वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-74, verse-28

योजयस्व धनुः श्रेष्ठे शरं परपुरंजयम् ।
यदि शक्नोषि काकुत्स्थ द्वन्द्वं दास्यामि ते ततः ॥२८॥

28. yojayasva dhanuḥ śreṣṭhe śaraṃ parapuraṃjayam ,
yadi śaknoṣi kākutstha dvandvaṃ dāsyāmi te tataḥ.

28. yojayasva dhanuḥ śreṣṭhe śaram parapurajayam
yadi śaknoṣi kākutstha dvandvam dāsyāmi te tataḥ

28. kākutstha (tvam) śreṣṭhe dhanuḥ parapurajayam śaram
yojayasva yadi śaknoṣi tataḥ te dvandvam dāsyāmi

28. String this arrow, which conquers enemy cities, onto this excellent bow. If you are capable, O descendant of Kakutstha, then I will grant you a duel.

Words meanings summery:

• योजयस्व (yojayasva) - string (an arrow onto a bow) (fix, string, apply, join, employ)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) - on the excellent (bow) (on the best, on the excellent)

• शरम् (śaram) - arrow

• परपुरजयम् (parapurajayam) - which conquers enemy cities (conquering enemy cities/fortresses, victorious over enemies)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi) - you are capable (you are able, you can)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O descendant of Kakutstha (O descendant of Kakutstha (Rāma))

• द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - a duel (duel, combat, pair, couple)

• दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will grant (I will give, I will grant)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (as a consequence) (then, from there, therefore)

Words meanings and morphology

योजयस्व (yojayasva) - string (an arrow onto a bow) (fix, string, apply, join, employ)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yuj

Imperative Middle Voice, 2nd Person Singular (causative stem)

From √yuj (to join), causative stem 'yojaya', imperative middle 2nd singular

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Command to Rāma.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Note: Functions as a locative (on the bow), agreeing with 'śreṣṭhe'.

श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) - on the excellent (bow) (on the best, on the excellent)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, supreme

Superlative form of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Agrees with 'dhanuḥ' in its locative function.

शरम् (śaram) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'yojayasva'.

परपुरजयम् (parapurajayam) - which conquers enemy cities (conquering enemy cities/fortresses, victorious over enemies)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parapurajaya

parapurajaya - conquering enemy cities, victorious over enemy strongholds

Compound of 'para' (enemy), 'pura' (city), and 'jaya' (victory/conqueror)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+pura+jaya)

• para – other, enemy, supreme
  adjective
• pura – city, fortress, town
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest; conqueror (as noun suffix)
  noun (masculine)
  From √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śaram'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi) - you are capable (you are able, you can)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śak

Present Active Voice, 2nd Person Singular

From √śak (to be able), present tense, parasmaipada

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Verb for the conditional clause.

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O descendant of Kakutstha (O descendant of Kakutstha (Rāma))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an ancient king), epithet for Rāma

Derived from 'kakutstha' + -a suffix

Note: Directly addressing Rāma.

द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - a duel (duel, combat, pair, couple)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvandva

dvandva - pair, couple, duality, conflict, duel

Derived from 'dva' (two)

Note: Object of 'dāsyāmi'.

दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will grant (I will give, I will grant)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dā

Future Active Voice, 1st Person Singular

From √dā (to give), future tense, parasmaipada

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Main verb of the consequence clause.

ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Second person pronoun, dative/genitive singular, enclitic form

Note: Indirect object of 'dāsyāmi'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (as a consequence) (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'tad' (that)

Note: Indicates a consequence.