वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-18, verse-5

व्रते मे बहुशश्चीर्णे समाप्त्यां राक्षसाविमौ ।
मारीचश्च सुबाहुश्च वीर्यवन्तौ सुशिक्षितौ ।
तौ मांसरुधिरौघेण वेदिं तामभ्यवर्षताम् ॥५॥

5. vrate me bahuśaścīrṇe samāptyāṃ rākṣasāvimau ,
mārīcaśca subāhuśca vīryavantau suśikṣitau ,
tau māṃsarudhiraugheṇa vediṃ tāmabhyavarṣatām.

5. vrate me bahuśaḥ cīrṇe samāptyām
rākṣasau imau marīcaḥ ca subāhuḥ ca
vīryavantau suśikṣitau tau
māṃsarudhiraugheṇa vedim tām abhyavarṣatām

5. me vrate bahuśaḥ cīrṇe samāptyām
imau rākṣasau marīcaḥ ca subāhuḥ ca
vīryavantau suśikṣitau tau tām
vedim māṃsarudhiraugheṇa abhyavarṣatām

5. When my vow was performed many times and was nearing its completion, these two Rākṣasas, Marīca and Subāhu, who are powerful and well-trained, showered that altar with a torrent of flesh and blood.

Words meanings summery:

• व्रते (vrate) - in the vow, during the observance

• मे (me) - my, to me

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, frequently

• चीर्णे (cīrṇe) - performed, practiced

• समाप्त्याम् (samāptyām) - at the completion, when nearing end

• राक्षसौ (rākṣasau) - Rākṣasas (demons)

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• मरीचः (marīcaḥ) - Marīca (a name)

• च (ca) - and

• सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subāhu (a name)

• च (ca) - and

• वीर्यवन्तौ (vīryavantau) - powerful, valorous

• सुशिक्षितौ (suśikṣitau) - well-trained, well-taught

• तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

• मांसरुधिरौघेण (māṁsarudhiraugheṇa) - with a torrent of flesh and blood

• वेदिम् (vedim) - altar

• ताम् (tām) - that

• अभ्यवर्षताम् (abhyavarṣatām) - they showered

Words meanings and morphology

व्रते (vrate) - in the vow, during the observance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious practice

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Pronominal form of 'I'.

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, frequently

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śaḥ indicating 'many times'

Note: Adverb.

चीर्णे (cīrṇe) - performed, practiced

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of cīrṇa

cīrṇa - performed, practiced, done

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root car (to move, perform) with suffix -ta (ī)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vrate'.

समाप्त्याम् (samāptyām) - at the completion, when nearing end

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of samāpti

samāpti - completion, conclusion, termination

Derived from sam-ā-√āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

राक्षसौ (rākṣasau) - Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, a class of mythological beings

Note: Subject.

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to 'rākṣasau'.

मरीचः (marīcaḥ) - Marīca (a name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marīca

marīca - Marīca (proper name of a Rākṣasa)

Note: One of the two Rākṣasas.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subāhu (a name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of subāhu

subāhu - Subāhu (proper name of a Rākṣasa)

Note: The other Rākṣasa.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

वीर्यवन्तौ (vīryavantau) - powerful, valorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīryavant

vīryavant - possessed of strength, powerful, valorous

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasau'.

सुशिक्षितौ (suśikṣitau) - well-trained, well-taught

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of suśikṣita

suśikṣita - well-trained, highly skilled, well-taught

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+śikṣita)

• su – well, good, excellent
  prefix
• śikṣita – trained, taught, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śikṣ (to learn, teach)
  Root: śikṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasau'.

तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to the two Rākṣasas.

मांसरुधिरौघेण (māṁsarudhiraugheṇa) - with a torrent of flesh and blood

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of māṃsarudhiraugha

māṁsarudhiraugha - torrent/flood of flesh and blood

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+rudhira+ogha)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, torrent, stream
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of showering.

वेदिम् (vedim) - altar

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vedi

vedi - altar, sacrificial ground

Note: Object of 'abhyavarṣatām'.

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to 'vedim'.

अभ्यवर्षताम् (abhyavarṣatām) - they showered

(verb)

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

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: From 'abhi-ava-√vṛṣ'.