वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-74, verse-11

इमे द्वे धनुषी श्रेष्ठे दिव्ये लोकाभिविश्रुते ।
दृढे बलवती मुख्ये सुकृते विश्वकर्मणा ॥११॥

11. ime dve dhanuṣī śreṣṭhe divye lokābhiviśrute ,
dṛḍhe balavatī mukhye sukṛte viśvakarmaṇā.

11. ime dve dhanuṣī śreṣṭhe divye lokābhiviśrute
dṛḍhe balavatī mukhye sukṛte viśvakarmaṇā

11. ime dve dhanuṣī śreṣṭhe divye lokābhiviśrute
dṛḍhe balavatī mukhye viśvakarmaṇā sukṛte

11. These two excellent, divine, and world-renowned bows are strong, powerful, foremost, and skillfully crafted by Viśvakarma.

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - Referring to the two bows. (these two)

• द्वे (dve) - two

• धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - The two divine bows being described by Parashurama. (two bows)

• श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) - Describing the quality of the bows. (excellent, best, supreme)

• दिव्ये (divye) - Describing the origin/nature of the bows. (divine, heavenly)

• लोकाभिविश्रुते (lokābhiviśrute) - Emphasizing the fame of these bows. (famous throughout the worlds, widely known)

• दृढे (dṛḍhe) - Describing the physical strength of the bows. (strong, firm, solid)

• बलवती (balavatī) - Describing the strength of the bows. (powerful, strong)

• मुख्ये (mukhye) - Describing their importance/prominence. (principal, chief, foremost)

• सुकृते (sukṛte) - Describing the craftsmanship of the bows. (well-made, skillfully crafted)

• विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - The divine architect who crafted the bows. (by Vishvakarma)

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - Referring to the two bows. (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with dhanuṣī.

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with dhanuṣī.

धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - The two divine bows being described by Parashurama. (two bows)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) - Describing the quality of the bows. (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, supreme

Superlative degree from praśasya (pra-√śaṃs)

Note: Agrees with dhanuṣī.

दिव्ये (divye) - Describing the origin/nature of the bows. (divine, heavenly)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

Derived from div (heaven)

Note: Agrees with dhanuṣī.

लोकाभिविश्रुते (lokābhiviśrute) - Emphasizing the fame of these bows. (famous throughout the worlds, widely known)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of lokābhiviśruta

lokābhiviśruta - famous in the worlds

Past Passive Participle (compound)

From loka + abhi-vi-√śru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+abhiviśruta)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• abhiviśruta – renowned, famous, well-known
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from abhi-vi-√śru (to hear, to be famous)
  Prefixes: abhi+vi
  Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dhanuṣī.

दृढे (dṛḍhe) - Describing the physical strength of the bows. (strong, firm, solid)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, solid, resolute

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dṛh (to be firm)

Root: dṛh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dhanuṣī.

बलवती (balavatī) - Describing the strength of the bows. (powerful, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -mat/-vat, from bala (strength)

Note: Agrees with dhanuṣī.

मुख्ये (mukhye) - Describing their importance/prominence. (principal, chief, foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost, primary

Derived from mukha (face, front)

Note: Agrees with dhanuṣī.

सुकृते (sukṛte) - Describing the craftsmanship of the bows. (well-made, skillfully crafted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, skillfully made, good deed

Past Passive Participle (compound)

From su-√kṛ (to do well)

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with dhanuṣī.

विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - The divine architect who crafted the bows. (by Vishvakarma)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Vishvakarma (the divine architect)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+karman)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective
• karman – action, work, deed
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent of the action 'sukṛte'.

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