḥ) - quiet, silent, restrained, attentive, observant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nibhṛta

nibhṛta - quiet, silent, restrained, attentive, observant

past passive participle

From ni + √bhṛ ('to bear, carry')

Prefix: ni

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

प्रेक्षते (prekṣate) - observes, looks at, sees

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of īkṣ

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lanka (city name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (the capital of the Rākṣasas in the Rāmāyaṇa)

दिधक्षन् (didhakṣan) - desiring to burn

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of didhakṣat

didhakṣat - desiring to burn

present active desiderative participle

Desiderative stem of √dah ('to burn')

Root: dah (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - with the eye, by means of the eye, with his gaze

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision