वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-40

ईहामृगमुखांश्चान्यान् व्यादितास्यान्भयावहान् ।
पञ्चास्यांल् लेलिहानांश्च ससर्ज निशिताञ् शरान् ॥४०॥

40. īhāmṛgamukhāṃścānyān vyāditāsyānbhayāvahān ,
pañcāsyāṃl lelihānāṃśca sasarja niśitāñ śarān.

40. īhāmṛgamukhān ca anyān vyāditāsyān bhayāvahān
pañcāsyān lelihānān ca sasarja niśitān śarān

40. And other terrifying arrows, with faces of mythical beasts and gaping mouths, along with those that were five-faced or lion-faced and appeared to be licking their lips, he discharged these sharpened arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ईहामृगमुखान् (īhāmṛgamukhān) - arrows having faces of mythical beasts (having faces of mythical deer/beasts)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यान् (anyān) - other (arrows) (others)

• व्यादितास्यान् (vyāditāsyān) - arrows with gaping mouths (with gaping mouths, having wide-open mouths)

• भयावहान् (bhayāvahān) - making the arrows terrifying (terrifying, frightful, causing fear)

• पञ्चास्यान् (pañcāsyān) - arrows that were five-faced or lion-faced (five-faced, lion-faced)

• लेलिहानान् (lelihānān) - arrows appearing to be licking their lips/mouths (licking, repeatedly licking, devouring)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ससर्ज (sasarja) - he released/fired (the arrows) (he created, he discharged, he emitted)

• निशितान् (niśitān) - sharpened, keen, acute

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

Words meanings and morphology

ईहामृगमुखान् (īhāmṛgamukhān) - arrows having faces of mythical beasts (having faces of mythical deer/beasts)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of īhāmṛgamukha

īhāmṛgamukha - having faces of mythical deer/beasts, faces of composite animals

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose faces are of mythical deer'. 'īhāmṛga' refers to a desired or mythical animal, often a composite one.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (īhāmṛga+mukha)

• īhāmṛga – mythical deer/beast, a desired animal, composite animal
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'īhā' (desire) and 'mṛga' (deer, animal).
• mukha – face, mouth, head
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śarān'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यान् (anyān) - other (arrows) (others)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'śarān'.

व्यादितास्यान् (vyāditāsyān) - arrows with gaping mouths (with gaping mouths, having wide-open mouths)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vyāditāsya

vyāditāsya - having a gaping mouth, wide-mouthed

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose mouth is opened wide'. 'vyādita' is the Past Passive Participle of 'vyādā'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyādita+āsya)

• vyādita – opened wide, gaping, stretched open
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dA (to cut, divide, open) with prefixes vi and ā (vyā-dā, to open wide).
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: dA (class 3)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śarān'.

भयावहान् (bhayāvahān) - making the arrows terrifying (terrifying, frightful, causing fear)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhayāvaha

bhayāvaha - causing fear, terrifying, frightful

Compound from 'bhaya' (fear) and 'āvaha' (bringing, causing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+āvaha)

• bhaya – fear, terror
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root vah (to carry, bring) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śarān'.

पञ्चास्यान् (pañcāsyān) - arrows that were five-faced or lion-faced (five-faced, lion-faced)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pañcāsya

pañcāsya - five-faced, lion-faced (an epithet for a lion)

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'having five faces' or 'having a lion's face' (as pañcāsya is also an epithet for a lion).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañca+āsya)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śarān'.

लेलिहानान् (lelihānān) - arrows appearing to be licking their lips/mouths (licking, repeatedly licking, devouring)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of lelihāna

lelihāna - licking, repeatedly licking, devouring

Intensive Present Active Participle

Derived from root lih (to lick) in the intensive (yaṅ-luk) form.

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'śarān'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ससर्ज (sasarja) - he released/fired (the arrows) (he created, he discharged, he emitted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of sṛj

Perfect (Lit) form of the root sṛj.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: The subject is Rāvaṇa.

निशितान् (niśitān) - sharpened, keen, acute

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, acute, pointed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śo/śā (to sharpen) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'śarān'.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Derived from root śṛ (to crush, break) or śī (to sharpen).

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'sasarja'.