वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-23, verse-21

इमौ जनपदौ स्थीतौ ख्यातिं लोके गमिष्यतः ।
मलदाश्च करूषाश्च ममाङ्गमलधारिणौ ॥२१॥

21. imau janapadau sthītau khyātiṃ loke gamiṣyataḥ ,
maladāśca karūṣāśca mamāṅgamaladhāriṇau.

21. imau janapadau sthitau khyātim loke gamiṣyataḥ
maladāḥ ca karūṣāḥ ca mama aṅgamaladhāriṇau

21. imau janapadau sthitau,
maladāḥ ca karūṣāḥ ca,
mama aṅgamaladhāriṇau,
loke khyātim gamiṣyataḥ

21. These two regions, the Maladas and the Karuṣas, which are now established and bear the impurity (mala) from my body, will attain fame in the world.

Words meanings summery:

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• जनपदौ (janapadau) - two regions (two countries, two districts, two populations)

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - now established (standing, situated, existing, established)

• ख्यातिम् (khyātim) - fame, renown, celebrity

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• गमिष्यतः (gamiṣyataḥ) - will attain (they two will go, they two will obtain)

• मलदाः (maladāḥ) - the Malada region (where impurity was given) (givers of impurity, places of impurity)

• च (ca) - and

• करूषाः (karūṣāḥ) - the Karuṣa region/people (the Karūṣas (people or country))

• च (ca) - and

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अङ्गमलधारिणौ (aṅgamaladhāriṇau) - bearing the impurity from my body (bearing the body's impurity)

Words meanings and morphology

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative dual form of 'idam'.

जनपदौ (janapadau) - two regions (two countries, two districts, two populations)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of janapada

janapada - country, district, inhabited territory, people of a country

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+pada)

• jana – people, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pada – foot, place, step
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

स्थितौ (sthitau) - now established (standing, situated, existing, established)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix '-kta'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'janapadau'.

ख्यातिम् (khyātim) - fame, renown, celebrity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of khyāti

khyāti - fame, renown, celebrity, declaration

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'gamiṣyataḥ'.

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

गमिष्यतः (gamiṣyataḥ) - will attain (they two will go, they two will obtain)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, future (Lṛṭ) of gam

Future

Root 'gam' (to go) in 3rd person dual future active.

Root: gam (class 1)

मलदाः (maladāḥ) - the Malada region (where impurity was given) (givers of impurity, places of impurity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of malada

malada - giver of impurity, one who bears impurity; name of a region

Compound of 'mala' (impurity) and 'da' (giver)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mala+da)

• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing (suffix)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Functions as a proper noun referring to a region, matching 'janapadau' in number/case.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

करूषाः (karūṣāḥ) - the Karuṣa region/people (the Karūṣas (people or country))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of karūṣa

karūṣa - name of a country or its people, a type of impurity

Note: Functions as a proper noun referring to a region, matching 'janapadau' in number/case.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

अङ्गमलधारिणौ (aṅgamaladhāriṇau) - bearing the impurity from my body (bearing the body's impurity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aṅgamaladhārin

aṅgamaladhārin - bearing the body's impurity

Compound of 'aṅga' (body), 'mala' (impurity), and 'dhārin' (bearing)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṅga+mala+dhārin)

• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, possessing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Adjective from root 'dhṛ'
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to bear, hold) with suffix '-in'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'janapadau', 'maladāḥ', and 'karūṣāḥ'.