वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-4, verse-10

रूपलक्षणसंपन्नौ मधुरस्वरभाषिणौ ।
बिम्बादिवोद्धृतौ बिम्बौ रामदेहात्तथापरौ ॥१०॥

10. rūpalakṣaṇasaṃpannau madhurasvarabhāṣiṇau ,
bimbādivoddhṛtau bimbau rāmadehāttathāparau.

10. rūpa-lakṣaṇa-sampannau madhura-svara-bhāṣiṇau
bimbāt iva uddhṛtau bimbau rāma-dehāt tathā aparau

10. rūpalakṣaṇasampannau madhurasvarabhāṣiṇau (tau) bimbāt
uddhṛtau bimbau iva (āstām) tathā rāmadehāt aparau (iva)

10. Endowed with perfect form and auspicious characteristics, speaking with sweet voices, they were like two reflections drawn from a single image (bimba), or as if two distinct individuals (apara) from Rama's very body.

Words meanings summery:

• रूप-लक्षण-सम्पन्नौ (rūpa-lakṣaṇa-sampannau) - two endowed with beautiful form and auspicious marks

• मधुर-स्वर-भाषिणौ (madhura-svara-bhāṣiṇau) - two speaking with sweet voices

• बिम्बात् (bimbāt) - from an image/reflection

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उद्धृतौ (uddhṛtau) - two drawn out, lifted

• बिम्बौ (bimbau) - two reflections/images

• राम-देहात् (rāma-dehāt) - from Rama's body

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, also

• अपरौ (aparau) - two others, two distinct ones

Words meanings and morphology

रूप-लक्षण-सम्पन्नौ (rūpa-lakṣaṇa-sampannau) - two endowed with beautiful form and auspicious marks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rūpalakṣaṇasampanna

rūpalakṣaṇasampanna - endowed with form and marks/characteristics

Compound type : dvandva-bahuvrīhi (rūpa+lakṣaṇa+sampanna)

• rūpa – form, beauty, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – accomplished, endowed with, complete, successful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'pad' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the two brothers.

मधुर-स्वर-भाषिणौ (madhura-svara-bhāṣiṇau) - two speaking with sweet voices

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of madhurasvarabhāṣin

madhurasvarabhāṣin - speaking with a sweet voice

Derived from 'madhura-svara' and 'bhāṣin' (one who speaks).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhura+svara+bhāṣin)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
  adjective (masculine)
• svara – voice, sound, tone, accent
  noun (masculine)
• bhāṣin – speaking, speaker
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'bhāṣ' (to speak)
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the two brothers.

बिम्बात् (bimbāt) - from an image/reflection

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bimba

bimba - image, reflection, disk (of sun/moon), original object

Note: Source from which something is drawn.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उद्धृतौ (uddhṛtau) - two drawn out, lifted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of uddhṛta

uddhṛta - drawn out, lifted up, extracted, rescued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'hṛ' (to carry) with prefix 'ud' (up, out)

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the two brothers, indicating they were 'drawn out'.

बिम्बौ (bimbau) - two reflections/images

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of bimba

bimba - image, reflection, disk (of sun/moon), original object

Note: Used as the object of comparison, emphasizing their identical appearance.

राम-देहात् (rāma-dehāt) - from Rama's body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rāmadeha

rāmadeha - Rama's body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+deha)

• rāma – Rama (a proper name), pleasing, dark-colored
  proper noun (masculine)
• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Source of separation, like 'from'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

अपरौ (aparau) - two others, two distinct ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of apara

apara - other, another, distinct, subsequent

Note: Qualifies the implied 'they' (the two brothers), suggesting they are separate from Rama but identical.