वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-26, verse-7

गदे द्वे चैव काकुत्स्थ मोदकी शिखरी उभे ।
प्रदीप्ते नरशार्दूल प्रयच्छामि नृपात्मज ॥७॥

7. gade dve caiva kākutstha modakī śikharī ubhe ,
pradīpte naraśārdūla prayacchāmi nṛpātmaja.

7. gade dve ca eva kākutstha modakī śikharī ubhe
pradīpte naraśārdūla prayacchāmi nṛpātmaja

7. kākutstha naraśārdūla nṛpātmaja ca eva ubhe
dve pradīpte modakī śikharī gade prayacchāmi

7. O Kakutstha, O tiger among men, O son of a king, I bestow upon you these two blazing maces, Modaki and Shikhari.

Words meanings summery:

• गदे (gade) - the two maces (named Modaki and Shikhari) (two maces)

• द्वे (dve) - two (referring to the maces) (two)

• च (ca) - and

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

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama, descendant of Kakutstha (descendant of Kakutstha)

• मोदकी (modakī) - Modaki (the name of one of the maces) (causing delight; name of a mace)

• शिखरी (śikharī) - Shikhari (the name of one of the maces) (having a peak; name of a mace)

• उभे (ubhe) - both (referring to Modaki and Shikhari) (both)

• प्रदीप्ते (pradīpte) - blazing (referring to the maces) (blazing, effulgent)

• नरशार्दूल (naraśārdūla) - O Rama, tiger among men (an epithet) (tiger among men, eminent man)

• प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I bestow (upon you) (I give, I bestow)

• नृपात्मज (nṛpātmaja) - O Rama, son of a king (an epithet) (son of a king, prince)

Words meanings and morphology

गदे (gade) - the two maces (named Modaki and Shikhari) (two maces)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of gadā

gadā - mace, club

द्वे (dve) - two (referring to the maces) (two)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of dvi

dvi - two

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama, descendant of Kakutstha (descendant of Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha

मोदकी (modakī) - Modaki (the name of one of the maces) (causing delight; name of a mace)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of modakī

modakī - causing delight; name of a mace

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Declined in dual nominative to agree with 'gade' and 'dve'.

शिखरी (śikharī) - Shikhari (the name of one of the maces) (having a peak; name of a mace)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of śikharī

śikharī - having a peak, pointed; name of a mace

Note: Declined in dual nominative to agree with 'gade' and 'dve'.

उभे (ubhe) - both (referring to Modaki and Shikhari) (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

प्रदीप्ते (pradīpte) - blazing (referring to the maces) (blazing, effulgent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, illuminated, effulgent

Past Passive Participle

from root 'dīp' (to shine) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

नरशार्दूल (naraśārdūla) - O Rama, tiger among men (an epithet) (tiger among men, eminent man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - tiger among men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I bestow (upon you) (I give, I bestow)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-yam

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

नृपात्मज (nṛpātmaja) - O Rama, son of a king (an epithet) (son of a king, prince)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpātmaja

nṛpātmaja - son of a king, prince

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+ātmaja)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)

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