वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-1, verse-8

राजापि तौ महातेजाः सस्मार प्रोषितौ सुतौ ।
उभौ भरतशत्रुघ्नौ महेन्द्रवरुणोपमौ ॥८॥

8. rājāpi tau mahātejāḥ sasmāra proṣitau sutau ,
ubhau bharataśatrughnau mahendravaruṇopamau.

8. rājā api tau mahātejāḥ sasmāra proṣitau sutau
ubhau bharataśatrughnau mahendravaruṇopamau

8. mahātejāḥ rājā api proṣitau mahendravaruṇopamau
ubhau tau bharataśatrughnau sutau sasmāra

8. The glorious king also remembered his two absent sons, Bharata and Shatrughna, both of whom were comparable to Mahendra (Indra) and Varuṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - King Dasharatha (king)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तौ (tau) - Bharata and Shatrughna (those two)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - The king, being highly glorious and powerful (highly glorious, very energetic, greatly splendorous)

• सस्मार (sasmāra) - remembered, thought of

• प्रोषितौ (proṣitau) - the sons who were away from Ayodhya (absent, gone abroad, departed)

• सुतौ (sutau) - King Dasharatha's sons (sons)

• उभौ (ubhau) - Both Bharata and Shatrughna (both)

• भरतशत्रुघ्नौ (bharataśatrughnau) - Bharata and Shatrughna

• महेन्द्रवरुणोपमौ (mahendravaruṇopamau) - Bharata and Shatrughna, who were as mighty as Indra and Varuṇa (resembling Mahendra (Indra) and Varuṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - King Dasharatha (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - Bharata and Shatrughna (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - The king, being highly glorious and powerful (highly glorious, very energetic, greatly splendorous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, highly glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+tejas)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• tejas – splendor, energy, fiery energy, power
  noun (neuter)

सस्मार (sasmāra) - remembered, thought of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

प्रोषितौ (proṣitau) - the sons who were away from Ayodhya (absent, gone abroad, departed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of proṣita

proṣita - absent, departed, gone abroad

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vas (to dwell) with prefix pra, ud. pra-ud-vas > proṣita.

Prefix: pra

Root: vas (class 1)

सुतौ (sutau) - King Dasharatha's sons (sons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of suta

suta - son, offspring, child

Root: sū (class 4)

उभौ (ubhau) - Both Bharata and Shatrughna (both)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

भरतशत्रुघ्नौ (bharataśatrughnau) - Bharata and Shatrughna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bharataśatrughna

bharataśatrughna - Bharata and Shatrughna

Compound type : dvandva (bharata+śatrughna)

• bharata – Bharata (a proper name), one who is maintained, warrior
  proper noun (masculine)
• śatrughna – Shatrughna (a proper name), 'slayer of enemies'
  proper noun (masculine)

महेन्द्रवरुणोपमौ (mahendravaruṇopamau) - Bharata and Shatrughna, who were as mighty as Indra and Varuṇa (resembling Mahendra (Indra) and Varuṇa)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mahendravaruṇopama

mahendravaruṇopama - resembling Mahendra (Indra) and Varuṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/dvandva-tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra+varuṇa+upama)

• mahā – great
  adjective (masculine)
• indra – Indra (king of gods), chief, excellent
  proper noun (masculine)
• varuṇa – Varuṇa (Vedic deity of cosmic order, ocean, sky)
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, likeness, simile, resembling
  noun (masculine)