वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-41

शरान् खरमुखांश्चान्यान् वराहमुखसंस्थितान् ।
श्वानकुक्कुटवक्त्रांश्च मकराशीविषाननान् ॥४१॥

41. śarān kharamukhāṃścānyān varāhamukhasaṃsthitān ,
śvānakukkuṭavaktrāṃśca makarāśīviṣānanān.

41. śarān kharamukhān ca anyān varāhamukhasaṃsthitān
śvānakukkuṭavaktrān ca makarāśīviṣānanān

41. These arrows included those with faces of donkeys, and others appearing with boar faces, some with faces of dogs and chickens, and others with mouths of crocodiles and venomous serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• खरमुखान् (kharamukhān) - arrows having faces of donkeys (having faces of donkeys)

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• वराहमुखसंस्थितान् (varāhamukhasaṁsthitān) - arrows appearing with boar faces (appearing with boar faces, having boar faces)

• श्वानकुक्कुटवक्त्रान् (śvānakukkuṭavaktrān) - arrows with faces of dogs and chickens (with faces of dogs and chickens)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मकराशीविषाननान् (makarāśīviṣānanān) - arrows with mouths of crocodiles and venomous serpents (with mouths of crocodiles and venomous serpents)

Words meanings and morphology

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: Continues as the object of 'sasarja' from the previous verse.

खरमुखान् (kharamukhān) - arrows having faces of donkeys (having faces of donkeys)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kharamukha

kharamukha - having faces of donkeys

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose faces are of donkeys'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khara+mukha)

• khara – donkey, ass
  noun (masculine)
• 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'.

वराहमुखसंस्थितान् (varāhamukhasaṁsthitān) - arrows appearing with boar faces (appearing with boar faces, having boar faces)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of varāhamukhasaṃsthita

varāhamukhasaṁsthita - having the form of a boar's face, appearing with boar faces

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose form is a boar's face'. 'saṃsthita' (situated, standing, appearing as) modifies the face.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (varāha+mukha+saṃsthita)

• varāha – boar, wild pig
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, head
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsthita – placed, situated, appearing, existing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śarān'.

श्वानकुक्कुटवक्त्रान् (śvānakukkuṭavaktrān) - arrows with faces of dogs and chickens (with faces of dogs and chickens)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śvānakukkuṭavaktra

śvānakukkuṭavaktra - having faces of dogs and chickens

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose faces are of dogs and chickens'. 'vaktra' is a synonym for 'mukha'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śvāna+kukkuṭa+vaktra)

• śvāna – dog
  noun (masculine)
• kukkuṭa – cock, chicken
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śarān'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मकराशीविषाननान् (makarāśīviṣānanān) - arrows with mouths of crocodiles and venomous serpents (with mouths of crocodiles and venomous serpents)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of makarāśīviṣānana

makarāśīviṣānana - having mouths of crocodiles and venomous serpents

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose mouths are of crocodiles and venomous serpents'. 'ānana' is a synonym for 'mukha'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (makara+āśīviṣa+ānana)

• makara – sea-monster, crocodile
  noun (masculine)
• āśīviṣa – venomous serpent, cobra (literally, 'whose fangs are poison')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'āśis' (fangs) and 'viṣa' (poison).
• ānana – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śarān'.