वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-38, verse-10

शङ्खे नेत्रे करौ पादौ गुल्फाव् ऊरू च मे चितौ ।
अनुवृत्ता नखाः स्निग्धाः समाश्चाङ्गुलयो मम ॥१०॥

10. śaṅkhe netre karau pādau gulphāv ūrū ca me citau ,
anuvṛttā nakhāḥ snigdhāḥ samāścāṅgulayo mama.

10. śaṅkhe netre karau pādau gulphau ūrū ca me citau |
anuvṛttāḥ nakhāḥ snigdhāḥ samāḥ ca aṅgulayaḥ mama

10. me śaṅkhe netre karau pādau gulphau ūrū ca citau
mama nakhāḥ anuvṛttāḥ snigdhāḥ ca aṅgulayaḥ samāḥ

10. My temples, eyes, hands, feet, ankles, and thighs are compact and well-formed. My nails are regular and smooth, and my fingers are even.

Words meanings summery:

• शङ्खे (śaṅkhe) - temples (of the head)

• नेत्रे (netre) - eyes

• करौ (karau) - hands

• पादौ (pādau) - feet

• गुल्फौ (gulphau) - ankles

• ऊरू (ūrū) - thighs

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my, to me

• चितौ (citau) - well-formed, compact, firm

• अनुवृत्ताः (anuvṛttāḥ) - regular, well-rounded, well-formed

• नखाः (nakhāḥ) - nails

• स्निग्धाः (snigdhāḥ) - smooth, lustrous, oily

• समाः (samāḥ) - even, uniform

• च (ca) - and, also

• अङ्गुलयः (aṅgulayaḥ) - fingers, toes

• मम (mama) - my, mine

Words meanings and morphology

शङ्खे (śaṅkhe) - temples (of the head)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - temple (of head)

नेत्रे (netre) - eyes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of netra

netra - eye

करौ (karau) - hands

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kara

kara - hand

पादौ (pādau) - feet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot

गुल्फौ (gulphau) - ankles

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gulpha

gulpha - ankle

ऊरू (ūrū) - thighs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ūru

ūru - thigh

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

चितौ (citau) - well-formed, compact, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of cita

cita - well-formed, compact, firm

Past Passive Participle

from root `ci` (to pile, arrange)

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Modifies the dual nouns like śaṅkhe, netre, karau etc., which are treated as masculine dual for collective modification.

अनुवृत्ताः (anuvṛttāḥ) - regular, well-rounded, well-formed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuvṛtta

anuvṛtta - regular, well-rounded, well-formed

Past Passive Participle

from root `vṛt` with prefix `anu`

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Adjective 'anuvṛttāḥ' (well-rounded) used for 'nakhāḥ' (masc. pl.). The source Devanagari 'अनुवृत्ता' (anuvṛttā) implies feminine singular, which is a poetic liberty or an orthographic variant for plural masculine endings.

नखाः (nakhāḥ) - nails

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nakha

nakha - nail

स्निग्धाः (snigdhāḥ) - smooth, lustrous, oily

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of snigdha

snigdha - smooth, lustrous, oily

Past Passive Participle

from root `snih`

Root: snih (class 4)

समाः (samāḥ) - even, uniform

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sama

sama - even, uniform

Note: Modifies 'aṅgulayaḥ' (feminine plural).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अङ्गुलयः (aṅgulayaḥ) - fingers, toes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aṅguli

aṅguli - finger, toe

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I