वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-82, verse-8

कथं सर्वगुणैर्हीना गुणवन्तं महौजसं ।
सुमुखं दुर्मुखी रामं कामयामास राक्षसी ॥८॥

8. kathaṃ sarvaguṇairhīnā guṇavantaṃ mahaujasaṃ ,
sumukhaṃ durmukhī rāmaṃ kāmayāmāsa rākṣasī.

8. katham sarvaguṇaiḥ hīnā guṇavantam mahaujasam
sumukham durmukhī rāmam kāmayāmāsa rākṣasī

8. rākṣasī durmukhī sarvaguṇaiḥ hīnā katham
guṇavantam mahaujasam sumukham rāmam kāmayāmāsa

8. How did that ugly-faced female demon (rākṣasī), utterly devoid of all good qualities, desire Rama, who was so virtuous, possessed great splendor, and had such a handsome face?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, why, in what manner)

• सर्वगुणैः (sarvaguṇaiḥ) - by all good qualities (by all qualities, by all virtues)

• हीना (hīnā) - devoid of (deprived of, abandoned, wanting, deficient)

• गुणवन्तम् (guṇavantam) - virtuous, endowed with virtues (virtuous, possessing qualities, endowed with merits)

• महौजसम् (mahaujasam) - possessed great splendor (of great energy, very powerful, greatly resplendent)

• सुमुखम् (sumukham) - with a handsome face (handsome, beautiful-faced, auspicious)

• दुर्मुखी (durmukhī) - ugly-faced (ugly-faced, ill-favored, sullen-faced)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (Rama (proper name))

• कामयामास (kāmayāmāsa) - desired (desired, wished for, lusted after)

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon (rākṣasī) (a female demon, ogress)

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how (how, why, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

सर्वगुणैः (sarvaguṇaiḥ) - by all good qualities (by all qualities, by all virtues)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvaguṇa

sarvaguṇa - all qualities, all virtues

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+guṇa)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)

हीना (hīnā) - devoid of (deprived of, abandoned, wanting, deficient)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hīna

hīna - abandoned, deficient, deprived of, inferior

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hā' (to abandon) + kta suffix

Root: hā (class 3)

गुणवन्तम् (guṇavantam) - virtuous, endowed with virtues (virtuous, possessing qualities, endowed with merits)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇavat

guṇavat - possessing qualities, virtuous, meritorious

Derived from guṇa + matup suffix

Note: Refers to Rama.

महौजसम् (mahaujasam) - possessed great splendor (of great energy, very powerful, greatly resplendent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahaujas

mahaujas - great energy, great strength, great splendor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahant+ojas)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ojas – energy, vigor, splendor, light
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Rama.

सुमुखम् (sumukham) - with a handsome face (handsome, beautiful-faced, auspicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumukha

sumukha - good-faced, handsome, beautiful, auspicious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mukha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Rama.

दुर्मुखी (durmukhī) - ugly-faced (ugly-faced, ill-favored, sullen-faced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of durmukha

durmukha - evil-faced, ugly-faced, sullen

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mukha)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasī.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (Rama (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Object of desire.

कामयामास (kāmayāmāsa) - desired (desired, wished for, lusted after)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kāmaya

Denominative verb (causative of root kam) from kāma

Derived from the noun 'kāma' (desire) with the suffix '-ya' forming a denominative verb, followed by the perfect suffix 'āmāsa' from the periphrastic perfect.

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Denominative verb from kāma.

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon (rākṣasī) (a female demon, ogress)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female demon, ogress

Feminine form of rākṣasa

Note: Subject of the verb 'kāmayāmāsa'.