वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-13, verse-18

श्लेष्मातकमयो दिष्टो देवदारुमयस्तथा ।
द्वावेव तत्र विहितौ बाहुव्यस्तपरिग्रहौ ॥१८॥

18. śleṣmātakamayo diṣṭo devadārumayastathā ,
dvāveva tatra vihitau bāhuvyastaparigrahau.

18. śleṣmātakamayaḥ diṣṭaḥ devadārumayaḥ tathā
dvau eva tatra vihitau bāhuvyastaparigrahau

18. śleṣmātakamayaḥ diṣṭaḥ tathā devadārumayaḥ
dvau eva tatra vihitau bāhuvyastaparigrahau

18. One (post) was designated as being made of śleṣmātaka wood, and similarly, one made of deodar wood. These two were established there, designed with widely extended supports.

Words meanings summery:

• श्लेष्मातकमयः (śleṣmātakamayaḥ) - (sacrificial post) made of śleṣmātaka wood (made of śleṣmātaka wood)

• दिष्टः (diṣṭaḥ) - designated (to be made) (designated, appointed, prescribed, indicated)

• देवदारुमयः (devadārumayaḥ) - (sacrificial post) made of deodar wood (made of deodar wood)

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly (similarly, in that manner, and so)

• द्वौ (dvau) - two (posts) (two)

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

• तत्र (tatra) - there (at the sacrifice) (there, in that place)

• विहितौ (vihitau) - established, set up (established, arranged, placed, made)

• बाहुव्यस्तपरिग्रहौ (bāhuvyastaparigrahau) - having supports that spread widely (with widely spread supports/arms/grasp)

Words meanings and morphology

श्लेष्मातकमयः (śleṣmātakamayaḥ) - (sacrificial post) made of śleṣmātaka wood (made of śleṣmātaka wood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śleṣmātakamaya

śleṣmātakamaya - made of śleṣmātaka (Cordia dichotoma) wood

derived from śleṣmātaka + maya (suffix meaning 'made of')

दिष्टः (diṣṭaḥ) - designated (to be made) (designated, appointed, prescribed, indicated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of diṣṭa

diṣṭa - indicated, prescribed, destined, appointed

Past Passive Participle

from root √diś (to show, point out)

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Acts as an adjective here, describing the post.

देवदारुमयः (devadārumayaḥ) - (sacrificial post) made of deodar wood (made of deodar wood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devadārumaya

devadārumaya - made of deodar (Cedrus deodara) wood

derived from devadāru + maya (suffix meaning 'made of')

तथा (tathā) - and similarly (similarly, in that manner, and so)

(indeclinable)

द्वौ (dvau) - two (posts) (two)

(numeral)

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

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there (at the sacrifice) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal root tad + traL suffix

Root: tad

विहितौ (vihitau) - established, set up (established, arranged, placed, made)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vihita

vihita - arranged, established, placed, performed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix vi- + root √dhā (to place, put)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'dvau'.

बाहुव्यस्तपरिग्रहौ (bāhuvyastaparigrahau) - having supports that spread widely (with widely spread supports/arms/grasp)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bāhuvyastaparigraha

bāhuvyastaparigraha - having widely extended supports or grasp

Compound meaning "having (a) grasp (parigraha) which is widely spread (vyasta) by (its) arms (bāhu)"

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bāhu+vyasta+parigraha)

• bāhu – arm, foreleg, support
  noun (masculine)
• vyasta – spread out, expanded, disunited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix vi- + root √as (to throw)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: as (class 4)
• parigraha – grasp, holding, possession, support
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix pari- + root √grah (to seize, take)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'dvau'.