महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-52

तत्रास्तां रावणामात्यौ राक्षसौ शुकसारणौ ।
चारौ वानररूपेण तौ जग्राह विभीषणः ॥५२॥

52. tatrāstāṁ rāvaṇāmātyau rākṣasau śukasāraṇau ,
cārau vānararūpeṇa tau jagrāha vibhīṣaṇaḥ.

52. tatra āstām rāvaṇāmātyau rākṣasau śukāsāraṇau
cārau vānararūpeṇa tau jagrāha vibhīṣaṇaḥ

52. Ravana's two ministers, the Rākṣasas Shuka and Saraṇa, were there as spies. Vibhishaṇa caught those two, who were disguised in the form of monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - they two were

• रावणामात्यौ (rāvaṇāmātyau) - Ravana's two ministers

• राक्षसौ (rākṣasau) - two Rākṣasas

• शुकासारणौ (śukāsāraṇau) - Shuka and Saraṇa

• चारौ (cārau) - two spies

• वानररूपेण (vānararūpeṇa) - in the form of a monkey

• तौ (tau) - those two

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, he caught

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

आस्ताम् (āstām) - they two were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

imperfect, 3rd person dual

Laṅ L-form, 3rd person dual, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

रावणामात्यौ (rāvaṇāmātyau) - Ravana's two ministers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāvaṇāmātya

rāvaṇāmātya - Ravana's minister

compound of rāvaṇa and amātya

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (rāvaṇa+amātya)

• rāvaṇa – Ravana (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• amātya – minister, counsellor
  noun (masculine)

राक्षसौ (rākṣasau) - two Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa, demon

शुकासारणौ (śukāsāraṇau) - Shuka and Saraṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śukāsāraṇa

śukāsāraṇa - Shuka and Saraṇa (proper names)

Dvandva compound of Śuka and Sāraṇa

Compound type : dvandva (śuka+sāraṇa)

• śuka – Shuka (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sāraṇa – Saraṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

चारौ (cārau) - two spies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of cāra

cāra - spy, messenger

वानररूपेण (vānararūpeṇa) - in the form of a monkey

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vānararūpa

vānararūpa - form of a monkey

compound of vānara and rūpa

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (vānara+rūpa)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, appearance
  noun (neuter)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, he caught

(verb)

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

perfect, 3rd person singular

Lit L-form, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: grah (class 9)

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishaṇa (proper name)