वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-23

यश्चैष नानाविधघोररूपैर्व्याघ्रोष्ट्रनागेन्द्रमृगेन्द्रवक्त्रैः ।
भूतैर्वृतो भाति विवृत्तनेत्रैः सो ऽसौ सुराणामपि दर्पहन्ता ॥२३॥

23. yaścaiṣa nānāvidhaghorarūpairvyāghroṣṭranāgendramṛgendravaktraiḥ ,
bhūtairvṛto bhāti vivṛttanetraiḥ so'sau surāṇāmapi darpahantā.

23. yaḥ ca eṣaḥ nānāvidhaghorarūpaiḥ
vyāghroṣṭranāgendramṛgendravaktraiḥ
bhūtaiḥ vṛtaḥ bhāti vivṛttanetraiḥ
saḥ asau surāṇām api darpahantā

23. yaḥ ca eṣaḥ nānāvidhaghorarūpaiḥ
vyāghroṣṭranāgendramṛgendravaktraiḥ
vivṛttanetraiḥ bhūtaiḥ vṛtaḥ
bhāti saḥ asau surāṇām api darpahantā

23. And this one, surrounded by dreadful beings (bhūta) of various kinds, whose faces resemble those of tigers, camels, mighty elephants, and lions, and who shines with rolling eyes—he is indeed the vanquisher of even the pride of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (this, this one)

• नानाविधघोररूपैः (nānāvidhaghorarūpaiḥ) - with various dreadful forms

• व्याघ्रोष्ट्रनागेन्द्रमृगेन्द्रवक्त्रैः (vyāghroṣṭranāgendramṛgendravaktraiḥ) - whose faces resemble those of tigers, camels, mighty elephants, and lions (with faces of tigers, camels, lordly elephants, and lions)

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by dreadful beings (bhūta) (by beings, by elements, by spirits)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines (shines, appears, is resplendent)

• विवृत्तनेत्रैः (vivṛttanetraiḥ) - with rolling eyes (of the bhūtas) (with rolling eyes)

• सः (saḥ) - he (this one) (he, that)

• असौ (asau) - he is (this one) (that one, this one)

• सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods (of gods)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• दर्पहन्ता (darpahantā) - vanquisher of pride (destroyer of pride, vanquisher of arrogance)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

नानाविधघोररूपैः (nānāvidhaghorarūpaiḥ) - with various dreadful forms

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānāvidhaghorarūpa

nānāvidhaghorarūpa - with various dreadful forms

Compound of nānāvidha (various kinds), ghora (dreadful), and rūpa (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānāvidha+ghora+rūpa)

• nānāvidha – various, manifold
  adjective (masculine)
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtaiḥ'.

व्याघ्रोष्ट्रनागेन्द्रमृगेन्द्रवक्त्रैः (vyāghroṣṭranāgendramṛgendravaktraiḥ) - whose faces resemble those of tigers, camels, mighty elephants, and lions (with faces of tigers, camels, lordly elephants, and lions)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyāghroṣṭranāgendramṛgendravaktra

vyāghroṣṭranāgendramṛgendravaktra - with faces of tigers, camels, lordly elephants, and lions

Compound of vyāghra (tiger), uṣṭra (camel), nāgendra (lordly elephant), mṛgendra (lion), and vaktra (face).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyāghra+uṣṭra+nāgendra+mṛgendra+vaktra)

• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)
• uṣṭra – camel
  noun (masculine)
• nāgendra – lordly elephant
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of nāga (elephant, snake) and indra (chief, lord).
• mṛgendra – lion (lord of beasts)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of mṛga (animal) and indra (chief, lord).
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtaiḥ'.

भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by dreadful beings (bhūta) (by beings, by elements, by spirits)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhū (to be, exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Often refers to spirits or ghostly attendants of Shiva.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛ (to cover, surround, choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'eṣaḥ'.

भाति (bhāti) - shines (shines, appears, is resplendent)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vibhā

From root √bhā (to shine) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

विवृत्तनेत्रैः (vivṛttanetraiḥ) - with rolling eyes (of the bhūtas) (with rolling eyes)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vivṛttanetra

vivṛttanetra - with rolling eyes

Compound of vivṛtta (rolling, turned around) and netra (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vivṛtta+netra)

• vivṛtta – rolling, turned around, wide open
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √vṛt (to turn, roll) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtaiḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - he (this one) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as a correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

असौ (asau) - he is (this one) (that one, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods (of gods)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

दर्पहन्ता (darpahantā) - vanquisher of pride (destroyer of pride, vanquisher of arrogance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darpahantṛ

darpahantṛ - destroyer of pride, vanquisher of arrogance

Compound of darpa (pride, arrogance) and hantṛ (destroyer, killer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (darpa+hantṛ)

• darpa – pride, arrogance, haughtiness
  noun (masculine)
• hantṛ – destroyer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root √han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)