वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-57

तौ तदा चीरवसनौ जटामण्डलधारिणौ ।
अशोभेतामृषिसमौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥५७॥

57. tau tadā cīravasanau jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau ,
aśobhetāmṛṣisamau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau.

57. tau tadā cīravasanau jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau
aśobhetām ṛṣisamau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau

57. tada tau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau cīravasanau
jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau ṛṣisamau aśobhetām

57. Then, those two brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, wearing garments of bark and adorned with matted locks, appeared radiant like sages.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• चीरवसनौ (cīravasanau) - wearing bark garments

• जटामण्डलधारिणौ (jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau) - bearing/wearing matted locks

• अशोभेताम् (aśobhetām) - they shone, appeared beautiful/radiant

• ऋषिसमौ (ṛṣisamau) - like sages, resembling hermits

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

चीरवसनौ (cīravasanau) - wearing bark garments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of cīravasana

cīravasana - one wearing bark garments

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cīra+vasana)

• cīra – bark, strip of bark used as clothing
  noun (neuter)
• vasana – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Agreement with `bhrātarau`.

जटामण्डलधारिणौ (jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau) - bearing/wearing matted locks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jaṭāmaṇḍaladhārin

jaṭāmaṇḍaladhārin - one bearing a circle of matted hair, wearing matted locks

Derived from root dhṛ (to bear) with suffix -in

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jaṭāmaṇḍala+dhārin)

• jaṭāmaṇḍala – circle of matted hair, matted locks
  noun (neuter)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `bhrātarau`.

अशोभेताम् (aśobhetām) - they shone, appeared beautiful/radiant

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of śubh

Imperfect

Root śubh (to shine) in the imperfect tense, 3rd person dual, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: The ending -etām for 3rd dual middle imperfect.

ऋषिसमौ (ṛṣisamau) - like sages, resembling hermits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ṛṣisama

ṛṣisama - like a sage, equal to a sage

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+sama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agreement with `bhrātarau`.

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rama and Lakshmana

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana
  proper noun (masculine)

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