वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-26, verse-28

पाण्डुरा रक्तपादाश्च विहगाः कालचोदिताः ।
राक्षसानां विनाशाय कपोता विचरन्ति च ॥२८॥

28. pāṇḍurā raktapādāśca vihagāḥ kālacoditāḥ ,
rākṣasānāṃ vināśāya kapotā vicaranti ca.

28. pāṇḍurā raktapādāḥ ca vihagāḥ kālacoditāḥ
rākṣasānām vināśāya kapotāḥ vicaranti ca

28. pāṇḍurā raktapādāḥ ca vihagāḥ kapotāḥ
kālacoditāḥ rākṣasānām vināśāya vicaranti ca

28. Pale-white and red-footed birds, specifically pigeons, impelled by the decree of time, are roaming about for the annihilation of the rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डुरा (pāṇḍurā) - pale-white (describing birds) (pale-white, whitish)

• रक्तपादाः (raktapādāḥ) - red-footed (birds) (red-footed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विहगाः (vihagāḥ) - birds

• कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - impelled by the decree of time (impelled/driven by time)

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas (of demons, of rākṣasas)

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the annihilation (for destruction, for annihilation)

• कपोताः (kapotāḥ) - pigeons (pigeons, doves)

• विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - are roaming about (they wander, they roam)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डुरा (pāṇḍurā) - pale-white (describing birds) (pale-white, whitish)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pāṇḍura

pāṇḍura - pale, yellowish-white, whitish

Note: Grammatically, 'pāṇḍurā' is feminine nominative plural. While 'vihagāḥ' and 'kapotāḥ' are masculine nominative plural, such gender discrepancies for adjectives are occasionally found in epic poetry, or it may be a textual variant for 'pāṇḍurāḥ'.

रक्तपादाः (raktapādāḥ) - red-footed (birds) (red-footed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raktapāda

raktapāda - red-footed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rakta+pāda)

• rakta – red, colored, dyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √rañj (to color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विहगाः (vihagāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihaga

vihaga - bird (lit. 'moving in the sky')

Compound formed from 'vi' (as an adverbial prefix for 'sky' or 'air') and 'ga' (one who goes)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (vi+ga)

• vi – in the sky, in the air (adverbial particle)
  indeclinable
• ga – going, moving, one who goes
  noun (masculine)
  kṛt suffix 'ḍa'
  Agent noun from root √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Can sometimes be feminine.

कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - impelled by the decree of time (impelled/driven by time)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālacodita

kālacodita - driven by time, urged by time

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (kāla+codita)

• kāla – time, fate, death
  noun (masculine)
• codita – urged, impelled, driven
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √cud (to urge, impel)
  Root: cud (class 10)

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas (of demons, of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa (a type of malevolent being)

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the annihilation (for destruction, for annihilation)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, annihilation, ruin

From prefix 'vi' + root '√naś' (to perish) + suffix 'ghañ'

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

कपोताः (kapotāḥ) - pigeons (pigeons, doves)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - are roaming about (they wander, they roam)

(verb)

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

present active third plural

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Placed after the word it connects.