वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-65, verse-14

ते कामरूपिणः शूरा दंष्ट्रिणः पिङ्गलेक्षणाः ।
मातंगा इव नर्दन्तो ध्वस्तकेशा भयानकाः ॥१४॥

14. te kāmarūpiṇaḥ śūrā daṃṣṭriṇaḥ piṅgalekṣaṇāḥ ,
mātaṃgā iva nardanto dhvastakeśā bhayānakāḥ.

14. te kāma-rūpiṇaḥ śūrā daṃṣṭriṇaḥ piṅgala-īkṣaṇāḥ
mātaṅgāḥ iva nardantaḥ dhvasta-keśāḥ bhayānakāḥ

14. te kāma-rūpiṇaḥ śūrā daṃṣṭriṇaḥ piṅgala-īkṣaṇāḥ
mātaṅgāḥ iva nardantaḥ dhvasta-keśāḥ bhayānakāḥ

14. Those brave demons (śūra) could assume any form at will (kāmarūpin); they were tusked, with reddish-brown eyes, roaring like elephants (mātaṅga), with dishevelled hair, and terrifying.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (demons) (those, they)

• काम-रूपिणः (kāma-rūpiṇaḥ) - assuming any desired form (assuming any form at will, chameleon-like)

• शूरा (śūrā) - brave ones (referring to the demons) (brave, heroic, warriors)

• दंष्ट्रिणः (daṁṣṭriṇaḥ) - having prominent tusks or fangs (fanged, tusked, having large teeth)

• पिङ्गल-ईक्षणाः (piṅgala-īkṣaṇāḥ) - with reddish-brown eyes (having tawny/reddish-brown eyes)

• मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants (for comparison) (elephants)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• नर्दन्तः (nardantaḥ) - roaring loudly (roaring, shouting)

• ध्वस्त-केशाः (dhvasta-keśāḥ) - with their hair dishevelled (with dishevelled hair, hair thrown about)

• भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrifying (terrifying, dreadful, fearful)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (demons) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'niśācarāḥ' from the previous verse.

काम-रूपिणः (kāma-rūpiṇaḥ) - assuming any desired form (assuming any form at will, chameleon-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any desired form, chameleon-like, shape-shifter

From kāma (desire) + rūpa (form) + suffix -in.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'te' and 'śūrā'.

शूरा (śūrā) - brave ones (referring to the demons) (brave, heroic, warriors)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, hero, warrior

Note: Agrees with 'te' and 'niśācarāḥ' (implied).

दंष्ट्रिणः (daṁṣṭriṇaḥ) - having prominent tusks or fangs (fanged, tusked, having large teeth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daṃṣṭrin

daṁṣṭrin - tusked, fanged, having large teeth

From daṃṣṭrā (tusk, fang) + suffix -in.

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

पिङ्गल-ईक्षणाः (piṅgala-īkṣaṇāḥ) - with reddish-brown eyes (having tawny/reddish-brown eyes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of piṅgalekṣaṇa

piṅgalekṣaṇa - tawny-eyed, having reddish-brown eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (piṅgala+īkṣaṇa)

• piṅgala – tawny, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown
  adjective (masculine)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  From √īkṣ (to see).
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, describing the demons.

मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants (for comparison) (elephants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant, outcaste

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

नर्दन्तः (nardantaḥ) - roaring loudly (roaring, shouting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nardat

nardat - roaring, shouting, thundering

Present Active Participle

From √nard (to roar, shout) + present participle suffix -at.

Root: nard (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

ध्वस्त-केशाः (dhvasta-keśāḥ) - with their hair dishevelled (with dishevelled hair, hair thrown about)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhvastakeśa

dhvastakeśa - having dishevelled hair, with hair thrown about

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhvasta+keśa)

• dhvasta – thrown down, ruined, destroyed, dishevelled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dhvaṃs (to fall, destroy).
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• keśa – hair (of the head)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, describing the demons.

भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrifying (terrifying, dreadful, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayānaka

bhayānaka - terrifying, dreadful, fearful, terrible

From bhaya (fear) + suffix -ānaka.

Note: Agrees with 'te'.