वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-90, verse-17

ते दीप्तवदना दीप्तं वमन्तो ज्वलनं मुखैः ।
राममेवाभ्यवर्तन्त व्यादितास्या भयानकाः ॥१७॥

17. te dīptavadanā dīptaṃ vamanto jvalanaṃ mukhaiḥ ,
rāmamevābhyavartanta vyāditāsyā bhayānakāḥ.

17. te dīptavadanāḥ dīptam vamantaḥ jvalanam mukhaiḥ
rāmam eva abhyavartanta vyāditāsyāḥ bhayānakāḥ

17. te dīptavadanāḥ dīptam jvalanam mukhaiḥ vamantaḥ
vyāditāsyāḥ bhayānakāḥ rāmam eva abhyavartanta

17. Those, with blazing faces, vomiting blazing fire from their mouths, terrifying with wide-open jaws, attacked Rāma indeed.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• दीप्तवदनाः (dīptavadanāḥ) - having blazing faces, with shining mouths

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, ignited, shining

• वमन्तः (vamantaḥ) - vomiting, emitting, discharging

• ज्वलनम् (jvalanam) - fire, flame, blaze

• मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - with mouths, by means of mouths

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - attacked, came towards

• व्यादितास्याः (vyāditāsyāḥ) - having wide-open jaws, with gaping mouths

• भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrifying, dreadful, frightful

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the serpents ('sarpāḥ') from the previous verse

दीप्तवदनाः (dīptavadanāḥ) - having blazing faces, with shining mouths

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīptavadana

dīptavadana - having a blazing face, with a shining mouth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dīpta+vadana)

• dīpta – blazing, shining, inflamed, illuminated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dīp (to shine, blaze) with kta suffix
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• vadana – face, mouth, aspect
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (serpents)

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, ignited, shining

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, inflamed, illuminated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dīp (to shine, blaze) with kta suffix

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'jvalanam'

वमन्तः (vamantaḥ) - vomiting, emitting, discharging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vam

vam - to vomit, spit out, emit, discharge

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vam (to vomit) with śatṛ suffix

Root: vam (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying the implied subject

ज्वलनम् (jvalanam) - fire, flame, blaze

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jvalana

jvalana - fire, flame, blaze; burning, shining

nominal derivative

Derived from root jval (to blaze, burn)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vamantaḥ'

मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - with mouths, by means of mouths

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, opening, principal part

Note: Instrument by which fire is vomited

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming; dark

Note: Object of 'abhyavartanta'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - attacked, came towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

व्यादितास्याः (vyāditāsyāḥ) - having wide-open jaws, with gaping mouths

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyāditāsya

vyāditāsya - having the mouth opened wide, with gaping jaws

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+ā+dita+āsya)

• vi – apart, asunder, away
  indeclinable
• ā – to, towards, completely
  indeclinable
• dita – opened, split, divided
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dai/do (to cut, divide, open) with kta suffix
  Root: dā (class 3)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (serpents)

भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrifying, dreadful, frightful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayānaka

bhayānaka - terrifying, dreadful, frightful, alarming

Note: Modifies the implied subject (serpents)