वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-49, verse-20

वरायुधधरौ वीरौ कस्य पुत्रौ महामुने ।
भूषयन्ताविमं देशं चन्द्रसूर्याविवाम्बरम् ॥२०॥

20. varāyudhadharau vīrau kasya putrau mahāmune ,
bhūṣayantāvimaṃ deśaṃ candrasūryāvivāmbaram.

20. varāyudhadharau vīrau kasya putrau mahāmune
bhūṣayantau imam deśam candrasūryau iva ambaram

20. mahāmune,
varāyudhadharau vīrau,
kasya putrau (etau)? (etau) imam deśam bhūṣayantau (sthaḥ) candrasūryau ambaram iva

20. O great sage, whose sons are these two heroes bearing excellent weapons, who are adorning this region as the moon and sun adorn the sky?

Words meanings summery:

• वरायुधधरौ (varāyudhadharau) - bearing excellent weapons

• वीरौ (vīrau) - Refers to Rama and Lakshmana. (two heroes, valorous ones)

• कस्य (kasya) - Refers to whose sons they are. (whose? of what?)

• पुत्रौ (putrau) - two sons

• महामुने (mahāmune) - Janaka addressing Viśvāmitra. (O great sage!)

• भूषयन्तौ (bhūṣayantau) - adorning, embellishing

• इमम् (imam) - Refers to the region. (this)

• देशम् (deśam) - region, country, place

• चन्द्रसूर्यौ (candrasūryau) - the moon and the sun

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky (sky, atmosphere)

Words meanings and morphology

वरायुधधरौ (varāyudhadharau) - bearing excellent weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of varāyudhadhara

varāyudhadhara - bearing excellent weapons

Compound of `vara` (excellent), `āyudha` (weapon), `dhara` (bearer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+āyudha+dhara)

• vara – excellent, best, boon
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `vṛ` (to choose).
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  From root `yudh` (to fight) with prefix `ā-`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• dhara – bearer, holder, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun suffix
  From root `dhṛ` (to hold, bear).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वीरौ (vīrau) - Refers to Rama and Lakshmana. (two heroes, valorous ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant, warrior

Root: vīr

कस्य (kasya) - Refers to whose sons they are. (whose? of what?)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Genitive singular of `kim`.

पुत्रौ (putrau) - two sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of putra

putra - son, child

महामुने (mahāmune) - Janaka addressing Viśvāmitra. (O great sage!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Vocative singular of `mahāmuni` (i-stem).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 8)

भूषयन्तौ (bhūṣayantau) - adorning, embellishing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhūṣayat

bhūṣayat - adorning, embellishing, decorating (present participle)

Present Active Participle

From root `bhūṣ` (to adorn), 10th class, with `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

इमम् (imam) - Refers to the region. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Accusative singular masculine of `idam`.

देशम् (deśam) - region, country, place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, country, place, spot

Accusative singular masculine of `deśa`.

Root: diś (class 6)

चन्द्रसूर्यौ (candrasūryau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of candrasūrya

candrasūrya - the moon and the sun

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (candra+sūrya)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky (sky, atmosphere)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing, circumference

Accusative singular neuter of `ambara`.

Root: amb (class 1)

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