वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-16, verse-21

पुरा देवासुरे युद्धे पित्रा ते मम राघव ।
रक्षितेन वरौ दत्तौ सशल्येन महारणे ॥२१॥

21. purā devāsure yuddhe pitrā te mama rāghava ,
rakṣitena varau dattau saśalyena mahāraṇe.

21. purā devāsure yuddhe pitrā te mama rāghava
| rakṣitena varau dattau saśalyena mahāraṇe

21. rāghava,
purā devāsure mahāraṇe yuddhe,
saśalyena te pitrā mama rakṣitena varau dattau

21. O Raghava, long ago, in the great war between the gods and asuras (devasura), your father, having been wounded (saśalyena) and protected by me, granted me two boons.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago, in olden times

• देवासुरे (devāsure) - between gods and asuras, relating to gods and demons

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle, in the war

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• ते (te) - your

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• राघव (rāghava) - Referring to Rama (O Raghava (descendant of Raghu))

• रक्षितेन (rakṣitena) - by your father (Dasharatha) who was protected (by Kaikeyī) (by the protected one)

• वरौ (varau) - two boons

• दत्तौ (dattau) - given

• सशल्येन (saśalyena) - by your father who was wounded (by him who was wounded, with an arrow/thorn)

• महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle/war

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago, in olden times

(indeclinable)

देवासुरे (devāsure) - between gods and asuras, relating to gods and demons

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devāsura

devāsura - gods and asuras, a conflict between gods and asuras

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• asura – demon, evil spirit, titan
  noun (masculine)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle, in the war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

राघव (rāghava) - Referring to Rama (O Raghava (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (a name for Rama)

Derived from Raghu with patronymic suffix

रक्षितेन (rakṣitena) - by your father (Dasharatha) who was protected (by Kaikeyī) (by the protected one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rakṣita

rakṣita - protected, guarded, saved

Past Passive Participle

From root rakṣ (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

वरौ (varau) - two boons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best

Root: vṛ (class 1)

दत्तौ (dattau) - given

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

सशल्येन (saśalyena) - by your father who was wounded (by him who was wounded, with an arrow/thorn)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saśalya

saśalya - with an arrow, wounded, having a dart/thorn

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śalya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śalya – dart, arrow, spear, thorn, foreign body
  noun (neuter)

महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle/war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāraṇa

mahāraṇa - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raṇa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• raṇa – battle, combat, war
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)