वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-5, verse-28

ज्येष्ठक्रमेण सा तेषां राक्षसानामराक्षसी ।
कन्यास्ताः प्रददौ हृष्टा पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः ॥२८॥

28. jyeṣṭhakrameṇa sā teṣāṃ rākṣasānāmarākṣasī ,
kanyāstāḥ pradadau hṛṣṭā pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ.

28. jyeṣṭhakrameṇa sā teṣām rākṣasānām arākṣasī
kanyāḥ tāḥ pradadau hṛṣṭāḥ pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ

28. sā arākṣasī hṛṣṭā pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ
jyeṣṭhakrameṇa tāḥ kanyāḥ teṣām rākṣasānām pradadau

28. That non-rākṣasī (Narmadā), joyful and with faces like the full moon, gave those daughters to those rākṣasas in order of seniority.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्येष्ठक्रमेण (jyeṣṭhakrameṇa) - in order of seniority, according to age

• सा (sā) - she (Narmadā) (she, that)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (rākṣasas) (to them, of them)

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - to the rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas, to the rākṣasas)

• अराक्षसी (arākṣasī) - non-rākṣasī (Narmadā) (not a rākṣasī, non-rākṣasī)

• कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - daughters

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (daughters) (those, them)

• प्रददौ (pradadau) - she gave, offered

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful, delighted

• पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः (pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ) - having faces like the full moon

Words meanings and morphology

ज्येष्ठक्रमेण (jyeṣṭhakrameṇa) - in order of seniority, according to age

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭhakrama

jyeṣṭhakrama - order of seniority, sequence of age

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jyeṣṭha+krama)

• jyeṣṭha – oldest, chief, superior
  adjective (masculine)
• krama – order, sequence, step
  noun (masculine)

सा (sā) - she (Narmadā) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (rākṣasas) (to them, of them)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: or genitive, but dative fits 'gave to them'

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - to the rākṣasas (of the rākṣasas, to the rākṣasas)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a rākṣasa (demon)

Note: or genitive, agrees with teṣām

अराक्षसी (arākṣasī) - non-rākṣasī (Narmadā) (not a rākṣasī, non-rākṣasī)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arākṣasī

arākṣasī - not a rākṣasī

negation with 'a-' prefix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rākṣasī)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• rākṣasī – a female rākṣasa
  noun (feminine)

Note: modifies sā (Narmadā)

कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - daughters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, maiden, girl

ताः (tāḥ) - those (daughters) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: modifies kanyāḥ

प्रददौ (pradadau) - she gave, offered

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - rejoiced, delighted, joyful

past passive participle

from root hṛṣ (to be thrilled, rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: modifies the daughters (kanyāḥ)

पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः (pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ) - having faces like the full moon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pūrṇacandranibhānanā

pūrṇacandranibhānanā - having a face resembling the full moon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pūrṇa+candra+nibha+ānana)

• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: modifies the daughters (kanyāḥ)