वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-26, verse-25

कालिकाः पाण्डुरैर्दन्तैः प्रहसन्त्यग्रतः स्थिताः ।
स्त्रियः स्वप्नेषु मुष्णन्त्यो गृहाणि प्रतिभाष्य च ॥२५॥

25. kālikāḥ pāṇḍurairdantaiḥ prahasantyagrataḥ sthitāḥ ,
striyaḥ svapneṣu muṣṇantyo gṛhāṇi pratibhāṣya ca.

25. kālikāḥ pāṇḍuraiḥ dantaiḥ prahasanti agrataḥ sthitāḥ
striyaḥ svapneṣu muṣṇantyaḥ gṛhāṇi pratibhāṣya ca

25. agrataḥ sthitāḥ kālikāḥ pāṇḍuraiḥ dantaiḥ prahasanti.
striyaḥ svapneṣu gṛhāṇi muṣṇantyaḥ pratibhāṣya ca

25. Dark figures with pale teeth laugh aloud, standing in front. Women, in dreams, steal from homes and revile them.

Words meanings summery:

• कालिकाः (kālikāḥ) - dark figures, perhaps ominous women (dark-colored ones, blackish ones)

• पाण्डुरैः (pāṇḍuraiḥ) - with pale, with white

• दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with teeth

• प्रहसन्ति (prahasanti) - they laugh aloud, they mock

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated, being

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• स्वप्नेषु (svapneṣu) - in dreams

• मुष्णन्त्यः (muṣṇantyaḥ) - stealing, robbing

• गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses, homes

• प्रतिभाष्य (pratibhāṣya) - having spoken against, having reviled, having mocked

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

कालिकाः (kālikāḥ) - dark figures, perhaps ominous women (dark-colored ones, blackish ones)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kālikā

kālikā - a dark-colored woman, a blackish one, a small crow, a manifestation of Kālī

from kāla (black, time)

पाण्डुरैः (pāṇḍuraiḥ) - with pale, with white

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍura

pāṇḍura - pale, white, yellowish-white

Note: Agrees with 'dantaiḥ'.

दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with teeth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta

danta - a tooth, ivory, the tusk of an elephant

प्रहसन्ति (prahasanti) - they laugh aloud, they mock

(verb)

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

root has, 1st conjugation, Parasmaipada, with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

(indeclinable)

from agra (front) + suffix -tas

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated, being

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

root sthā + suffix -ta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle used adjectivally.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - a woman, a female

स्वप्नेषु (svapneṣu) - in dreams

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, a dream

Root: svap (class 2)

मुष्णन्त्यः (muṣṇantyaḥ) - stealing, robbing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of muṣṇant

muṣṇant - stealing, robbing

Present Active Participle

root muṣ (9th conjugation) + śnā + at

Root: muṣ (class 9)

Note: Present Active Participle used adjectivally.

गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses, homes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gṛha

gṛha - a house, a home, a dwelling

Note: object of 'muṣṇantyaḥ'

प्रतिभाष्य (pratibhāṣya) - having spoken against, having reviled, having mocked

(indeclinable)

absolutive

prefix prati- + root bhāṣ + suffix -ya

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)