वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-18, verse-36

तत्रैते कपिलाः श्वेतास्ताम्रास्या मधुपिङ्गलाः ।
निवसन्त्युत्तमगिरौ तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रानखायुधाः ॥३६॥

36. tatraite kapilāḥ śvetāstāmrāsyā madhupiṅgalāḥ ,
nivasantyuttamagirau tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrānakhāyudhāḥ.

36. tatra ete kapilāḥ śvetāḥ tāmra-āsyāḥ madhu-piṅgalāḥ
nivasanti uttama-girau tīkṣṇa-daṃṣṭra-nakha-āyudhāḥ

36. tatra ete kapilāḥ śvetāḥ tāmra-āsyāḥ madhu-piṅgalāḥ
tīkṣṇa-daṃṣṭra-nakha-āyudhāḥ uttama-girau nivasanti

36. There, these reddish-brown, white, copper-faced, and honey-brown (creatures) dwell on the excellent mountain, armed with sharp fangs and claws as weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एते (ete) - these

• कपिलाः (kapilāḥ) - reddish-brown, tawny

• श्वेताः (śvetāḥ) - white

• ताम्र-आस्याः (tāmra-āsyāḥ) - copper-faced

• मधु-पिङ्गलाः (madhu-piṅgalāḥ) - honey-brown, tawny-yellow

• निवसन्ति (nivasanti) - they dwell, reside

• उत्तम-गिरौ (uttama-girau) - on the excellent mountain

• तीक्ष्ण-दंष्ट्र-नख-आयुधाः (tīkṣṇa-daṁṣṭra-nakha-āyudhāḥ) - having sharp fangs and claws as weapons

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

derived from pronominal base 'tad' with suffix 'tra'

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

कपिलाः (kapilāḥ) - reddish-brown, tawny

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapila

kapila - reddish-brown, tawny; a sage; a type of monkey

श्वेताः (śvetāḥ) - white

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śveta

śveta - white, pale

ताम्र-आस्याः (tāmra-āsyāḥ) - copper-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāmra-āsya

tāmra-āsya - copper-faced

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tāmra+āsya)

• tāmra – copper, coppery-red
  noun (neuter)
• āsya – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

मधु-पिङ्गलाः (madhu-piṅgalāḥ) - honey-brown, tawny-yellow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madhu-piṅgala

madhu-piṅgala - honey-brown, yellowish-brown

Compound type : karmadharaya (madhu+piṅgala)

• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• piṅgala – tawny, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown
  adjective (masculine)

निवसन्ति (nivasanti) - they dwell, reside

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vas

present indicative active 3rd plural

root 'vas' (class 1) with upasarga 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

उत्तम-गिरौ (uttama-girau) - on the excellent mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of uttama-giri

uttama-giri - excellent mountain

Compound type : karmadharaya (uttama+giri)

• uttama – excellent, best, highest
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of ud
• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)

तीक्ष्ण-दंष्ट्र-नख-आयुधाः (tīkṣṇa-daṁṣṭra-nakha-āyudhāḥ) - having sharp fangs and claws as weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa-daṃṣṭra-nakha-āyudha

tīkṣṇa-daṁṣṭra-nakha-āyudha - having sharp fangs and claws as weapons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tīkṣṇa+daṃṣṭra+nakha+āyudha)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pointed
  adjective (masculine)
• daṃṣṭra – fang, tusk
  noun (masculine)
• nakha – claw, nail
  noun (neuter)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)