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

रामलक्ष्मणयोश्चैव विवासाद्वासवोपमम् ।
आविवेशोपसर्गस्तं तमः सूर्यमिवासुरम् ॥२॥

2. rāmalakṣmaṇayoścaiva vivāsādvāsavopamam ,
āviveśopasargastaṃ tamaḥ sūryamivāsuram.

2. rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ ca eva vivāsāt vāsavopamam
āviveśa upasargaḥ tam tamaḥ sūryam iva asuram

2. rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ vivāsāt ca eva vāsavopamam tam upasargaḥ āviveśa,
asuram tamaḥ sūryam iva.

2. A calamity (upasarga) overcame him, who was like Indra, due to the exile of Rama and Lakshmana, just as darkness (tamas) or a demon overcomes the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• रामलक्ष्मणयोः (rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ) - of Rama and Lakshmana

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• विवासात् (vivāsāt) - due to exile, from banishment

• वासवोपमम् (vāsavopamam) - similar to Vasava (Indra), like Indra

• आविवेश (āviveśa) - entered, pervaded, overcame

• उपसर्गः (upasargaḥ) - calamity, affliction, obstacle

• तम् (tam) - him (the king, Dasharatha) (him)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• असुरम् (asuram) - a demon, an anti-god

Words meanings and morphology

रामलक्ष्मणयोः (rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ) - of Rama and Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rama and Lakshmana (a pair of brothers)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

विवासात् (vivāsāt) - due to exile, from banishment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vivāsa

vivāsa - exile, banishment, living abroad

वासवोपमम् (vāsavopamam) - similar to Vasava (Indra), like Indra

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsavopama

vāsavopama - comparable to Vasava (Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsava+upama)

• vāsava – Indra, lord of the Vasus
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, likeness, similar
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied king (Dasharatha)

आविवेश (āviveśa) - entered, pervaded, overcame

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

उपसर्गः (upasargaḥ) - calamity, affliction, obstacle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upasarga

upasarga - calamity, misfortune, affliction, obstacle, (grammatical) prefix

तम् (tam) - him (the king, Dasharatha) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia (tamas)

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, sun god

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

असुरम् (asuram) - a demon, an anti-god

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asura

asura - a demon, an anti-god, a being with power

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