वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-10, verse-22

तावन्योन्याञ्जलिं कृत्वा स्नेहात् संश्लिष्य चोरसा ।
ननन्दतुर्दशरथो लोमपादश्च वीर्यवान् ॥२२॥

22. tāvanyonyāñjaliṃ kṛtvā snehāt saṃśliṣya corasā ,
nanandaturdaśaratho lomapādaśca vīryavān.

22. tau anyonyāñjalim kṛtvā snehāt saṃśliṣya ca
urasā nanandatuḥ daśarathaḥ lomapādaḥ ca vīryavān

22. daśarathaḥ ca vīryavān lomapādaḥ anyonyāñjalim
kṛtvā snehāt urasā ca saṃśliṣya nanandatuḥ

22. Having offered each other the añjali gesture and having embraced affectionately, both Dasharatha and the valiant Lomapāda rejoiced.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - Dasharatha and Lomapada (those two, both of them)

• अन्योन्याञ्जलिम् (anyonyāñjalim) - mutual gesture of reverence, a mutual añjali

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, out of love

• संश्लिष्य (saṁśliṣya) - having embraced

• च (ca) - and

• उरसा (urasā) - by embracing with their chests (with the chest)

• ननन्दतुः (nanandatuḥ) - Dasharatha and Lomapada rejoiced (they both rejoiced, were happy)

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - King Dasharatha of Ayodhya (Dasharatha (a king, father of Rama))

• लोमपादः (lomapādaḥ) - King Lomapāda of Anga (Lomapāda (a king))

• च (ca) - and

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - Lomapada, the valiant one (valiant, powerful, energetic)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Dasharatha and Lomapada (those two, both of them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Implied subject from the dual verb 'nanandatuḥ'.

अन्योन्याञ्जलिम् (anyonyāñjalim) - mutual gesture of reverence, a mutual añjali

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonyāñjali

anyonyāñjali - mutual añjali; the gesture of placing palms together in reverence to each other

Compound type : tatpurusha (anyonya+añjali)

• anyonya – mutual, each other, reciprocal
  adjective (masculine)
• añjali – cupped hands; a gesture of reverence or greeting
  noun (masculine)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Derived from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, out of love

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness

Root: snih (class 4)

संश्लिष्य (saṁśliṣya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Derived from root śliṣ with prefix sam- and suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: sam

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उरसा (urasā) - by embracing with their chests (with the chest)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast, bosom

ननन्दतुः (nanandatuḥ) - Dasharatha and Lomapada rejoiced (they both rejoiced, were happy)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of nand

Root: nand (class 1)

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - King Dasharatha of Ayodhya (Dasharatha (a king, father of Rama))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (a name, lit. 'having ten chariots')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśan+ratha)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

लोमपादः (lomapādaḥ) - King Lomapāda of Anga (Lomapāda (a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lomapāda

lomapāda - Lomapāda (a proper name, lit. 'hairy-footed')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (loman+pāda)

• loman – hair (on the body), fleece
  noun (neuter)
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - Lomapada, the valiant one (valiant, powerful, energetic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - valiant, powerful, energetic, heroic

possessive suffix -vat

Note: Adjective modifying Lomapāda.

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